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Vantia - Pesto alla Genovese - 135g (4.7 oz)

Contains sunflower oil

This Italian pesto includes basil, olive oil, cashews and pine nuts. It also contains sunflower oil and natural flavours, and has 480 mg sodium per 40 g serving.

No added sugarNo artificial dyesNo artificial flavorsNo synthetic preservativesNo added nitritesNo phosphatesNo gluten ingredientsVegetarianContains dairyContains tree nutsContains corn
$7.69 135 g (4.7 oz) · lowest price at Cerini Coffee & Gifts
Price and stock checked Oct 30, 2026
Key nutrition facts
240caloriesPer serving · 1/4 cup (40 g)
Protein
1g
Fiber
0g
Added sugar
—
Sodium
480mg▼
Saturated fat
1g
▲ raises the score · ▼ lowers it · From the product label
Ingredients: basil, olive oil, sunflower oil, cashew nuts, sea salt, whey, corn starch, garlic, cheese (milk, salt, rennet, natural flavours), pine nuts, wine vinegar, lactic acid, citric acid
66 / 100
Fair Scored automatically
Weighted as ready meals, soups, saucesHigh confidence · Scored on 10 of 11 inputs
Nutrition · counts 35%72
Ingredients · counts 25%78
Processing · counts 15%58
Sourcing · counts 10%50
Transparency · counts 15%52
Why it scores 66
Nutrition 72 · Compared with other ready meals and sauces: more sodium (480 mg); no added sugar per 1/4 cup
Ingredients 78 · Sunflower oil, 3rd ingredient (seed oil, −18, ClearShelf standard); Natural flavours (additive, −4); no dyes or artificial sweeteners
Processing 58 · Pesto with oils, starch, whey and added acids.
Sourcing 50 · Product of Italy is stated, but ingredient origins and practices aren't.
Transparency 52 · Full ingredient list, though the cheese includes unspecified natural flavours.
Contains sunflower oil
Contains natural flavours
Evidence behind the Ingredients deductions
Varies by additive−4 for natural flavours
ClearShelf standard−18 for sunflower oil · our house standard, not a medical claim
Scored Oct 20, 2026 · Scoring guide v3.1 · Updated Oct 20, 2026 · See what changed

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Ingredients
Basil Olive oil Sunflower oil Cashew nuts Sea salt Whey Corn starch Garlic Cheese (milk, salt, rennet, natural flavours) Pine nuts Wine vinegar Lactic acid Citric acid
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Sourcing

Origin not disclosed on the product page.

Additives4 additives · 2 limited risk
Seed oilFatLimited risk
ClearShelf standard: we lower the Ingredients score when seed oils are used. This is our house standard, not a medical claim. Research is mixed; major health groups have not found harm at typical intakes.
Natural flavoursFlavouringLimited risk
An undisclosed mix of extracts and carriers; the label doesn’t say what’s in it or how it was made.
Citric acid (E330)AcidNo risk
Usually made by fermentation; considered safe.
Lactic acid (E270)AcidNo risk
Made by fermentation; considered safe.
Matched from the ingredient list. Risk levels summarise findings from EFSA, the FDA, IARC and published studies; they explain a concern, not a diagnosis.

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