Honest opinion, that is so much better. It tastes like a cheap cup-a-soup.
Still far too much salt and it retains the claggy texture. A lot of effort and expense to create what is not even as nice as a cup-a-soup and loads more expensive. It has a persistent aftertaste which is not pleasant. The way it coats the back of your throat requires a lot of water to wash it down.
I would possibly eat it if there was absolutely nothing else (though I am not going to persevere this time). Would I choose to eat it? No.
I won't waste it though, as suggested I might add it to a ragu, or at least some of it.