If limiting added salt in the tomato sauce is your priority for pie and mash night, start with a tin explicitly labelled no added salt, then compare the salt figure per 100g. Ocado lists Biona Organic Chopped Tomatoes at 0.02g per 100g, while Mr Organic lists its Italian Chopped Tomatoes at 0.03g per 100g. A plain tin without salt in its ingredient list offers another route; a salted, finely chopped tin may suit the sauce texture you want, but consider the pie, gravy and condiments before adding more salt.
If the pie, gravy or table sauces will also contribute salt, you may want to limit what the tomato component adds. Compare the salt per 100g and look for an explicit no-added-salt statement when that distinction matters.
A plain tomato base lets you add herbs, garlic or pepper to suit the meal, then taste before deciding whether it needs salt. An explicit no-added-salt tin makes the starting point clear.
Finely chopped tomatoes may suit the consistency you want without further crushing. If the chosen tin contains salt, factor its labelled amount into the sauce rather than assuming texture tells you anything about salt content.
Compare ingredients and salt on the same per-100g basis before choosing the texture and seasoning that work with your pie and mash.
| Priority | What to check | Your needs |
|---|---|---|
| Added salt | Look for an explicit no-added-salt statement if you require one. Check the ingredients too: a small salt value on the nutrition panel does not, by itself, establish that claim. | I want to decide how to season the tomato sauce. Ocado describes Biona Organic Chopped Tomatoes as having no added salt; Mr Organic makes the same statement for its Italian Chopped Tomatoes. |
| Salt per 100g | Compare the salt line per 100g across the exact variants. Ocado lists Biona at 0.02g, Mr Organic lists its chopped tomatoes at 0.03g, and Joybuy lists Mutti Finely Chopped Tomatoes at 0.30g per 100g. | If I am comparing different tins or pack sizes, I need the figures on the same basis rather than judging by the front of the pack. |
| Sauce texture | Check whether the product is chopped tomatoes in juice or a finely chopped pulp. Read the salt and ingredient information separately from its texture description. | A finer sauce may matter more to me than using a no-added-salt tin; in that case I still want to know whether the chosen product contains salt. |
| Whole-meal seasoning | Consider salt already present in the pie filling, gravy, stock and condiments. The NHS advises tasting food before adding extra salt. | I would rather taste the finished sauce with the rest of the meal before seasoning it further. |
Salt varies by exact product. Ocado lists Biona Organic Chopped Tomatoes at 0.02g per 100g, while Joybuy lists Mutti Finely Chopped Tomatoes, which include salt as an ingredient, at 0.30g per 100g.
Read the ingredients and salt per 100g on the variant you intend to use, particularly when moving between plain, flavoured and finely chopped tins.
Choosing a tomato tin with less salt does not establish the salt content of the pie, gravy or condiments served with it.
Consider those components together and taste before adding salt. The NHS recommends checking food labels and tasting food before adding extra salt.
Ocado lists Biona Organic Chopped Tomatoes at 0.02g salt per 100g, and Mr Organic lists its Italian Chopped Tomatoes at 0.03g per 100g, although both state that no salt is added.
Use the no-added-salt wording to check how the product is made, and the nutrition panel to compare its declared salt content.
Marks & Spencer gives specific storage instructions for its Chopped Italian Tomatoes after opening: transfer them to a non-metallic container and refrigerate.
For that product, use the leftovers within three days. Follow the instructions on your own tin if you choose another product.
These product-line examples help distinguish no-added-salt wording, declared salt values and sauce textures; check the exact tin you plan to buy.
Ocado describes Biona Organic Chopped Tomatoes as chopped peeled tomatoes in tomato juice, with no added salt and 0.02g salt per 100g.
Mr Organic lists chopped tomatoes and tomato juice as the ingredients in its Italian Chopped Tomatoes, states no added salt and gives 0.03g salt per 100g.
Marks & Spencer lists tomatoes, tomato juice and citric acid for its Chopped Italian Tomatoes, with 0.02g salt per 100g.
Joybuy lists Mutti Finely Chopped Tomatoes as 99.8% tomatoes with salt, at 0.30g salt per 100g.
Napolina describes its chopped tomatoes as chunky tomatoes in tomato juice for thick sauces. Its product range also includes flavoured chopped-tomato variants.
These Napolina chopped-tomato multipacks are options for a tomato sauce alongside pie and mash. If reducing added salt is the deciding factor, check the current tin’s ingredients, any no-added-salt wording and salt per 100g before choosing either pack.
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This 24-tin pack offers a chopped-tomato base for sauce alongside pie and mash. Compare the current tin’s salt per 100g and ingredients if you want to limit added salt.
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This six-tin pack provides chopped tomatoes for a tomato-based sauce with pie and mash. Check the current tin for its salt per 100g and any explicit no-added-salt statement if that wording matters to you.
No. Ocado lists Biona Organic Chopped Tomatoes at 0.02g salt per 100g, and Mr Organic lists its Italian Chopped Tomatoes at 0.03g per 100g; both state that no salt is added. Compare the declared salt figure as well as the wording.
Use the salt figure per 100g on each exact product. For example, Ocado lists Biona Organic Chopped Tomatoes at 0.02g per 100g, Mr Organic lists its Italian Chopped Tomatoes at 0.03g, and Joybuy lists Mutti Finely Chopped Tomatoes at 0.30g. Check ingredients separately to see whether salt has been added.
Yes, if its current ingredients and nutrition panel suit what you are looking for. Marks & Spencer lists no salt among the ingredients of its Chopped Italian Tomatoes and declares 0.02g salt per 100g, but does not make an explicit no-added-salt statement in that product information.
Taste the sauce before adding salt, particularly if the pie, gravy or condiments are already seasoned. The NHS recommends tasting food before adding extra salt and suggests herbs, spices, garlic, chilli or lemon juice as other ways to add flavour.
Follow the storage instructions on the product you open. Marks & Spencer instructs customers to transfer its Chopped Italian Tomatoes to a non-metallic container, refrigerate them and use them within three days of opening.