Alfredo Sauce

Name: Alfredo Sauce
Brand: Prego

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Breakdown

Ultra-processed · 4 ingredients to avoid · Bioengineered

100

Ingredients

−85

soybean oil−43

modified food starch−11

yeast extract−10

natural flavoring−9

enzyme modified egg yolks−3

3 smaller deductions−9

Processing

−10

NOVA 4: ultra-processed−10

Label claims

What the package says about how it was made

−10

Bioengineered−10

Adjustments

What it takes to land on the final number

Minimum score+5

Final score0

Ingredients · 23

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Common questions

Is Prego Alfredo Sauce healthy?

Prego Alfredo Sauce scores 0/100 on Tallow — our avoid band. That number comes from what is on the label: the ingredients, how processed it is, and what it is packaged in. It is not a verdict on your diet — Tallow does not weigh calories, portion size or how often you eat it, so a high score means the ingredients are clean, not that the food is unlimited.

What is in Prego Alfredo Sauce?

Prego Alfredo Sauce lists 23 ingredients, starting with Water, Cream, Parmesan Cheese, Butter and Modified Food Starch. Ingredients are listed in descending order by weight, so the first few make up most of what you are eating.

Does Prego Alfredo Sauce contain seed oils?

Yes. Prego Alfredo Sauce lists Soybean Oil in its ingredients.

How processed is Prego Alfredo Sauce?

Prego Alfredo Sauce is NOVA group 4: ultra-processed. That is the top of the scale and the classification the score penalises most heavily.

How does Prego Alfredo Sauce compare to other pasta & cooking sauces?

At 0/100 Prego Alfredo Sauce scores worse than most pasta & cooking sauces we have scored. A higher-scoring option in pasta & cooking sauces is Simply Nature Organic Tomato & Basil Pasta Sauce at 100/100.

Is Prego Alfredo Sauce organic?

Prego Alfredo Sauce is not certified organic in our data.

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