Loyd Grossman Tomato and Basil Cooking Sauce, 350 g Jar (Pack of 1)

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Gloopy, but looks rich. There is some balance to the flavour; it tastes industrially produced but not terrible at this price. No added sugar but still very rich – just a bit too heavy handed with the herbs to eat straight; better with meat. Loyd Grossman is an British-American television presenter, musician, and food critic. Grossman has released his own unique sauces into the market which include curry and tomato based sauces. Get Flavour... 1. Simply cook your favourite pasta and drain. 2. Heat the sauce gently in a saucepan stirring often. 3. Stir the hot sauce through your cooked pasta for a delicious meal. Please ensure food is fully cooked and piping hot throughout before serving. Natural separation is possible so shake well before use. To keep syns low in your pasta sauce, why not make your own tomato basil pasta sauce at home which is syn free?

Quite a lot of tomato skin in this, and the sauce has a dried herb flavour while being quite sharp and vinegary. It tastes thin and metallic, not very balanced on its own, but could be good with very rich meat.

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Vile. Like a dab of tomato purée mixed with water and cornflour, plus some forgotten old dried herbs. So yes, cheaper than any of the big brands, and around the same price as the mid-range supermarket versions. Sure, more than the budget super-­market versions, but all of those I tried were memorably nasty, weirdly orange and gloopy, the stuff of canteen ­nightmares. Add you are tomatoes and the passata then bring the mix to a boil and simmer for around half an hour, add in the basil and balsamic vinegar right at the end. The chilli is lovely but there is not much else going on. Some sweetness but not enough tomato flavour.

My sauce wasn’t just ­deliciously savoury and appetisingly dark; it was also free from weird ­ingredients such as modified starch, which saves producers money (it’s cheaper than tomatoes) but has none of the lycopene. What’s more, its use marks products out as ultra-processed food (UPF), currently carrying the can for the national obesity crisis. So, for example, the label on one pot of flavoured yoghurt shows that it has 8g saturated fat and 40 per cent of the reference intake. That’s because the reference intake for saturated fat is “no more than 20g” per day. So eat a full pot and you are 40 per cent of the way there. It might make you think twice about what else you eat that day. To be really thrifty, as some of my friends on social media have (rather severely) pointed out, surely you make your own? I gave it a go, using the cheapest tinned tomatoes, in my case Asda Just Essentials at 34p a can. I needed two tins – budget brands are a bit more watery, so they need cooking down a bit longer than the premium versions – to make enough sauce to fill a 440g jar. Very tomatoey and quite fresh-tasting, with no musty herb flavour, this is well balanced. The ingredients list is pretty good – it’s got cornflour in, but at least it’s not modified starch. In our guide below we will discuss why Loyd’s tomato pasta sauce is so low in syns, some syn values, low syn alternatives to this tomato sauce and our best SW tomato and basil recipe. Why Is Loyd’s Tomato Sauce So Low In Syns?Mix half of the sauce with the warm chopped potatoes ensuring that they are completely coated in sauce. Lightly Coat the potatoes in the olive oil and place in a small ovenable dish. Place into a preheated 180C oven for 10 minutes. Remove, turn the potatoes, and add the red onion and Chorizo. Cook for another 20 minutes, ensuring the potatoes are cooked through. Pour over the sauce, top with the cheese and return to the oven for 10 minutes until the cheese is melted and beginning to brown. Serve with a side crispy green salad.