Top 10 · Updated October 2026

Highest-Protein Red Pestos

Red pestos: typically 3.9 g of protein per 100 g (median of 324 products). The red pestos with the most protein per 100 g. Useful if you are trying to increase your protein intake. We checked 311 red pestos with complete data.

1

Pesto Rosso

Bio organica italia · 130g

e NOVA 3 518 kcal 6.3 g sugar 60 g protein 26 g fat

Also: Palm oil free · Vegan · Vegetarian
2

Pesto Rosso Käse

basiron

e 380 kcal 0 g sugar 22.9 g protein 32.1 g fat
3

Pesto alla trapanese

Nonna Rosa

d 221 kcal 5.2 g sugar 12.8 g protein 15 g fat
4

Bio Pesto Bärlauch Rosso

Nebona Gewürze · 75 g

e NOVA 3 284 kcal 36.6 g sugar 11.9 g protein 3 g fat

Also: Palm oil free · Vegan · Vegetarian
5

Pesto Trapanese imp

Ortomio

e 435 kcal 11.7 g sugar 11.3 g protein 37.5 g fat

Also: Palm oil free
6

Pesto Rosso

· 130 g

e 629 kcal 3 g sugar 9.1 g protein 63 g fat
7

Pesto

BY'Ô

a NOVA 4 182 kcal 2 g sugar 9 g protein 17 g fat

Also: Palm oil free
8

Pesto Ricotta

Alnatura · 140 g

d NOVA 3 516 kcal 1.9 g sugar 8.5 g protein 52 g fat

Also: Palm oil free
9

Pesto al tonno con mandorle e pecorino

Rio Mare · 130 g

d NOVA 3 359 kcal 2.2 g sugar 8.4 g protein 34 g fat

Also: Palm oil free · No additives
10

Pesto rouge a la truffe d’ete

e 593 kcal 4.1 g sugar 8.2 g protein 60.3 g fat

How we built this list

We ranked all published red pestos on Foodmetria that have a photo and the required nutrition data, using values per 100 g from the product label. Ties are broken by Nutri-Score and by how often shoppers scan the product. Rankings update automatically as label data changes. Read our methodology.

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