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Alfredo Sauce Mix

Contains modified corn starch

This quick-mix Alfredo sauce includes Parmesan, butter and cream. It also contains modified corn starch and natural flavors, and has 310 mg sodium per tablespoon.

Seed-oil freeNo added sugarNo artificial dyesNo artificial flavorsNo synthetic preservativesNo added nitritesNo phosphatesGluten-free (label)Contains dairyContains corn
$14.99 lowest price at Hoosier Hill Farm
Price and stock checked Oct 29, 2026
Key nutrition facts
45caloriesPer serving · About 1 Tbsp (9g)
Protein
2g▲
Fiber
0g
Added sugar
0g
Sodium
310mg▼
Saturated fat
2g▼
▲ raises the score · ▼ lowers it · From the product label
Ingredients: Parmesan Cheese (Pasteurized Milk, Salt, Cheese Cultures, Enzymes), Modified Corn Starch, Nonfat Dry Milk, Butter (Cream), Cream, Salt, Garlic Powder, Yeast Extract, Natural Flavors, Spices (Black Pepper, White Pepper), Lactic Acid, Natural Vitamin E & Vitamin C Ester (added to preserve freshness)
51 / 100
Fair Scored automatically
Weighted as ready meals, soups, saucesHigh confidence · Scored on 9 of 11 inputs
Nutrition · counts 35%30
Ingredients · counts 25%92
Processing · counts 15%35
Sourcing · counts 10%45
Transparency · counts 15%50
Why it scores 51
Nutrition 30 · Compared with other ready meals and sauces: more sodium (310 mg), more saturated fat (2 g), more protein (2 g); no added sugar per About 1 Tbsp
Ingredients 92 · Natural flavours (additive, −4); Yeast extract or hydrolysed protein (additive, −4); no dyes or artificial sweeteners
Processing 35 · Sauce mix with modified corn starch and natural flavors
Sourcing 45 · Dairy and corn starch origins and production practices aren't stated
Transparency 50 · Complete list, but natural flavors and spices aren't fully specified
310 mg sodium per tablespoon
Contains modified corn starch and natural flavors
Evidence behind the Ingredients deductions
Varies by additive−8 for natural flavours, yeast extract or hydrolysed protein
Scored Oct 20, 2026 · Scoring guide v3.1 · Updated Oct 20, 2026 · See what changed

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Ingredients
Parmesan Cheese (Pasteurized Milk, Salt, Cheese Cultures, Enzymes) Modified Corn Starch Nonfat Dry Milk Butter (Cream) Cream Salt Garlic Powder Yeast Extract Natural Flavors Spices (Black Pepper, White Pepper) Lactic Acid Natural Vitamin E & Vitamin C Ester (added to preserve freshness)
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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.
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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