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Prego Tomato Basil Garlic Pasta Sauce

Contains canola oil

Tomato-based pasta sauce with garlic and basil. It contains canola oil, natural flavor and 2 g added sugar per half-cup serving.

No artificial dyesNo artificial flavorsNo synthetic preservativesNo added nitritesNo phosphatesNo gums or thickenersGluten-free (label)Dairy-free
$6.47 lowest price at Tree of Life Grocers
Price and stock checked Oct 30, 2026
Key nutrition facts
60caloriesPer serving · 1/2 cup (120mL)
Protein
2g
Fiber
2g
Added sugar
2g
Sodium
420mg▲
Saturated fat
0g
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Ingredients: Tomato puree (water, tomato paste), diced tomatoes in tomato juice, sugar, canola oil, salt, dried garlic, spices, citric acid, basil, natural flavor
65 / 100
Fair Scored automatically
Weighted as ready meals, soups, saucesHigh confidence · Scored on 9 of 11 inputs
Nutrition · counts 35%83
Ingredients · counts 25%66
Processing · counts 15%50
Sourcing · counts 10%40
Transparency · counts 15%50
Why it scores 65
Nutrition 83 · Compared with other ready meals and sauces: less sodium (420 mg) per 1/2 cup
Ingredients 66 · Sugar, 3rd ingredient (added sugar, −20); Canola oil, 4th ingredient (seed oil, −10, ClearShelf standard); Natural flavours (additive, −4)
Processing 50 · Tomato-based sauce with added sugar, canola oil and natural flavor
Sourcing 40 · No specific sourcing claims; includes sugar and canola oil
Transparency 50 · Full list, but spices and natural flavor are unspecified
Canola oil
2 g added sugar
Natural flavor
Evidence behind the Ingredients deductions
Strong evidence−20 for sugar
Varies by additive−4 for natural flavours
ClearShelf standard−10 for canola oil · our house standard, not a medical claim
Scored Oct 21, 2026 · Scoring guide v3.1 · Updated Oct 20, 2026 · See what changed

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Ingredients
Tomato puree (water, tomato paste) Diced tomatoes in tomato juice Sugar Canola oil Salt Dried garlic Spices Citric acid Basil Natural flavor
10 ingredients 2 to watch1 to avoid
Sourcing

Origin not disclosed on the product page.

Additives4 additives · 3 limited risk
Seed oilFatLimited risk
ClearShelf standard: we lower the Ingredients score when seed oils are used. This is our house standard, not a medical claim. Research is mixed; major health groups have not found harm at typical intakes.
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.
Citric acid (E330)AcidNo risk
Usually 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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