Chef's Essence · Prepared Pasta and Pizza Sauces
Classic Alfredo Pasta Sauce
A 1/4 cup (61g) serving of Classic Alfredo Pasta Sauce by Chef's Essence has 80 calories, 1g of sugars and 320mg of sodium, as submitted by Bay Valley Foods, LLC to USDA (FoodData Central 2016667, record updated Jul 21, 2018).
Values for the declared serving and per 100 g. FoodData Central 2016667, available Oct 28, 2021; USDA record.
Nutrition Facts
* The % Daily Value (DV) tells you how much a nutrient in a serving of food contributes to a daily diet. 2,000 calories a day is used for general nutrition advice. Protein % DV here is not corrected for protein quality.
Computed from the values per 100 g that Bay Valley Foods, LLC submitted to USDA, for the declared 61g serving. They are rounded as FDA requires labels to round; the package in your hand is the authority. Check the USDA record.
- UPC
- 041820807776
- Category
- Prepared Pasta and Pizza Sauces
- Records
- 4 under this UPC; this page shows the newest record of this barcode
How it compares with other prepared pasta and pizza sauces
Per 100 g, it has more sugar than 8% of the 3,453 prepared pasta and pizza sauces products in USDA's branded database, and it has more sodium than 84% of them.
Where the calories come from: 14% carbohydrate, 86% fat and 0% protein (4 calories a gram of protein or carbohydrate, 9 of fat).
Where it sits among prepared pasta and pizza sauces: sugar per 100 g
| Per 100 g | This product | Median of the category | Share of the category lower |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total sugars | 1.6 g | 4.2 g | 8% |
| Sodium | 525 mg | 372 mg | 84% |
| Protein | 0 g | 1.6 g | 0% |
| Calories | 131 | 64 | 85% |
Source: USDA FoodData Central branded foods, April 30, 2026 release; category statistics computed by GetFoodFacts from 3,453 products, one per barcode.
Other sauce in this aisle
3,064 of the 3,453 prepared pasta and pizza sauces products are named sauce. Per 100 g their median is 62 calories, 370 mg of sodium and 1.6 g of protein; 2,684 have less sodium than this one.
| Other brands with less sodium | Sodium per 100 g | Calories per 100 g |
|---|---|---|
| Newman's Own, All Natural Pasta Sauce, Mushroom Marinara NEWMAN'S OWN | 419 mg | 56 |
| Pizza Sauce, Original JUST PIZZA | 419 mg | 48 |
| Premium Pasta Sauce, Roasted Garlic LA ROMANELLA | 419 mg | 40 |
Source: USDA FoodData Central branded foods, April 30, 2026 release: products in this aisle whose name contains "sauce", one per barcode.
What is in it
Ingredients (as submitted): WATER, SOYBEAN OIL, MODIFIED CORN STARCH, ENZYME MODIFIED EGG YOLK, WHEY POWDER, SALT, CREAM, GARLIC POWDER, PARMESAN CHEESE (PASTEURIZED CULTURED MILK, SALT, ENZYMES), MILK SOLIDS, XANTHAN GUM, ROMANO CHEESE (PASTEURIZED CULTURED MILK, SALT, ENZYMES), SODIUM PHOSPHATE, SPICE, YEAST EXTRACT, TITANIUM DIOXIDE (COLOR), MALTODEXTRIN, DEXTROSE, NATURAL FLAVOR, MOLASSES, GARLIC PUREE
The statement lists 21 ingredients at the top level, beginning with Water, Soybean Oil, Modified Corn Starch. It has no separate "Contains" line; a major allergen (the nine the FDA requires on labels: milk, eggs, fish, shellfish, tree nuts, peanuts, wheat, soybeans, sesame) may be named inside the ingredients instead. For allergies, read the package: this is the record USDA holds (updated Jul 21, 2018), not the label on the shelf today.
Source: the ingredient statement Bay Valley Foods, LLC submitted to USDA (FoodData Central 2016667).
Questions about this product
How many calories are in Chef's Essence Classic Alfredo Pasta Sauce?
80 per 1/4 cup (61g) serving, and 131 per 100 g.
How much sodium is in Chef's Essence Classic Alfredo Pasta Sauce?
320mg per serving (14% of the 2,300 mg Daily Value).
Is this the label on the package today?
It is the record Bay Valley Foods, LLC submitted to USDA, last updated Jul 21, 2018. Recipes change: the package in your hand is the authority.
Sources for this page
- USDA FoodData Central
- this record and every record it is compared with, April 30, 2026 release. fdc.nal.usda.gov
- FoodData Central documentation
- what branded, SR Legacy, Foundation and survey records are. fdc.nal.usda.gov
- USDA Food and Nutrient Database for Dietary Studies
- survey foods and their household portions. ars.usda.gov
- 21 CFR 101.9, Nutrition labeling of food
- the label format, its rounding and the Daily Values. ecfr.gov
- 21 CFR 101 subpart D, Nutrient content claims
- the FDA thresholds the comparisons count. ecfr.gov
- FDA, How to Understand and Use the Nutrition Facts Label
- the 5% and 20% Daily Value rule. fda.gov