Little Italy Foods · Prepared Pasta and Pizza Sauces
Tomato Basil Pasta Sauce
A 1/2 cup (123g) serving of Tomato Basil Pasta Sauce by Little Italy Foods has 25 calories, 4g of sugars and 320mg of sodium, as submitted by Pellicano Specialty Food Distributors to USDA (FoodData Central 2627951, record updated May 16, 2023).
Values for the declared serving and per 100 g. FoodData Central 2627951, available Aug 31, 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 Pellicano Specialty Food Distributors submitted to USDA, for the declared 123g serving. They agree with USDA's live record (FoodData Central API, read Sep 29, 2026). Check the USDA record.
- UPC
- 792080196673
- Category
- Prepared Pasta and Pizza Sauces
- Records
- 6 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 30% of the 3,453 prepared pasta and pizza sauces products in USDA's branded database, and it has more sodium than 16% of them.
Where the calories come from: 86% carbohydrate, 0% fat and 14% 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 | 3.3 g | 4.2 g | 30% |
| Sodium | 260 mg | 372 mg | 16% |
| Protein | 0.8 g | 1.6 g | 11% |
| Calories | 20 | 64 | 0% |
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; 471 have less sodium than this one.
| Other brands with less sodium | Sodium per 100 g | Calories per 100 g |
|---|---|---|
| Middle Earth Organics, Organic Tomato & Basil Sauce MIDDLE EARTH ORGANICS | 205 mg | 55 |
| La Pizza Premium Cooking Sauce CUCINA ANTICA | 205 mg | 36 |
| Organico Bello, Organic Pizza & Pasta Sauce ORGANICO BELLO | 204 mg | 31 |
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): CRUSHED TOMATOES (WATER, TOMATO PASTE), SALT, SUGAR, BASIL, CITRIC ACID, GARLIC.
The statement lists 6 ingredients at the top level, beginning with Crushed Tomatoes (water, Tomato Paste), Salt. 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 May 16, 2023), not the label on the shelf today.
Source: the ingredient statement Pellicano Specialty Food Distributors submitted to USDA (FoodData Central 2627951).
Questions about this product
How many calories are in Little Italy Foods Tomato Basil Pasta Sauce?
25 per 1/2 cup (123g) serving, and 20 per 100 g.
How much sodium is in Little Italy Foods Tomato Basil 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 Pellicano Specialty Food Distributors submitted to USDA, last updated May 16, 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