Pizza Pasta Sauce, Organic
A thick, rich sauce that's perfect for pizza or pasta made from organically grown tomatoes, organic extra virgin olive oil, our finest sea salt and a mouth watering blend of organic herbs and organic spices. Cooked and packed within hours of harvest to capture maximum nutrients and full, garden fresh flavor. Low fat, a good source of dietary fiber and antioxidant vitamins A and C. Each serving offers 14.4 mg of the antioxidant lycopene.
EDEN Organic Pizza Pasta Sauce is made from the finest vine ripened organic tomatoes, the flavorful Roma variety grown on a family farm located on the southern edge of Ontario, Canada in the Thames River Delta. The tomatoes are grown in mineral rich organic soil, carefully tended, harvested and expertly cooked. Roma tomatoes are prized for their deep color and appealing flavor.
EDEN Organic Pizza Pasta Sauce is made with whole tomatoes, the finest quality non irradiated herbs and spices, and never any 'processing aids.' We do not peel our Sauce Tomatoes because the whole tomato offers the best flavor and all the nourishment that Nature intended.
EDEN Organic Pizza Pasta Sauce is rich in antioxidant nutrients vitamin C and beta carotene (vitamin A) and offers 14.4 mg of, perhaps the most effective known antioxidant, lycopene per serving. According to recent research cooked tomatoes are the best source of lycopene. Low calorie, low fat and a good source of dietary fiber and iron, also provides protein, calcium, thiamin (B1), riboflavin (B2), niacin (B3), phosphorus, magnesium, and zinc.
Over 600 known carotenoids (plant pigments) are recognized as antioxidants. Researchers say lycopene out paces all other known carotenoids in antioxidant ability. When compared to raw tomatoes, they found cooked deep red Roma and cherry tomatoes to be the highest in lycopene, and organic were even higher. Cooking, they say, concentrates the lycopene, and cooking with a bit of oil (like Eden Extra Virgin Olive) increases absorption. Although lycopene may be beneficial to health, researchers say its not just lycopene that make tomatoes a healthy food. In whole cooked tomatoes, lycopene works together with secondary phytonutrients and vitamins making it much more effective than lycopene supplements that do not contain these other nutrients. John Erdman, professor of food science and human nutrition and of internal medicine at the University of Illinois said, "It has been unclear whether lycopene itself is protective. We believe people should consume whole tomato products in pastas, salads, in tomato juice, and even on pizza."
According to the FDA, "Low fat diets rich in fruits and vegetables (foods that are low in fat and may contain dietary fiber, vitamin A, or vitamin C) may reduce the risk of some types of cancer, a disease associated with may factors." Also, "Low fat diets rich in fiber-containing grain products, fruits, and vegetables may reduce the risk of some types of cancer, a disease associated with many factors." EDEN Organic Pizza Pasta Sauce is low in fat with no saturated fat or cholesterol, and is rich in vitamins A, vitamin C and dietary fiber.
EDEN Organic Pizza Pasta Sauce is made of whole tomatoes, organic vegetables, the finest quality non irradiated organic herbs and spices, and never any processing aids or additives. EDEN is the wise and healthy choice, taste and see the difference.
EDEN Organic Pizza Pasta Sauce is versatile and can be used as a topping for pizza or pasta, or as a delicious ingredient in soups, chili, stews and casseroles, over baked enchiladas, burritos or polenta (corn grits).