Chili sauce is made from fresh vine ripened tomatoes that are washed, sorted for quality, chopped, strained and evaporated to obtain the essential consistency and solids characteristics of a well made chili sauce. Spices, sweeteners and other ingredients are added to obtain the sweet but tangy flavor associated with a properly seasoned product. Chili sauce has a very coarse finish. Chili sauce is hot filled to ensure commercial sterility then cooled prior to stacking.