Basil Pesto Sauce

Breakdown

Ultra-processed · 4 ingredients to avoid

Trader Joe's Basil Pesto Sauce scores 5/100 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.

Trader Joe's Basil Pesto Sauce lists 18 ingredients, starting with Basil, Sunflower Seed Oil, Olive Oil, Pine Nuts and Cheeses. Ingredients are listed in descending order by weight, so the first few make up most of what you are eating.

At 5/100 Trader Joe's Basil Pesto 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.