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Rao's Classic Alfredo Sauce 15oz

Contains modified food starch

This creamy sauce uses cream, butter, and Parmesan and Romano cheeses. A serving has 420 mg of sodium and the sauce contains modified food starch and xanthan gum.

Seed-oil freeNo added sugarNo artificial dyesNo artificial flavorsNo synthetic preservativesNo added nitritesNo gluten ingredientsVegetarianContains dairyContains eggs
$10.89 15 oz · lowest price at Virtual Concession Stand
Price and stock checked Oct 30, 2026
Key nutrition facts
100caloriesPer serving · 1/4 cup (62g)
Protein
3g
Fiber
0g
Added sugar
0g
Sodium
420mg
Saturated fat
6g▼
▲ raises the score · ▼ lowers it · From the product label
Ingredients: Light Cream (cream, milk), Water, Butter (cream, natural flavorings), Parmesan and Romano Cheese (pasteurized part-skim milk, cheese cultures, salt, enzymes), Enzyme Modified Egg Yolk, Contains less than 2% of Parmesan Cheese (pasteurized milk, salt, rennet), Sea Salt, Black Pepper, White Pepper, Modified Food Starch, Disodium Phosphate, Xanthan Gum
64 / 100
Fair Scored automatically
Weighted as ready meals, soups, saucesHigh confidence · Scored on 9 of 11 inputs
Nutrition · counts 35%61
Ingredients · counts 25%86
Processing · counts 15%55
Sourcing · counts 10%50
Transparency · counts 15%50
Why it scores 64
Nutrition 61 · Compared with other ready meals and sauces: more saturated fat (6 g); no added sugar per 1/4 cup
Ingredients 86 · Added phosphates (additive, −10); Natural flavours (additive, −4); no dyes or artificial sweeteners
Processing 55 · Cream and cheese base with modified starch, phosphate and xanthan gum
Sourcing 50 · No origin or production practices are stated
Transparency 50 · Full ingredient list, but butter includes unspecified natural flavorings
420 mg sodium per serving
Contains modified starch and xanthan gum
Evidence behind the Ingredients deductions
Varies by additive−14 for added phosphates, natural flavours
Scored Oct 20, 2026 · Scoring guide v3.1 · Updated Oct 20, 2026 · See what changed

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Ingredients
Light Cream (cream, milk) Water Butter (cream, natural flavorings) Parmesan and Romano Cheese (pasteurized part-skim milk, cheese cultures, salt, enzymes) Enzyme Modified Egg Yolk Contains less than 2% of Parmesan Cheese (pasteurized milk, salt, rennet) Sea Salt Black Pepper White Pepper Modified Food Starch Disodium Phosphate Xanthan Gum
12 ingredients 3 to watch1 to avoid
Sourcing

Origin not disclosed on the product page.

Additives4 additives · 1 moderate risk
Added phosphates (E339–E343, E450–E452)StabiliserModerate risk
Absorbed more readily than natural phosphorus; high intakes are linked to kidney and heart risks, and EFSA set a limit in 2019.
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.
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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