Top 10 · Updated October 2026

Least Processed Pestos

2 of the top 10 pestos products sit in NOVA group 1 — the least processed end of the scale. The pestos with the lowest NOVA processing group — fewer industrial ingredients and additives. We checked 244 pestos with complete data.

1

Pesto Steinpilz

Rapunzel · 120g

c NOVA 1 165 kcal 1 g sugar 2 g protein 16 g fat

Also: Palm oil free · Vegan · Vegetarian
2

Pesto Basilikum

Flaschenweise · 100ml

d NOVA 1 520 kcal 2.2 g sugar 7.5 g protein 54.4 g fat

Also: Palm oil free · No additives
3

Pesto à la Pistache

Aldi · 180 g ℮

a NOVA 3 352 kcal 1.4 g sugar 9.5 g protein 33.2 g fat

Also: Palm oil free · Vegan · Vegetarian
4

Pesto de courgettes

Biothentic · 200 g

a NOVA 3 161 kcal 1.6 g sugar 1.9 g protein 16 g fat

Also: Palm oil free · No additives
5

Pesto alle cime di rapa

Gargano sapori

a NOVA 3 85 kcal 1.9 g sugar 2.7 g protein 7.4 g fat

Also: Palm oil free · Vegan · Vegetarian
6

Spicy pepper pesto

Saclà · 185 ml

a NOVA 3 344 kcal 3.6 g sugar 9.8 g protein 18.7 g fat

Also: Palm oil free
7

Tomato & Almond Pesto

Seggiano

a NOVA 3

Also: Palm oil free
8

Red lentil & tomato pesto

Holland & Barrett · 190g

b NOVA 3 142 kcal 4.4 g sugar 2.6 g protein 9.3 g fat

Also: Palm oil free · Vegan · Vegetarian
9

Italian Organic Chilli & Garlic Pesto

Mr Organic · 190g

b NOVA 3 155 kcal 4.4 g sugar 1.4 g protein 13.4 g fat

Also: Palm oil free
10

Pesto d’aubergines

Bio Gustiamo · 140 g

c NOVA 3 302 kcal 2.9 g sugar 2.1 g protein 30 g fat

Also: Palm oil free · Vegan · Vegetarian

How we built this list

We ranked all published 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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