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Tomato Sauce

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United States

Known as an American recipe, with similar versions prepared across other nations.

Ingredients 7 ingredients

  1. one-half can of tomatoes
  2. Sugar
  3. Cayenne pepper
  4. one tablespoon of butter
  5. Rub
  6. one teaspoon of cornstarch together
  7. Salt
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Possible health benefits

General information, not medical advice.

  1. Tomato High in protein · Source of vitamin C

    High in protein · 1.2 g per 100 g, 21% of the energy from protein

    • Protein contributes to a growth in muscle mass.
    • Protein contributes to the maintenance of muscle mass.
    • Protein contributes to the maintenance of normal bones.

    Source of vitamin C · 23 mg per 100 g, 29% of the reference intake per 100 g

    • Vitamin C contributes to normal collagen formation for the normal function of blood vessels.
    • Vitamin C contributes to normal collagen formation for the normal function of bones.
    • Vitamin C contributes to normal collagen formation for the normal function of cartilage.
    11 more authorised claims
    • Vitamin C contributes to normal collagen formation for the normal function of gums.
    • Vitamin C contributes to normal collagen formation for the normal function of skin.
    • Vitamin C contributes to normal collagen formation for the normal function of teeth.
    • Vitamin C contributes to normal energy-yielding metabolism.
    • Vitamin C contributes to normal functioning of the nervous system.
    • Vitamin C contributes to normal psychological function.
    • Vitamin C contributes to the normal function of the immune system.
    • Vitamin C contributes to the protection of cells from oxidative stress.
    • Vitamin C contributes to the reduction of tiredness and fatigue.
    • Vitamin C contributes to the regeneration of the reduced form of vitamin E.
    • Vitamin C increases iron absorption.

    Vitamin C, also known as ascorbic acid, is a water-soluble nutrient found in some foods. In the body, it acts as an antioxidant, helping to protect cells from the damage caused by free radicals. NIH fact sheet

    Nutrients per 100 g of “Tomatoes, green, raw”, USDA FoodData Central.

Claims: EU Register of health claims (Regulation (EU) No 432/2012, © European Union, CC BY 4.0), shown only where the ingredient meets the claim's conditions (Regulation (EC) No 1924/2006). Nutrients: USDA FoodData Central (CC0). Facts: NIH Office of Dietary Supplements (public domain).

Method

  1. Rub one tablespoon of butter and one teaspoon of cornstarch together in a spider and add slowly the juice of one-half can of tomatoes.
  2. Season with a large saltspoon of salt, saltspoon sugar and a tiny pinch of cayenne pepper.

Plating

Cookware for this recipe

  • Slotted spoon