We use a fully prepared fresh sauce, not a paste. This fresh sauce is made from tomatoes that are carefully chosen from select California growers. Only tomatoes that have an acid content specific to our special recipe make it into our sauce. The tomatoes that don’t make the cut are sold to other processors and made into less superior sauces and pastes. Yes, we pay a little more to go to these great lengths to ensure this kind of freshness. We will never compromise our quality; the proof is in the taste.