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Pasta sauce nutrition facts
A typical portion of pasta sauce (1 serving 1/2 cup; 135 g, spaghetti/marinara, ready-to-serve) has 60 calories and 2g of protein (USDA FoodData Central). USDA lists 3 descriptions of it: per 100 g they range from 45 calories (spaghetti/marinara, ready-to-serve) to 51 (spaghetti/marinara, ready-to-serve, low sodium).
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.
USDA values per 100 g for Sauce, pasta, spaghetti/marinara, ready-to-serve, scaled to the portion. Check the USDA record.
- Protein per 100 g
- 1.4g
- more than 19% of 8,218 USDA reference foods
- Calories per 100 g
- 45
- more than 12% of reference foods
- Sodium per 100 g
- 419mg
- more than 80% of reference foods
1 serving 1/2 cup weighs 135 g in USDA's record for Sauce, pasta, spaghetti/marinara, ready-to-serve (FDC 332282); across 3 records of pasta sauce USDA weighs it at 128 to 135 g, so a linked record can show a different gram weight for the same measure.
Where the calories come from: 63% carbohydrate, 26% fat and 11% protein (4 calories a gram of protein or carbohydrate, 9 of fat).
Also rich in
- Copper0.1 mg in 1 serving 1/2 cup (135 g), 12% of the Daily Value
Source: USDA FoodData Central (FDC 332282), every nutrient the record reports; FDA Daily Values, 21 CFR 101.9.
Every form of pasta sauce USDA describes
Spaghetti/marinara… has the most calories per 100 g (51); the fewest: Spaghetti/marinara… (Foundation) (45)
| USDA description | Calories | Protein | Fat | Sodium |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sauce, pasta, spaghetti/marinara, ready-to-serve (Foundation) | 45 | 1.4 g | 1.5 g | 419 mg |
| Sauce, pasta, spaghetti/marinara, ready-to-serve, low sodium | 51 | 1.4 g | 1.5 g | 30 mg |
| Sauce, pasta, spaghetti/marinara, ready-to-serve (SR Legacy) | 50 | 1.4 g | 1.6 g | 437 mg |
Every nutrient in this record (91)
The portion is 1 serving 1/2 cup (135 g); % DV is for that portion.
Energy, macronutrients and sugars (18)
| Nutrient | Per portion | Per 100 g | % DV |
|---|---|---|---|
| Protein | 1.90 g | 1.41 g | 4% |
| Total lipid (fat) | 2.00 g | 1.48 g | 3% |
| Carbohydrate, by difference | 10.9 g | 8.05 g | 4% |
| Ash | 2.24 g | 1.66 g | |
| Energy | 60.8 kcal | 45.0 kcal | |
| Starch | 0 g | 0 g | |
| Sucrose | 1.15 g | 0.85 g | |
| Glucose | 3.10 g | 2.30 g | |
| Fructose | 3.17 g | 2.35 g | |
| Lactose | 0 g | 0 g | |
| Maltose | 0 g | 0 g | |
| Water | 118 g | 87.4 g | |
| Galactose | 0 g | 0 g | |
| Fiber, total dietary | 2.43 g | 1.80 g | 9% |
| Fatty acids, total trans | 0.0068 g | 0.0050 g | |
| Fatty acids, total saturated | 0.23 g | 0.17 g | 1% |
| Fatty acids, total monounsaturated | 0.51 g | 0.38 g | |
| Fatty acids, total polyunsaturated | 0.68 g | 0.50 g |
Minerals (9)
| Nutrient | Per portion | Per 100 g | % DV |
|---|---|---|---|
| Calcium, Ca | 36.5 mg | 27.0 mg | 3% |
| Iron, Fe | 1.05 mg | 0.78 mg | 6% |
| Magnesium, Mg | 25.0 mg | 18.5 mg | 6% |
| Phosphorus, P | 45.9 mg | 34.0 mg | 4% |
| Potassium, K | 431 mg | 319 mg | 9% |
| Sodium, Na | 566 mg | 419 mg | 25% |
| Zinc, Zn | 0.27 mg | 0.20 mg | 2% |
| Copper, Cu | 0.11 mg | 0.081 mg | 12% |
| Manganese, Mn | 0.18 mg | 0.14 mg | 8% |
Vitamins (6)
| Nutrient | Per portion | Per 100 g | % DV |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vitamin A, RAE | 43.2 µg | 32.0 µg | 5% |
| Carotene, beta | 527 µg | 390 µg | |
| Carotene, alpha | 0 µg | 0 µg | |
| Cryptoxanthin, beta | 0 µg | 0 µg | |
| Lycopene | 17,145 µg | 12,700 µg | |
| Lutein + zeaxanthin | 257 µg | 190 µg |
Fatty acids (37)
| Nutrient | Per portion | Per 100 g | % DV |
|---|---|---|---|
| SFA 4:0 | 0.0027 g | 0.0020 g | |
| SFA 6:0 | 0 g | 0 g | |
| SFA 8:0 | 0.0027 g | 0.0020 g | |
| SFA 10:0 | 0.0041 g | 0.0030 g | |
| SFA 12:0 | 0.0014 g | 0.0010 g | |
| SFA 14:0 | 0.0027 g | 0.0020 g | |
| SFA 16:0 | 0.14 g | 0.11 g | |
| SFA 18:0 | 0.053 g | 0.039 g | |
| SFA 20:0 | 0.0068 g | 0.0050 g | |
| PUFA 20:4 | 0 g | 0 g | |
| PUFA 22:6 n-3 (DHA) | 0 g | 0 g | |
| SFA 22:0 | 0.0054 g | 0.0040 g | |
| PUFA 18:4 | 0 g | 0 g | |
| MUFA 20:1 | 0.011 g | 0.0080 g | |
| PUFA 20:5 n-3 (EPA) | 0 g | 0 g | |
| PUFA 22:5 n-3 (DPA) | 0 g | 0 g | |
| SFA 15:0 | 0.0014 g | 0.0010 g | |
| SFA 17:0 | 0.0014 g | 0.0010 g | |
| SFA 24:0 | 0.0027 g | 0.0020 g | |
| TFA 16:1 t | 0 g | 0 g | |
| TFA 18:1 t | 0.0014 g | 0.0010 g | |
| TFA 22:1 t | 0 g | 0 g | |
| TFA 18:2 t not further defined | 0.0054 g | 0.0040 g | |
| PUFA 18:2 CLAs | 0.0014 g | 0.0010 g | |
| MUFA 24:1 c | 0 g | 0 g | |
| PUFA 20:2 n-6 c,c | 0.0014 g | 0.0010 g | |
| MUFA 16:1 c | 0.0027 g | 0.0020 g | |
| MUFA 18:1 c | 0.49 g | 0.36 g | |
| PUFA 18:2 n-6 c,c | 0.57 g | 0.42 g | |
| MUFA 22:1 c | 0 g | 0 g | |
| PUFA 18:3 n-6 c,c,c | 0 g | 0 g | |
| MUFA 17:1 | 0.0014 g | 0.0010 g | |
| Fatty acids, total trans-monoenoic | 0.0014 g | 0.0010 g | |
| Fatty acids, total trans-dienoic | 0.0054 g | 0.0040 g | |
| MUFA 15:1 | 0 g | 0 g | |
| PUFA 22:2 | 0 g | 0 g | |
| SFA 11:0 | 0 g | 0 g |
Source: USDA FoodData Central, FDC 332282: every value the record reports, per 100 g as USDA gives it and scaled to the portion; Daily Values: 21 CFR 101.9.
Source: USDA FoodData Central (SR Legacy, Foundation Foods and Survey foods), April 30, 2026 release.
Questions
How many calories are in pasta sauce?
60 in 1 serving 1/2 cup (135 g) of spaghetti/marinara, ready-to-serve; 45 to 51 per 100 g across USDA's descriptions.
How much protein is in pasta sauce?
2g in 1 serving 1/2 cup; 1.4 g per 100 g.
How much sodium is in pasta sauce?
570mg in 1 serving 1/2 cup; 419 mg per 100 g. Salt added in cooking changes it: USDA lists salted and unsalted forms separately where it measured both.
Sources for this page
- USDA FoodData Central
- the food and product records, April 30, 2026 release. fdc.nal.usda.gov
- FoodData Central documentation
- what each data type is and how branded records are submitted. fdc.nal.usda.gov
- USDA Food and Nutrient Database for Dietary Studies
- the survey foods and their portions. ars.usda.gov
- 21 CFR 101.9, Nutrition labeling of food
- the label format, rounding and Daily Values. ecfr.gov
- FDA, How to Understand and Use the Nutrition Facts Label
- the 5% and 20% Daily Value rule. fda.gov