Top 10 · Updated October 2026

Lowest-Calorie Pestos

The 10 lightest pestos products on this list range from 51 to 110 kcal per 100 g. The pestos with the fewest calories per 100 g, so you can compare energy density at a glance. We checked 747 pestos with complete data.

  1. 1 Pesto salad dressing

    Pesto salad dressing

    Aldi
    a NOVA 4 51 kcal 1.3 g sugar 0.1 g protein 5 g fat

    Also: Palm oil free

  2. 2 Salsa podomodoro e basilico

    Salsa podomodoro e basilico

    Pasta & Company
    c 58 kcal 3.9 g sugar 1.3 g protein 3.8 g fat
  3. 3 Pesto di cime di rapa

    Pesto di cime di rapa

    Gargano sapori
    c 66 kcal 0.3 g sugar 3 g protein 5.5 g fat
  4. 4 Pesto cicoria fave

    Pesto cicoria fave

    Gargano sapori
    c 66 kcal 0.3 g sugar 3 g protein 5.5 g fat
  5. 5 Pesto alle cime di rapa

    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. 6 Pesto alla trapanese

    Pesto alla trapanese

    Scyavuru
    c 85 kcal 4 g sugar 2 g protein 6 g fat
  7. 7 Creamy basil pesto

    Creamy basil pesto

    Oregon · 14.5 oz
    d NOVA 4 100 kcal 0 g sugar 1.7 g protein 7.5 g fat
  8. 8 Pesto Calabrese

    Pesto Calabrese

    Monti
    d 106 kcal 8.4 g sugar 2.2 g protein 5.9 g fat

    Also: No additives

  9. 9 Pesto alla calabrese

    Pesto alla calabrese

    Saclà
    c 107 kcal 7 g sugar 5 g protein 4.9 g fat
  10. 10 Pesto di peperoncini piccanti

    Pesto di peperoncini piccanti

    c 110 kcal 0 g sugar 1.2 g protein 12 g fat

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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