All the ordinary reasons to buy organic are multiplied when it comes to sauces. By definition, a sauce is a concentration of flavors and ingredients. If tomatoes have been sprayed with pesticides, herbicides or synthetic fertilizers these are also concentrated in the sauce. In any case, choosing organic does not severely limit your choices. Sacramento-based Muir Glen offers 10 different organic tomato sauces.
Sauces are low fat or fat free.
Muir Glen's sauces are thick, chunky and full of fresh tomato flavor. They are made with organic tomatoes packed in puree, not juice, and seasoned with organic herbs and spices. The Fat-Free Italian Herb was delicious on pasta and as an impromptu pizza sauce. Muir Glen also offers a full line of canned organic tomato products. They use enamel lined cans to avoid the tinny taste so often found in canned tomatoes.