Tesco
Tomato and mascarpone sweet and creamy pasta sauce
Product Insights
Tomato and mascarpone sweet and creamy pasta sauce, sold under the Tesco brand, is a ready-to-use pasta sauce classified in the 'Fat and sauces' and 'Dressings and sauces' food families. It carries a Nutri-Score of C, belongs to NOVA group 3, and provides 92 kcal per 100 g with moderate levels of fat (6.5 g), saturated fat (3.5 g), and salt (0.58 g) while keeping sugars low (2.8 g). The sauce benefits from a high vegetable content (about 79 % fruits and vegetables) and modest protein and fiber, but it is not vegan, contains dairy allergens and a higher than average saturated‑fat proportion.
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Comparative Analysis
Compared with the average pasta sauce, this sauce has about one‑quarter the sugar (2.8 g vs 10.9 g) and one‑tenth the salt (0.58 g vs 5.0 g), but its saturated fat (3.5 g) exceeds the typical level (2.1 g) while total fat remains lower.
Ingredients
tomato purée, tomato, skimmed milk, mascarpone full fat soft cheese, single cream, carrot, onion, medium fat hard cheese, rapeseed oil, water, cornflour, basil, salt, garlic purée, concentrated lemon juice, potato starch, white pepper
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