Essential Everyday · Prepared Pasta and Pizza Sauces
Light Alfredo Pasta Sauce
A 1/4 cup (60g) serving of Light Alfredo Pasta Sauce by Essential Everyday has 50 calories, 0g of sugars and 330mg of sodium, as submitted by Supervalu, Inc. to USDA (FoodData Central 2074816, record updated Sep 2, 2020).
Values for the declared serving and per 100 g. FoodData Central 2074816, 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 Supervalu, Inc. submitted to USDA, for the declared 60g serving. They agree with USDA's live record (FoodData Central API, read Sep 30, 2026). Check the USDA record.
- UPC
- 041303043967
- 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, none of the 3,453 prepared pasta and pizza sauces products in USDA's branded database has less sugar, and it has more sodium than 86% of them.
Where the calories come from: 17% carbohydrate, 75% fat and 8% 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 | 0 g | 4.2 g | 0% |
| Sodium | 550 mg | 372 mg | 86% |
| Protein | 1.7 g | 1.6 g | 61% |
| Calories | 83 | 64 | 72% |
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; 2,753 have less sodium than this one.
| Other brands with less sodium | Sodium per 100 g | Calories per 100 g |
|---|---|---|
| Pasta Sauce CARFAGNA'S | 439 mg | 65 |
| Alfredo Sauce SHOPRITE | 439 mg | 246 |
| Alfredo Sauce WHOLE FOODS MARKET | 439 mg | 246 |
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, CREAM, CHEESE BLEND (GRANULAR, PARMESAN, AND ROMANO CHEESE [MILK, CHEESE CULTURES, SALT, ENZYMES], WATER, SALT, LACTIC ACID, CITRIC ACID), MODIFIED CORN STARCH, ENZYME MODIFIED EGG YOLKS (EGG YOLKS, WATER, SALT, ENZYMES), SALT, SOYBEAN OIL, DISODIUM PHOSPHATE, DRIED GARLIC, YEAST EXTRACT, NATURAL FLAVORS, XANTHAN GUM.
The statement lists 12 ingredients at the top level, beginning with Water, Cream, Cheese Blend (granular. 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 Sep 2, 2020), not the label on the shelf today.
Source: the ingredient statement Supervalu, Inc. submitted to USDA (FoodData Central 2074816).
More Essential Everyday prepared pasta and pizza sauces
| Product | Calories per 100 g | Sugars per 100 g | Sodium per 100 g |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mushroom Pasta Sauce | 65 | 7.26 g | 395 mg |
| Pizza Sauce, Traditional | 57 | 4.92 g | 443 mg |
| Homestyle Pizza Sauce | 56 | 4.84 g | 355 mg |
| Tomato, Garlic & Onion Pasta Sauce, Tomato | 56 | 7.2 g | 352 mg |
| Meat Flavored Pasta Sauce | 56 | 7.2 g | 360 mg |
Source: USDA FoodData Central branded foods, April 30, 2026 release.
Questions about this product
How many calories are in Essential Everyday Light Alfredo Pasta Sauce?
50 per 1/4 cup (60g) serving, and 83 per 100 g.
How much sodium is in Essential Everyday Light Alfredo Pasta Sauce?
330mg per serving (14% of the 2,300 mg Daily Value).
Is this the label on the package today?
It is the record Supervalu, Inc. submitted to USDA, last updated Sep 2, 2020. 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