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Saclà Cacio e Pepe Pasta Sauce 14.05 oz

Contains sunflower seed oil

A creamy sauce made with Pecorino Romano PDO cheese and black pepper. It also contains sunflower seed oil, modified corn starch, natural flavorings and xanthan gum.

No added sugarNo artificial dyesNo artificial flavorsNo synthetic preservativesNo added nitritesNo phosphatesNo gluten ingredientsVegetarianContains dairyContains corn
$8.94 14.05 oz · lowest price at Italian Food Online
Price and stock checked Oct 30, 2026
Key nutrition facts
70caloriesPer serving · 1/4 cup (60g)
Protein
1g
Fiber
0g
Added sugar
0g
Sodium
410mg
Saturated fat
2g
From the product label
Ingredients: Water, whipping cream, Pecorino Romano PDO cheese (milk, salt, rennet), sunflower seed oil, modified corn starch, whey, salt, black pepper, natural flavorings, xanthan gum, sodium citrate, yeast extract
Product details
ShippingPerishables packed with ice and insulationInsulated boxIce packs
“Perishable Items: All perishable products are ice packed, cryo-vacked, and packed with insulation, in an air tight bag.” — the brand’s shipping and store pages
70 / 100
Good Scored automatically
Weighted as ready meals, soups, saucesHigh confidence · Scored on 10 of 11 inputs
Nutrition · counts 35%74
Ingredients · counts 25%82
Processing · counts 15%35
Sourcing · counts 10%70
Transparency · counts 15%75
Why it scores 70
Nutrition 74 · Typical for ready meals and sauces; no added sugar per 1/4 cup
Ingredients 82 · Sunflower seed oil, 4th ingredient (seed oil, −10, ClearShelf standard); Natural flavours (additive, −4); Yeast extract or hydrolysed protein (additive, −4)
Processing 35 · Modified corn starch, natural flavorings and xanthan gum in a formulated sauce
Sourcing 70 · Italian D.O.P. cheese and imported from Italy; no farm named
Transparency 75 · Complete ingredient list with Italian D.O.P. cheese and Italy origin claims
Contains sunflower seed oil
Contains modified corn starch
Contains natural flavorings
Contains xanthan gum
Evidence behind the Ingredients deductions
Varies by additive−8 for natural flavours, yeast extract or hydrolysed protein
ClearShelf standard−10 for sunflower seed oil · our house standard, not a medical claim
Scored Oct 21, 2026 · Scoring guide v3.1 · Updated Oct 20, 2026 · See what changed

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Ingredients
Water Whipping cream Pecorino Romano PDO cheese (milk, salt, rennet) Sunflower seed oil Modified corn starch Whey Salt Black pepper Natural flavorings Xanthan gum Sodium citrate Yeast extract
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Sourcing

Origin not disclosed on the product page.

Additives4 additives · 3 limited risk
Modified starch (E14xx)ThickenerLimited risk
Chemically treated starch; considered safe, but a marker of more processed food.
Natural flavoursFlavouringLimited risk
An undisclosed mix of extracts and carriers; the label doesn’t say what’s in it or how it was made.
Yeast extract or hydrolysed proteinFlavour enhancerLimited risk
Contains free glutamate, the flavour-enhancing part of MSG, without being labelled as MSG.
Xanthan gum (E415)ThickenerNo risk
Made by fermentation; EFSA re-confirmed its safety in 2017, though large amounts can cause bloating.
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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