Top 10 · Updated October 2026

Least Processed Pasta Sauces

6 of the top 10 pasta sauces products sit in NOVA group 1 — the least processed end of the scale. The pasta sauces with the lowest NOVA processing group — fewer industrial ingredients and additives. We checked 369 pasta sauces with complete data.

1

Tomato and basil sauce

M&S Food

a NOVA 1 71 kcal 6.2 g sugar 1.8 g protein 3.5 g fat

Also: Vegetarian · No additives
2

Vegan Bolognese Style Sauce

bowl & basket · 14.5 oz

a NOVA 1

Also: Palm oil free · Vegan · Vegetarian
3

Sugo per pasta Napoli

La Bio Idea · 340 g

a NOVA 1 42 kcal 4.6 g sugar 1.8 g protein 0.7 g fat

Also: Vegan · Vegetarian · No additives
4

Low Sodium Marinara

Michaels of Brooklyn

a NOVA 1 34 kcal 3 g sugar 0.8 g protein 1.5 g fat

Also: Palm oil free · No additives
5

Tomato & Bacon Pasta Bake

Cucina · 495 g

c NOVA 1 70 kcal 4.9 g sugar 1.9 g protein 6 g fat

Also: Palm oil free · Vegan · Vegetarian
6

Cremosa Pasta Sauce

Bertolli

c NOVA 1 77 kcal 6.1 g sugar 1.7 g protein 3.8 g fat

Also: No additives
7

Spicy Chilli Bolognese

Dolmio · 500g

a NOVA 3 42 kcal 6 g sugar 1.6 g protein 0.4 g fat

Also: Palm oil free
8

Tomato & lentil ragu

Heinz · 1 350g

a NOVA 3 79 kcal 3.4 g sugar 3.4 g protein 2.4 g fat

Also: Palm oil free · Vegan · Vegetarian
9

Arrabbiata Sauce

M&S Food · 350 g

a NOVA 3 89 kcal 6 g sugar 1.7 g protein 6 g fat

Also: Palm oil free · Vegan · Vegetarian
10

Tomatoe stir in

Tesco

a NOVA 3 45 kcal 6.2 g sugar 1.5 g protein 0.5 g fat

Also: No additives

How we built this list

We ranked all published pasta sauces 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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