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Pasta sauce

3,330 products · 806 brands

USDA's branded food database lists 3,330 pasta sauce products from 806 brands; the median has 64 calories, 4.2 g of sugars, 1.6 g of protein and 372 mg of sodium per 100 g. The most common serving is 125 g (789 labels).

Data: USDA FoodData Central, April 30, 2026 release.

The leader on each nutrient

There is no single healthiest pasta sauce product in the data: each nutrient has its own leader, per 100 g (in single-serve aisles, "most" rankings go by the serving as sold). Each row opens its full ranking.

RankingProductIts value
Most proteinAlfredo Sauce (Ahold)9.6 g per 100 g
Least sugarAlfredo Sauce (Ahold)0.5 g per 100 g
Least sodiumItalian Marinara (Ma Ma Rella's Fine Foods)84 mg per 100 g
Fewest caloriesArtisan Red Wine Marinara, Cajun & Creole (Dee Felice Foods)One of 2 products at this value; the tie is broken by more protein.21 calories per 100 g
Most fiberPizza Sauce (Boboli)5.6 g per 100 g
Fewest net carbsVegetables Organic Medley Pasta Sauce (Mariangela Prunotto)One of 2 products at this value; the tie is broken by more protein.1.4 g per 100 g

Source: USDA FoodData Central branded foods, April 30, 2026 release; 3,330 products, one per UPC.

How pasta sauce products are spread

Half of all pasta sauce products have between 3.2 g and 5.6 g of sugars per 100 g

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Each dot is one of 39 evenly spaced points across the middle 95% of the aisle. USDA FoodData Central.
Per 100 gLowest quarter up toMedianHighest quarter from
Calories486488
Sugars3.2 g4.2 g5.6 g
Protein1.6 g1.6 g2.3 g
Sodium312 mg372 mg444 mg
Fiber0.9 g1.6 g1.8 g
Saturated fat0 g0.4 g1.6 g

Source: USDA FoodData Central branded foods, April 30, 2026 release; quartiles computed by GetFoodFacts.

How many are at or under FDA's claim lines, per labeled serving

FDA threshold (per labeled serving)ProductsShare
"Low calorie": 40 calories or less per serving*319 of 3,33010%
"High in fiber": 5.6 g or more per serving7 of 3,2780%
"High in protein": 10 g or more per serving14 of 3,3210%
"Low sodium": 140 mg or less per serving*113 of 3,3193%
"Sugar free": less than 0.5 g per serving159 of 3,3145%

Source: 21 CFR 101.54, 101.60 and 101.61 (ecfr.gov). * Also per 50 g when a serving is 30 g or less; a product in a meal or entree category with a serving of 6 oz or more stands in for FDA's meal and main-dish products and is tested per 100 g: 140 mg of sodium, 120 calories (101.61(b)(5), 101.60(b)(3)). Counted per labeled serving, which since 2016 follows FDA's reference amounts for most products; the counts are not findings that any label complies; the protein line is before FDA's protein-quality correction (fda.gov).

Brands with the most pasta sauce products

BrandProducts
Classico68
Meijer52
Shoprite50
Ragu50
Wegmans49
Giant Eagle36
Bertolli34
Newman's Own33

Every pasta sauce product, A to Z

Source: USDA FoodData Central branded foods, April 30, 2026 release.

Sources for this page
USDA FoodData Central
the food and product records, April 30, 2026 release. fdc.nal.usda.gov
FoodData Central documentation
what each data type is and how branded records are submitted. fdc.nal.usda.gov
21 CFR 101.9, Nutrition labeling of food
the label format, rounding and Daily Values. ecfr.gov
21 CFR 101 subpart D, Nutrient content claims
the thresholds for "low sodium", "sugar free", "high in". ecfr.gov
FDA, How to Understand and Use the Nutrition Facts Label
the 5% and 20% Daily Value rule. fda.gov