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Pesto Genovese Sauce (Italy) - Jar

Contains vegetable fiber

This Ligurian-style pesto has a full ingredient list featuring DOP basil, Vessalico garlic and extra virgin olive oil. It also contains vegetable fiber and has 960 mg sodium per 100 g.

Seed-oil freeNo added sugarNo artificial dyesNo artificial flavorsNo natural flavorsNo synthetic preservativesNo added nitritesNo phosphatesContains tree nuts
$20.50 170 g · lowest price at Food Shed Idaho
Price and stock checked Oct 30, 2026
Key nutrition facts
679caloriesPer 100 g
Protein
5.1g
Fiber
—
Added sugar
—
Sodium
960mg
Saturated fat
11g▼
▲ raises the score · ▼ lowers it · From Open Food Facts (by barcode)
Ingredients: Extra virgin olive oil, Genoese Basil DOP, pine nuts, Parmigiano Reggiano DOP, vegetable fiber, salt, Vessalico garlic, ascorbic acid, citric acid
On Open Food FactsNutri-Score ETheir grades, for reference; not part of our score. Data: Open Food Facts (ODbL).
Product details
Shelf life12 months unrefrigerated
“This pesto is shelf stable and will keep unrefrigerated for up to 12 months, although we're sure you'll have used it up before then!” — the product page
76 / 100
Good Scored automatically
Weighted as ready meals, soups, saucesHigh confidence · Scored on 10 of 11 inputs, 3 claims verified
Nutrition · counts 35%61
Ingredients · counts 25%100
Processing · counts 15%58
Sourcing · counts 10%85
Transparency · counts 15%85
Why it scores 76
Nutrition 61 · Compared with other ready meals and sauces: more saturated fat (11 g); no added sugar per 100 g
Ingredients 100 · 9 ingredients; no added sugar, seed oils, dyes or flagged additives
Processing 58 · Pesto sauce with added vegetable fiber, ascorbic acid and citric acid
Sourcing 85 · DOP basil and named Ligurian ingredients; the brand cites traditional production
Transparency 85 · Full ingredient list with DOP basil and specific Ligurian ingredient origins
Contains vegetable fiber
Evidence behind the Ingredients deductionsNone: no added sugar, seed oils, dyes, sweeteners or flagged additives were found.
Scored Oct 23, 2026 · Scoring guide v3.1 · Updated Oct 20, 2026 · See what changed

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Ingredients
Extra virgin olive oil Genoese Basil DOP Pine nuts Parmigiano Reggiano DOP Vegetable fiber Salt Vessalico garlic Ascorbic acid Citric acid
9 ingredients
Sourcing

Origin not disclosed on the product page.

Additives2 additives · no risk
Citric acid (E330)AcidNo risk
Usually made by fermentation; considered safe.
Ascorbic acid (vitamin C) (E300)AntioxidantNo risk
Vitamin C, used to keep colour and freshness; safe.
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