Is tomato sauce a compound or mixture?

Here's why:

* Mixtures are combinations of substances where each substance retains its own properties. You can usually separate the components of a mixture by physical means.

* Compounds are formed when two or more elements chemically combine in a fixed ratio, creating a new substance with different properties from the original elements.

Tomato sauce is made from tomatoes, herbs, spices, and often other ingredients. These components are not chemically bonded together. You could potentially separate them by using techniques like filtration or evaporation.