Marzetti · Other Cooking Sauces
Lemon Basil Finishing Sauce
One Tbsp (16g) serving of Lemon Basil Finishing Sauce by Marzetti has 45 calories, 1g of sugars and 120mg of sodium, as submitted by T. Marzetti Company to USDA (FoodData Central 2038430, record updated Mar 31, 2018).
Values for the declared serving and per 100 g. FoodData Central 2038430, 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 T. Marzetti Company submitted to USDA, for the declared 16g serving. They are rounded as FDA requires labels to round; the package in your hand is the authority. Check the USDA record.
- UPC
- 070200523029
- Category
- Other Cooking Sauces
- Records
- 4 under this UPC; this page shows the newest record of this barcode
How it compares with other other cooking sauces
Per 100 g, it has more sugar than 51% of the 1,856 other cooking sauces products in USDA's branded database, and it has more sodium than 80% of them.
Where the calories come from: 18% carbohydrate, 82% fat and 0% protein (4 calories a gram of protein or carbohydrate, 9 of fat).
Where it sits among other cooking sauces: sugar per 100 g
| Per 100 g | This product | Median of the category | Share of the category lower |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total sugars | 6.3 g | 5.6 g | 51% |
| Sodium | 750 mg | 189 mg | 80% |
| Protein | 0 g | 0 g | 0% |
| Calories | 281 | 67 | 92% |
Source: USDA FoodData Central branded foods, April 30, 2026 release; category statistics computed by GetFoodFacts from 1,856 products, one per barcode.
Other sauce in this aisle
745 of the 1,856 other cooking sauces products are named sauce. Per 100 g their median is 105 calories, 594 mg of sodium and 1.6 g of protein; 482 have less sodium than this one.
| Other brands with less sodium | Sodium per 100 g | Calories per 100 g |
|---|---|---|
| Lemon Butter Simmer Sauce WEGMANS | 597 mg | 73 |
| Portabella Cabernet [sauce] PRICE CHOPPER | 596 mg | 105 |
| Apple Habanero Bar-b-q Sauce HEAD COUNTRY | 595 mg | 216 |
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): FILTERED WATER, CANOLA OIL, CORN SYRUP, LEMON JUICE, EGG YOLK, DISTILLED VINEGAR, CORN STARCH, BASIL, NATURAL FLAVOR (MILK), LEMON FLAVEDO (LEMON PEEL, SUGAR, LEMON OIL), SEA SALT, CULTURED SUGAR, SALT, SPICE, DEHYDRATED GARLIC, XANTHAN GUM.
The statement lists 16 ingredients at the top level, beginning with Filtered Water, Canola Oil, Corn Syrup. 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 Mar 31, 2018), not the label on the shelf today.
Source: the ingredient statement T. Marzetti Company submitted to USDA (FoodData Central 2038430).
More Marzetti other cooking sauces
| Product | Calories per 100 g | Sugars per 100 g | Sodium per 100 g |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cooked Vegetables Finishing Sauce, Garlic Parmesan | 300 | 0 g | 933 mg |
Source: USDA FoodData Central branded foods, April 30, 2026 release.
Questions about this product
How many calories are in Marzetti Lemon Basil Finishing Sauce?
45 per 1 Tbsp (16g) serving, and 281 per 100 g.
How much sodium is in Marzetti Lemon Basil Finishing Sauce?
120mg per serving (5% of the 2,300 mg Daily Value).
Is this the label on the package today?
It is the record T. Marzetti Company submitted to USDA, last updated Mar 31, 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