Rao's was on sale again this week at Stew's. Tried it one time when my uncle made sauce for us. Real good but not sure it's worth six times what you can get some others like Francesco Rinaldi for. I've been loyal to FR ever since I won a camera for my dad in one of their contests.
Rao's ingredients:
Imported italian tomatoes, imported olive oil, fresh onions, fresh basil, salt, fresh garlic, black pepper and oregano.
Francesco Rinaldi ingredients:
Tomato Puree (Water, Tomato Paste, Citric Acid), Sugar, Soybean Oil, Salt, Dried Onions, Extra Virgin Olive Oil, Imported Pecorino Romano Cheese (Sheep'S Milk Rennet, Salt), Spices, Dried Garlic.
When I used to make my own sauce from my Italian grandmother's recipe I never used Citric Acid, Sugar, Soybean Oil, dried onion, dried garlic and spices (a.k.a. MSG). Rao's is pretty close to what I used to make - the $2 jarred stuff isn't. To each his own I guess.