How are strained tomatoes different than tomato sauce? [duplicate]

I cook a lot of Italian dishes. My wife likes tomato sauce, but can't stand chunky tomato flesh. And so I have learned to make these dishes with strained tomatoes.

Recently I came across a recipe that called for diced tomatoes, and canned tomato sauce. I replaced the diced tomatoes with strained tomatoes and noticed that it looks a lot like the tomato sauce. They seem remarkably similar.

Are these two products the same? If not, how do they differ?

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Best Answer

Thanks for the guidance, gidds and Chris H.

I looked up the ingredients for each:

Tomato Sauce

https://www.instacart.com/products/144591-redpack-tomato-sauce-8-oz

Ingredients: Tomato Puree (water, Tomato Paste From Vine-ripened Tomatoes), Water, Less Than 2% Of: Salt, Onion Powder, Garlic Powder, Citric Acid*, Natural Flavors, Dehydrated Bell Pepper.

Strained Tomatoes

https://www.walmart.com/ip/Pomi-Strained-Tomatoes/767465693

Ingredients: Tomatoes, Strained

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Is tomato sauce the same as strained tomatoes?

It's also sold in tubes, which is very handy! Tomato sauce is a canned sauce made of cooked and strained tomatoes: it's unseasoned and has a thinner consistency than tomato puree.

Can you substitute strained tomatoes for tomato sauce?

To make your own tomato sauce out of a can of tomatoes, you can use whatever type of canned tomatoes you have on hand, whether they be whole, stewed, diced, or crushed.

What can you substitute for strained tomatoes?

The best substitute for strained tomatoes is tomato puree. Tomato puree or pureed tomatoes is made by grinding and cooking fresh ripe tomatoes until it is deep, tangy and rich in flavor. Tomato puree also often contains ingredients like salt and citric acid.

Can I substitute tomato puree for strained tomatoes?

You can substitute these for each other. You may notice a difference in the overall texture but you can make either into different sauces. You may find that you need to add some tomato paste or sauce to get the right thickness.

How Tomato Sauce Is Made In Italy | Regional Eats

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