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Pietro Basil Pesto Sauce

Contains flavoring agent

This basil pesto sauce includes basil and pine nuts. It also contains sugar, flavoring agents, colorants and xanthan gum, with 640 mg sodium per serving.

Seed-oil freeNo artificial dyesNo artificial flavorsNo synthetic preservativesNo added nitritesNo phosphatesNo gluten ingredientsDairy-freeContains tree nuts
$3.67 30 ml × 2 packs · lowest price at MiauMall
Price and stock checked Oct 30, 2026
Key nutrition facts
161caloriesPer serving · 1食（パスタ用調味料30ml+トッピング1袋）
Protein
0.6g
Fiber
—
Added sugar
—
Sodium
640mg▼
Saturated fat
—
▲ raises the score · ▼ lowers it · From the product label
Ingredients: Edible plant oils (domestically produced), salt, basil paste, kelp tea, flavoring agent, pine nuts, basil sauce, sugar, fried garlic, basil, parsley, alcohol, seasoning (amino acids, etc.), colorants (safflower yellow, gardenia), thickening agents (xanthan gum), spice extracts
60 / 100
Fair Scored automatically
Weighted as ready meals, soups, saucesMedium confidence · Scored on 8 of 11 inputs, 1 claim verified
Nutrition · counts 35%54
Ingredients · counts 25%96
Processing · counts 15%30
Sourcing · counts 10%50
Transparency · counts 15%50
Why it scores 60
Nutrition 54 · Compared with other ready meals and sauces: more sodium (640 mg) per 1食（パスタ用調味料30ml+トッピング1袋）
Ingredients 96 · Natural flavours (additive, −4); no dyes or artificial sweeteners
Processing 30 · Oil-based sauce with flavoring, colorants and xanthan gum
Sourcing 50 · Oils are called domestically produced; growing practices aren't stated
Transparency 50 · Full list includes generic flavoring, seasoning and plant oils
Contains sugar, flavoring agents, colorants and xanthan gum
640 mg sodium per serving
Evidence behind the Ingredients deductions
Varies by additive−4 for natural flavours
Scored Oct 20, 2026 · Scoring guide v3.1 · Updated Oct 20, 2026 · See what changed

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Ingredients
Edible plant oils (domestically produced) Salt Basil paste Kelp tea Flavoring agent Pine nuts Basil sauce Sugar Fried garlic Basil Parsley Alcohol Seasoning (amino acids, etc.) Colorants (safflower yellow, gardenia) Thickening agents (xanthan gum) Spice extracts
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Sourcing

Origin not disclosed on the product page.

Additives3 additives · 2 limited risk
Natural flavoursFlavouringLimited risk
An undisclosed mix of extracts and carriers; the label doesn’t say what’s in it or how it was made.
Added sugarSugarLimited risk
Added sugar; the WHO and the US Dietary Guidelines advise keeping added sugars under 10% of daily calories.
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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