Vernon's Cafe · Prepared Pasta and Pizza Sauces
Marinara Sauce
A 1/2 cup (125g) serving of Marinara Sauce by Vernon's Cafe has 100 calories, 5g of sugars and 540mg of sodium, as submitted by Vernon's Cafe to USDA (FoodData Central 2539509, record updated Mar 24, 2023).
Values for the declared serving and per 100 g. FoodData Central 2539509, available Apr 27, 2023; 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 Vernon's Cafe submitted to USDA, for the declared 125g serving. They are rounded as FDA requires labels to round; the package in your hand is the authority. Check the USDA record.
- UPC
- 893151002036
- Category
- Prepared Pasta and Pizza Sauces
- Records
- 1 under this UPC
How it compares with other prepared pasta and pizza sauces
Per 100 g, it has more sugar than 42% of the 3,453 prepared pasta and pizza sauces products in USDA's branded database, and it has more sodium than 72% of them.
Where the calories come from: 36% carbohydrate, 57% fat and 7% 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 | 4 g | 4.2 g | 42% |
| Sodium | 432 mg | 372 mg | 72% |
| Protein | 1.6 g | 1.6 g | 32% |
| Calories | 80 | 64 | 69% |
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; 2,315 have less sodium than this one.
| Other brands with less sodium | Sodium per 100 g | Calories per 100 g |
|---|---|---|
| Giannotti, Premium Pasta Sauce, Spicy Marinara GIANNOTTI | 345 mg | 41 |
| Parmesan Pasta Sauce AHOLD | 345 mg | 53 |
| Organic Pasta Sauce, Tomato Basil GIANT EAGLE | 345 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): TOMATO PUREE, (WATER, TOMATO PASTE), ITALIAN TOMATOES, OLIVE OIL, CANE SUGAR, SALT, ONIONS, MODIFIED CORNSTARCH, CELERY, ROMANO CHEESE (PASTEURIZED MILK, CHEESE CULTURES, SALT, ENZYMES), GARLIC, GRANULATED GARLIC, SPICES, CHICKEN STOCK (CHICKEN STOCK, SEA SALT, NATURAL CHICKEN FLAVOR, YEAST EXTRACT, CHICKEN FAT, GARLIC AND ONION POWDER, VEGETABLE STOCK [CARROT, CELERY, ONION, LEEK), BAY, THYME, MARJORAM, SAGE, WHITE PEPPER, CARROT POWDER), BASIL, PARSLEY.
The statement lists 16 ingredients at the top level, beginning with Tomato Puree, (water, Tomato Paste). 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 24, 2023), not the label on the shelf today.
Source: the ingredient statement Vernon's Cafe submitted to USDA (FoodData Central 2539509).
Questions about this product
How many calories are in Vernon's Cafe Marinara Sauce?
100 per 1/2 cup (125g) serving, and 80 per 100 g.
How much sodium is in Vernon's Cafe Marinara Sauce?
540mg per serving (23% of the 2,300 mg Daily Value).
Is this the label on the package today?
It is the record Vernon's Cafe submitted to USDA, last updated Mar 24, 2023. 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