Specially Selected • 190 g
Pesto Rosso
Product Insights
Pesto Rosso is a red pesto sauce from Aldi, sold in a 190 g glass jar with a metal lid, made in Italy and classified in the Fat and sauces (Dressings and sauces) group. It carries a Nutri‑Score of C and is placed in NOVA group 3, offering extra‑virgin olive oil, sundried tomatoes, basil and cheese but also contains added sugar, lactic acid (E270) and ascorbic acid (E300). The sauce is high in fat, provides moderate saturated fat and sugars while containing no added salt, and it is not suitable for milk‑allergic consumers due to pecorino romano and parmigiano reggiano cheeses.
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Comparative Analysis
Compared with typical condiments, Pesto Rosso contains less than half the average sugar (6.5 g vs 10.95 g) and virtually no salt, but its saturated fat (4.8 g) and protein (3.2 g) are above the category averages of 2.14 g and 2.1 g respectively.
Ingredients
extra virgin olive oil (27%), rehydrated sundried tomatoes (23%) paste, tomato purée, basil (7%), pecorino romano pdo cheese (3,5%) (milk) garlic parmigiano reggiano pdo cheese (2%) (milk), pine nuts (2%), sugar, salt, beetroot pr acidity regulator: lactic acid, antioxidant: ascorbic acid,
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