CHICO, CALIF. — Mooney Farms, a manufacturer of Mediterranean-inspired products, is adding a new line of sauce starters for home cooking applications under its Bella Sun Luci brand.

The tomato-based cooking concentrates feature a blend of premium Italian herbs and spices designed to recreate restaurant-style meals at home. The product comes in a resealable 8-oz pouch format and utilizes cold packing technology to preserve nutrients from the tomato and maintain the freshness of ingredients, the company said.

“Throughout the development of the product our study concluded that today’s shoppers need an affordable way to create delicious meals at home,” said Mary Mooney, owner of Mooney Farms. “The concentrated cooking bases gives busy and budget minded consumers a fool proof method to create the most flavorful meals.”

Bella Sun Luci's sauce starters are now available online through the company’s website in Tuscan Garden, tomato and pepper and tomato and basil flavors. The concentrates join the company’s existing lineup of gourmet salad dressings, oils, sauces and spreads.