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The Type Of Tomato You Need For Sweet, Low Acid Pasta Sauce By Dylan Murray Aug. 27, 2025 11:20 am EST

Tomato sauce is a core component of countless dishes originating in Italy and beyond, but it can often have a certain sour flavor that turns people off from using it, entirely. While there are ways to fix overly acidic canned tomato sauce after you've already made it — such as adding baking powder to it — you can prevent it from happening in the first place by using canned yellow tomatoes rather than red ones. This swap not only reduces the acidity of your sauce, but it also lends a sweeter taste, which could revolutionize the way you experience pasta sauce.

We discussed the use of yellow tomatoes in pasta sauce with Marissa Stevens, the recipe developer and foun

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