I've seen this in other fats' recipes/cooking shows -- sugar in everything.  And even if you prefer a salsa sweeter/want to "round out" the flavor/whateverthefuckjustifiesyourbeetusjones, why not use fruit or fruit juice?  I'm pretty basic when it comes to the kitchen but even I know that & even have a whole cookbook (a slim paperback) dedicated to subbing out sugar with fruit or fruit juices in practically every recipe/meal/baked good.  Won't help with the calorie but may with not being such shitbag addicts to refined sugar --  aaaargh/rage inducing.