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Classic Marinara Sauce

Contains added sugar

This marinara combines tomatoes, onions, basil, Romano cheese and butter. It has 11 g of added sugar per serving and contains milk.

Seed-oil freeNo artificial dyesNo artificial flavorsNo natural flavorsNo synthetic preservativesNo added nitritesNo phosphatesNo gluten ingredientsContains dairy
$6.49 lowest price at Antonio’s Food Products
Price and stock checked Oct 30, 2026
Key nutrition facts
130caloriesPer serving · 1/2 cup (125g)
Protein
4g
Fiber
2g
Added sugar
11g▼
Sodium
280mg▲
Saturated fat
3g
▲ raises the score · ▼ lowers it · From the product label
Ingredients: TOMATOES, TOMATO SAUCE (WATER, TOMATO PASTE), SUGAR, ONIONS, ROMANO CHEESE (PASTEURIZED SHEEP SKIM MILK, CHEESE CULTURES, SALT, ENZYMES AND POWDERED CELLULOSE), BUTTER, BASIL, HOT SAUCE (VINEGAR, RED PEPPER, SALT), GARLIC, BLACK PEPPER
71 / 100
Good Scored automatically
Weighted as ready meals, soups, saucesHigh confidence · Scored on 9 of 11 inputs
Nutrition · counts 35%79
Ingredients · counts 25%80
Processing · counts 15%60
Sourcing · counts 10%45
Transparency · counts 15%65
Why it scores 71
Nutrition 79 · Compared with other ready meals and sauces: less sodium (280 mg); 11 g added sugar per 1/2 cup
Ingredients 80 · Sugar, 3rd ingredient (added sugar, −20); no dyes or artificial sweeteners
Processing 60 · Tomato-based sauce with sugar, cheese and butter
Sourcing 45 · Origin and growing practices are not stated
Transparency 65 · Full ingredient list; no sourcing claims or certifications
11 g added sugar
Evidence behind the Ingredients deductions
Strong evidence−20 for sugar
Scored Oct 21, 2026 · Scoring guide v3.1 · Updated Oct 20, 2026 · See what changed

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Ingredients
TOMATOES TOMATO SAUCE (WATER, TOMATO PASTE) SUGAR ONIONS ROMANO CHEESE (PASTEURIZED SHEEP SKIM MILK, CHEESE CULTURES, SALT, ENZYMES AND POWDERED CELLULOSE) BUTTER BASIL HOT SAUCE (VINEGAR, RED PEPPER, SALT) GARLIC BLACK PEPPER
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Sourcing

Origin not disclosed on the product page.

Additives1 additive · 1 limited risk
Added sugarSugarLimited risk
Added sugar; the WHO and the US Dietary Guidelines advise keeping added sugars under 10% of daily calories.
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