Unico Tomato Paste 156 mL: version 2
Saved 2026-09-14 02:35 by @benjaminsen (bot): Open Food Facts photos requested with the result. This is the current version.
Source of v2
# Unico Tomato Paste 156 mL <!--product-->
## Identity <!--identity-->
gtin: 00067800000302
name: Unico Tomato Paste 156 mL
name.fr: Unico Pâte de tomates 156 mL
default_observation: ca-2026
summary: Canned tomato paste made from tomatoes only, sold in Canada under Sun-Brite Foods' Unico brand.
brand: brand/unico
category: category/10000272
net_content: 156 ml
country_of_sale: CA
country_of_origin: CA
pack_format: can
status: active
<!--/identity-->
## Relations <!--relations-->
| role | target | market | from | until | ended | status | source | note |
| ------------------- | ----------------------- | ------ | ---- | ----- | ----- | -------- | -------------- | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| brand_owner_at_sale | company/sun-brite-foods | CA | 1997 | | | verified | ^unico-history | Unico's own history page and Wikipedia agree that Sun-Brite Foods Inc. bought Unico in 1997. |
| manufactured_for | company/unico | CA | | | | derived | ^off-2026 | The front photo shows only part of the side text ("…PRÉPARÉ POUR / …INC. / …ONTARIO, / …L4K 2A4"). The postcode matches Unico's Concord, Ontario address on ^unico-product, but the company name is outside the frame. |
| gs1_prefix_owner | company/unico | | | | | derived | ^off-2026 | Company prefix 0067800 (UPC 067800000302). No public lookup names who registered it. The Concord address on the pack and other Unico articles on Open Food Facts under 0067800 (^off-black-beans) point to Unico. |
<!--/relations-->
## Markets <!--markets-->
| country | status | source | note | observed | condition | origin | price |
| ------- | ------- | ---------- | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ---------- | --------- | ------ | -------- |
| CA | derived | ^commissos | Commisso's Fresh Foods (Ontario) lists "Unico Tomato Paste, 156 ml" through Instacart at CAD 1.49 without printing a barcode. The name and net content match this can; Unico sells no other 156 mL tomato paste except the Italian Herbs variety, which is named differently. | 2026-09-14 | new | CA | CAD 1.49 |
<!--/markets-->
## Aliases <!--aliases-->
| name | type | locale | from | until |
| --------------------- | ------ | ------ | ---- | ----- |
| Unico Tomato Paste | search | en | | |
| Unico Pâte de tomates | search | fr | | |
<!--/aliases-->
## Ingredients <!--ingredients-->
| ingredient | role | kind | note | percent | basis | market | from | until | source | id | observation | parent_id | position | printed_name | state |
| ------------------- | ---- | ----- | ------------------------------------------------------------------- | ------- | ----- | ------ | ---- | ----- | --------- | -------- | ----------- | --------- | -------- | ------------ | ----- |
| ingredient/tomatoes | | label | Printed bilingually: "Ingredients Tomatoes. / Ingrédients Tomates." | | | | | | ^off-2026 | tomatoes | ca-2026 | | 1 | Tomatoes | known |
<!--/ingredients-->
## Observations <!--observations-->
| id | label | kind | market | language | valid_from | valid_until | observed | status | ingredients_text | ingredients_declaration | ingredients_exempt_basis | source | note | net_content | pack_quantity | piece_count | pack_format | model_number |
| ------- | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ----- | ------ | -------- | ---------- | ----------- | ---------- | --------- | -------------------------------------------- | ----------------------- | ------------------------ | --------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ | ----------- | ------------- | ----------- | ----------- | ------------ |
| ca-2026 | Bilingual Canadian label, current Nutrition Facts layout (photographed 2026-04-13) | label | CA | | | | 2026-04-13 | supported | Ingredients Tomatoes. / Ingrédients Tomates. | listed | | ^off-2026 | Front, ingredients and nutrition photos uploaded to Open Food Facts on 2026-04-13. The market is based on the bilingual Canadian Nutrition Facts table, the Product of Canada roundel and the Ontario address. | 156 ml | | | can | |
| ca-2020 | Bilingual Canadian label, earlier Nutrition Facts layout (photographed 2020-02-16) | label | CA | | | | 2020-02-16 | supported | | | | ^off-2020 | French-facing front and nutrition photos uploaded 2020-02-16. The ingredient list is not visible in these photos. Unico's product page (^unico-product) still shows this panel. The date is only when the photo was taken, not when the label changed. | 156 ml | | | can | |
<!--/observations-->
## Nutrition panels <!--nutrition_panels-->
| id | observation | label | basis | basis_state | basis_note | declaration | exempt_basis | source | note |
| ------------ | ----------- | ------------------------- | ----- | ----------- | ---------------------------------------------------- | ----------- | ------------ | --------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ |
| ca-2026-30ml | ca-2026 | Per 2 tablespoons (30 mL) | 30 ml | as_sold | Per 2 tablespoons (30 mL) / par 2 c. à table (30 mL) | transcribed | | ^off-2026 | Transcribed from the 1048×1615 nutrition photo. |
| ca-2020-30ml | ca-2020 | Per 2 tbsp (30 mL) | 30 ml | as_sold | Per 2 tbsp (30 mL) / par 2 c. à table (30 mL) | transcribed | | ^off-2020 | Transcribed from the 566×1200 photo, which matches the panel on ^unico-product. Vitamin A 6 %, vitamin C 25 %, calcium 2 % and iron 2 % are printed only as % Daily Value, so they are not converted into amounts. |
<!--/nutrition_panels-->
## Nutrition values <!--nutrition_values-->
| panel | nutrient | value | qualifier | printed_value | state | method | source | note |
| ------------ | --------------- | ----- | --------- | ---------------------- | ----- | ------- | --------- | ---- |
| ca-2026-30ml | energy_kcal | 20 | exact | Calories 20 | known | printed | ^off-2026 | |
| ca-2026-30ml | fat_g | 0 | exact | 0 g | known | printed | ^off-2026 | |
| ca-2026-30ml | saturated_fat_g | 0 | exact | 0 g | known | printed | ^off-2026 | |
| ca-2026-30ml | trans_fat_g | 0 | exact | 0 g | known | printed | ^off-2026 | |
| ca-2026-30ml | carbohydrate_g | 5 | exact | 5 g | known | printed | ^off-2026 | |
| ca-2026-30ml | fibre_g | 1 | exact | 1 g | known | printed | ^off-2026 | |
| ca-2026-30ml | sugars_g | 3 | exact | 3 g | known | printed | ^off-2026 | |
| ca-2026-30ml | protein_g | 1 | exact | 1 g | known | printed | ^off-2026 | |
| ca-2026-30ml | cholesterol_mg | 0 | exact | 0 mg | known | printed | ^off-2026 | |
| ca-2026-30ml | sodium_mg | 0 | exact | 0 mg | known | printed | ^off-2026 | |
| ca-2026-30ml | potassium_mg | 300 | exact | 300 mg | known | printed | ^off-2026 | |
| ca-2026-30ml | calcium_mg | 10 | exact | 10 mg | known | printed | ^off-2026 | |
| ca-2026-30ml | iron_mg | 0.4 | exact | 0.4 mg | known | printed | ^off-2026 | |
| ca-2020-30ml | energy_kcal | 20 | exact | Calories / Calories 20 | known | printed | ^off-2020 | |
| ca-2020-30ml | fat_g | 0.1 | exact | 0.1 g | known | printed | ^off-2020 | |
| ca-2020-30ml | saturated_fat_g | 0 | exact | 0 g | known | printed | ^off-2020 | |
| ca-2020-30ml | trans_fat_g | 0 | exact | 0 g | known | printed | ^off-2020 | |
| ca-2020-30ml | cholesterol_mg | 0 | exact | 0 mg | known | printed | ^off-2020 | |
| ca-2020-30ml | sodium_mg | 20 | exact | 20 mg | known | printed | ^off-2020 | |
| ca-2020-30ml | potassium_mg | 280 | exact | 280 mg | known | printed | ^off-2020 | |
| ca-2020-30ml | carbohydrate_g | 4 | exact | 4 g | known | printed | ^off-2020 | |
| ca-2020-30ml | fibre_g | 1 | exact | 1 g | known | printed | ^off-2020 | |
| ca-2020-30ml | sugars_g | 3 | exact | 3 g | known | printed | ^off-2020 | |
| ca-2020-30ml | protein_g | 1 | exact | 1 g | known | printed | ^off-2020 | |
<!--/nutrition_values-->
## Label claims <!--claims-->
| observation | claim | kind | source | note |
| ----------- | ------------------------------------- | ------------- | --------- | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| ca-2026 | 100% Pure | label | ^off-2026 | Script text on the front, also on the 2020 photos. |
| ca-2026 | Product of Canada / Produit du Canada | label | ^off-2026 | Maple-leaf roundel on the front. |
| ca-2026 | COR 125 kosher symbol | certification | ^off-2026 | Printed on the pack. This records what the pack declares; the certification was not checked independently. |
<!--/claims-->
## Research gaps <!--research_gaps-->
| observation | domain | state | detail | source |
| ----------- | ------------- | -------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ | --------- |
| | relationships | unknown | No source names the plant that packs this can. Sun-Brite processes tomatoes in Ruthven/Kingsville, Ontario, but nothing ties this article to that plant, so no manufactured_by edge is recorded. | ^wiki |
| ca-2026 | packaging | unknown | The "prepared for" block on the side is only partly in frame. The full company name and address need a photo of that side. | ^off-2026 |
| | ingredients | unknown | An ingredients photo uploaded 2024-05-11 (imgid 3) shows the same "Tomatoes. / Tomates." box, but that photo cannot be matched to either label generation. | ^off |
| ca-2020 | nutrition | schema_gap | Vitamin A, vitamin C, calcium and iron are printed only as % Daily Value on the earlier panel, and the schema has no field for a % DV without an amount. | ^off-2020 |
| | markets | not_researched | Metro and Food Basics list the article with the UPC in the URL, but both pages refused server and direct fetches (HTTP 403), so no retailer page printing the barcode was read. | |
<!--/research_gaps-->
## Research <!--research-->
structure_version: 2
reviewed_on: 2026-09-14
note: New entry built from the Open Food Facts label photos of 2020 and 2026, Unico's product and history pages, Sun-Brite's history page and Wikipedia.
<!--/research-->
## Images <!--images-->
| asset | kind | source | licence | attribution | url | accessed | note | provider_entity_id | provider_image_id | source_image_url | download_url | retrieved_at | matched_barcode | match_method | match_confidence | original_width | original_height | stored_width | stored_height | observation |
| ------------------------ | ----------- | --------------- | ------------ | ---------------------------- | ----------------------------------------------------- | ---------- | ---- | ------------------ | ----------------- | ---------------- | ------------ | ------------ | --------------- | ------------ | ---------------- | -------------- | --------------- | ------------ | ------------- | ----------- |
| front-03c8d853.jpg | front | open-food-facts | cc-by-sa-3.0 | Open Food Facts contributors | https://world.openfoodfacts.org/product/0067800000302 | 2026-09-14 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| ingredients-6e03e49f.jpg | ingredients | open-food-facts | cc-by-sa-3.0 | Open Food Facts contributors | https://world.openfoodfacts.org/product/0067800000302 | 2026-09-14 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| nutrition-651158aa.jpg | nutrition | open-food-facts | cc-by-sa-3.0 | Open Food Facts contributors | https://world.openfoodfacts.org/product/0067800000302 | 2026-09-14 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
<!--/images-->
## References <!--references-->
| ref | url | title | accessed | publisher | kind | published | record_id | locator | licence | attribution | upstream |
| ---------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ---------- | ---------------------------------- | ------------ | ---------- | ------------- | --------------------------- | ------------ | ---------------------------- | --------------- |
| off | https://world.openfoodfacts.org/product/0067800000302 | Open Food Facts: Tomato Paste, Unico, 156 ml | 2026-09-14 | Open Food Facts | catalogue | | 0067800000302 | | ODbL | Open Food Facts contributors | |
| off-2026 | https://images.openfoodfacts.org/images/products/006/780/000/0302/4.jpg | Photographs of the can: front (imgid 4), ingredients (imgid 5), nutrition (imgid 6), uploaded 2026-04-13 | 2026-09-14 | Open Food Facts | pack | 2026-04-13 | 0067800000302 | Uploads 4.jpg, 5.jpg, 6.jpg | CC BY-SA 3.0 | Open Food Facts contributors | |
| off-2020 | https://images.openfoodfacts.org/images/products/006/780/000/0302/1.jpg | Photographs of the can: French front (imgid 1), nutrition (imgid 2), uploaded 2020-02-16 | 2026-09-14 | Open Food Facts | pack | 2020-02-16 | 0067800000302 | Uploads 1.jpg, 2.jpg | CC BY-SA 3.0 | Open Food Facts contributors | |
| off-black-beans | https://world.openfoodfacts.org/product/0067800002528 | Open Food Facts: Black Beans, Unico, 540 mL | 2026-09-14 | Open Food Facts | catalogue | | 0067800002528 | | ODbL | Open Food Facts contributors | |
| unico-product | https://www.unico.ca/products.php?id=31&catid=16 | Unico Tomato Paste | 2026-09-14 | Unico | manufacturer | | | | | | |
| unico-history | https://www.unico.ca/corporate.php?id=3 | Unico Corporate Overview: Our History | 2026-09-14 | Unico | manufacturer | | | | | | |
| sunbrite-history | https://www.sun-brite.com/history.php | Sun-Brite Foods: History | 2026-09-14 | Sun-Brite Foods Inc. | manufacturer | | | | | | |
| sunbrite | https://www.sun-brite.com/ | Welcome to Sun-Brite Foods Inc. | 2026-09-14 | Sun-Brite Foods Inc. | manufacturer | | | | | | |
| wiki | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sun-Brite_Foods | Sun-Brite Foods | 2026-09-14 | Wikipedia | publication | | | | CC BY-SA 4.0 | Wikipedia contributors | |
| commissos | https://commissos.instacart.com/store/commissos-fresh-foods/products/17974492-unico-tomato-paste-156-ml | Unico Tomato Paste, 156 ml, Commisso's Fresh Foods | 2026-09-14 | Commisso's Fresh Foods / Instacart | retailer | | 17974492 | | | | |
| bp2008 | https://web.archive.org/web/20081202044610/http://en.barcodepedia.com/067800000302/unico-tomato-paste | Barcodepedia (archived 2008-12-02): UNICO Tomato Paste | 2026-09-14 | Barcodepedia | other | 2008-12-02 | 067800000302 | | | | upcdatabase.com |
<!--/references-->
## About <!--about-->
Unico Tomato Paste is a 156 mL can of tomato paste with a single declared ingredient, tomatoes, and the front carries "100% Pure" and a Product of Canada roundel.[^off-2026] Unico, a Toronto brand of Mediterranean-style foods founded in 1917, has belonged to Sun-Brite Foods Inc. since 1997.[^unico-history] Sun-Brite is based in southwestern Ontario and was Canada's largest tomato processor as of 2016.[^wiki] Unico lists the paste in 156 mL and 369 mL sizes.[^unico-product] The current bilingual label gives 20 Calories, 0 mg sodium and 300 mg potassium per 2 tablespoons (30 mL).[^off-2026] An Ontario grocer lists the 156 mL can at CAD 1.49.[^commissos]
The barcode has been in use at least since 2008, when the earlier Barcodepedia listed "UNICO Tomato Paste" in a 5-1/2 fl oz can.[^bp2008] A label photographed in 2020 showed an older Nutrition Facts layout with 20 mg sodium and 280 mg potassium per 30 mL.[^off-2020] Unico's own product page still shows that panel.[^unico-product]
<!--/about-->