How many calories does one tbsp Jain Pizza Sauce have?

One tablespoon ( 15 grams) Jain Pizza Sauce gives 8 calories. Out of which carbohydrates comprise 3 calories, proteins account for 1 calories and remaining calories come from fat which is 4 calories.  One tbsp Jain Pizza Sauce provides less than 1 percent of the total daily calorie requirement of a standard adult diet of 2,000 calories.

Jain Pizza Sauce recipe makes 1 1/2 cups, 25 tablespoons, 380 grams of pizza sauce. 

8 calories for 1 tbsp of Jain Pizza Sauce, Cholesterol 0 mg, Carbohydrates .8g, Protein 0.2g, Fat 0.4g. Find how much fibre, iron, calcium, zinc, magnesium, phosphorus, sodium, potassium, folic acid is present in Jain Pizza Sauce...

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Here's a classic Italian pizza sauce, which can be enjoyed heartily by Jains as well. 

Chunky and warm on the palate, this tangy Jain pizza sauce gives a reverberating burst of flavour to any pizza it is used in. 

Jain pizza sauce is a vegan-friendly pizza sauce that does not contain any animal products. It is typically made with tomatoes, Jain ketchup, little sugar, herbs, and spices. Jain pizza sauce can be used on pizza, pasta, or as a dipping sauce.

With the beautiful flavours of tomato and basil coursing through it, this Jain pizza sauce is also blissfully easy to make. It uses common ingredients and doesn't take too long to prepare. 

Is Jain Pizza Sauce healthy? 

Yes, this is healthy. But restrictions apply to some.

Let's understand the Ingredients.

What's good.

1. Tomatoes : Tomatoes are extremely rich source of Lycopene. Tomatoes are a powerful antioxidant, super rich in Vitamin C, good for heart. Tomatoes are a Pregnant women's friend and are rich in Folate or Folic Acid which helps your body to produce and maintain new cells, especially red blood cells. Read about 13 amazing benefits of tomatoes.  

2. Olive Oil : Olive oil is a strong antioxidant and good for heart. Also its has anti inflammation properties. Note that its a fat at the end of the day so don't consume too much.

Tulsi Leaves, Basil (Holy Basil) : Tulsi has the anti-bacterial property which helps to relieve cold. It’s known to boost immune system and keep other diseases at bay. By maintaining the pH balance in the stomach it helps to ease acidity. Some phytochemicals in tulsi are known to protect against cancer too. Being an antioxidant it detoxifies the body as well. The most effective time to have this Tulsi Water is early in the morning on an empty stomach. Make it a habit of consuming Tulsi Water for a healthy body free of stress, anxiety and depression.

What's the problem ?

Sugar  (castor sugar ): Sugar used in the recipe is also called white poison. It is a simple carbohydrate with zero nutritional value. On intake, sugar will cause inflammation of the body which will last for many hours. It will spike your blood sugar level and shut down the fat burning process. This also causes high blood sugar levels in your body. The development of prediabetes comes from uncontrolled eating sugar and refined food products for many years and the classic symptom is if you have excess belly fat. This leads to diabetes and further onwards to heart attack, high blood pressure, strokes, impotence and kidney damage. 

Can diabetics, heart patients and over weight individuals have Jain Pizza Sauce  ?

Yes, this recipe is good for diabetics, heart and weight loss if they make the follwoing changes which will make sauce less sweet.

1. Drop sugar from the recipe.
2. Avoid ketchup.

 This recipe uses fresh ingredients and nothing healthier than homemade pizza sauce. ZERO preservatives added.

Tomatoes are a powerful antioxidant, super rich in Vitamin C, good for heart. Tomatoes are a Pregnant women's friend. The quercetin in onions promotes production of HDL (good cholesterol) and lowers total cholesterol in the body. Garlic is also alleged to help regulate blood glucose levels for diabetics. 

Usage of sugar in the recipe is so little, that it has no impact on the pizza sauce recipe. 

What to use quick Jain pizza sauce with ?

We suggest you use the quick pizza sauce with whole wheat pizza base to make a healthy pizza. 

Whole Wheat Pizza Base

Can healthy individuals have ?

Yes, this is healthy. 

8 Pointers to get healthy on a Indian diet

1. Eat healthy and say yes to good home cooked food. Prefer whole grains like oatmeal, quinoa, buckwheat, barley and healthy flours like bajra flour, jowar flour, quinoa flour, wheat flour etc. rather than refined ones like maida. Have healthy Indian fats like ghee, coconut, coconut oil in your diet.

2. Opt out of junk food, packaged food, deep fried foods. Prefer steamed snacks and other non-fried snacks. Check out some Healthy Indian Snacks. Remember to eat small frequent meals through the day as that will keep you always full and prevent your blood sugar from dropping. By starving your body through some diet, will not help you one bit. In fact, dieting will make you binge on 2 to 3 meals which is not good. 

3. Have 4 to 5 servings of vegetables and 2 to 3 servings of fruit is a must. Follow the logic of a vegetable in each main meal of the day and a fruit in-between meals. Check out a few Healthy Indian Soups and Healthy Indian Salads  recipes using this food group.           

4. Cut down on sugar and salt in your diet and pick honey ( very small amounts) or dates to sweeten your food. Slowly cut the sugar habit as this is not going to happen over night. Sugar  is also called white poison. It is a simple carbohydrate with zero nutritional value. On intake, sugar will cause inflammation of the body which will last for many hours. It will spike your blood sugar level and shut down the fat burning process. This also causes high blood sugar levels in your body. The development of prediabetes comes from uncontrolled eating sugar and refined food products for many years and the classic symptom is if you have excess belly fat. This leads to diabetes and further onwards to heart attack, high blood pressure, strokes, impotence and kidney damage. 

Salt and blood pressure. Apart from stress and obesity, one of the main reasons for high blood pressure is excessive sodium and salt intake. Most people find it difficult to limit the amount of salt in their cooking, thinking it will affect the taste of their favourite dishes. 

This is not true. Bajra and jowar are rich in potassium and critical for those with High Blood Pressure as it lessens the impact of sodium. Eating more Potassium Rich Foods will remove more sodium from your body through urine. So include the basic bajra roti and jowar roti in your daily diet to have with Lower Blood Pressure Subzis Recipes. 

5. Befriend a few healthy seeds and nuts like chia seeds, flax seeds, sesame seeds, walnuts and almonds. 

6.  Sprouts are called ‘living food’. They are high is most nutrients and easy to digest as well. Let them feature in your meals at least thrice a week. Also Read : All Benefits about Sprouts. 

7.  Exercise 45 minutes every day. No excuse. You can walk fast, run, do weights, play your favourite sport or go to the gym. No activity reduces muscle tissue which will lead to muscke loss and all kinds of problems with that. 

8.  Sleep early and get up early. Get your body into rhythm and it will function best. Sleep helps your body to recover and makes you look much younger. Also getting good sleep prevent muscle loss. 

Pizza Sauce is high in

1. Vitamin C :  Vitamin C is a great defence against coughs and colds.

Note : a recipe is deemed high in a Vitamin or mineral if it meets 20% and above the recommended daily allowance based on a 2,000 calorie diet.