Whole Foods Market · Prepared Pasta and Pizza Sauces
Tomato Plant-based Pesto
A 1/4 cup (60g) serving of Tomato Plant-based Pesto by Whole Foods Market has 170 calories, 2g of sugars and 300mg of sodium, as submitted by Whole Foods Market, Inc. to USDA (FoodData Central 2179258, record updated Jul 13, 2021).
Values for the declared serving and per 100 g. FoodData Central 2179258, 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 Whole Foods Market, Inc. submitted to USDA, for the declared 60g serving. They are rounded as FDA requires labels to round; the package in your hand is the authority. Check the USDA record.
- UPC
- 099482508456
- 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 31% of the 3,453 prepared pasta and pizza sauces products in USDA's branded database, and it has more sodium than 81% of them.
Where the calories come from: 12% carbohydrate, 84% fat and 5% 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 | 31% |
| Sodium | 500 mg | 372 mg | 81% |
| Protein | 3.3 g | 1.6 g | 87% |
| Calories | 283 | 64 | 92% |
Source: USDA FoodData Central branded foods, April 30, 2026 release; category statistics computed by GetFoodFacts from 3,453 products, one per barcode.
Other pesto in this aisle
284 of the 3,453 prepared pasta and pizza sauces products are named pesto. Per 100 g their median is 400 calories, 684 mg of sodium and 5 g of protein; 68 have less sodium than this one.
| Other brands with less sodium | Sodium per 100 g | Calories per 100 g |
|---|---|---|
| Traditional Pesto LUNDS & BYERLYS | 384 mg | 475 |
| Simply Pesto, Sun-dried Tomato & Olive DELALLO | 383 mg | 417 |
| Kale Vegan Pesto FREAK FLAG | 373 mg | 339 |
Source: USDA FoodData Central branded foods, April 30, 2026 release: products in this aisle whose name contains "pesto", one per barcode.
What is in it
Ingredients (as submitted): TOMATO PUREE (TOMATO PASTE, WATER), SOY PREPARATION (WATER, SOYBEANS, SEA SALT), EXTRA VIRGIN OLIVE OIL, SUNFLOWER SEED OIL, BASIL IN OIL (BASIL, SUNFLOWER SEED OIL, SEA SALT), RED PEPPER, CASHEWS, CARROTS, SEA SALT, LACTIC ACID, CORNSTARCH, POTATO FLAKES (POTATOES, ROSEMARY EXTRACT), GARLIC, NATURAL FLAVOR.
The statement lists 14 ingredients at the top level, beginning with Tomato Puree (tomato Paste, Water), Soy Preparation (water. 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 13, 2021), not the label on the shelf today.
Source: the ingredient statement Whole Foods Market, Inc. submitted to USDA (FoodData Central 2179258).
More Whole Foods Market prepared pasta and pizza sauces
| Product | Calories per 100 g | Sugars per 100 g | Sodium per 100 g |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alfredo Sauce | 246 | 1.75 g | 439 mg |
| Cacio E Pepe Pasta Sauce | 217 | 3.33 g | 467 mg |
| Whole Foods Market, Pesto Pasta with Arugula | 185 | 1.9 g | 218 mg |
| Whole Foods Market, Kale Pesto | 393 | 0 g | 571 mg |
| Basil Pesto | 393 | 0 g | 679 mg |
Source: USDA FoodData Central branded foods, April 30, 2026 release.
Questions about this product
How many calories are in Whole Foods Market Tomato Plant-based Pesto?
170 per 1/4 cup (60g) serving, and 283 per 100 g.
How much sodium is in Whole Foods Market Tomato Plant-based Pesto?
300mg per serving (13% of the 2,300 mg Daily Value).
Is this the label on the package today?
It is the record Whole Foods Market, Inc. submitted to USDA, last updated Jul 13, 2021. 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