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Sacla' Sun-Dried Tomato Pesto: nutrition, salt and what the label does not tell you
A standard serving of Sacla' Sun-Dried Tomato Pesto (45g) contains 166 kcal, 1.13g of salt and 2.48g of sugar. It is classified as NOVA 3 — processed food under the NOVA food processing system.
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Nutrition by serving
Nutrition by serving: Sacla' Sun-Dried Tomato Pesto
Serving
Calories
Salt
Sugar
= teaspoons
Protein
Pesto serving (45g per 100g pasta)
166 kcal
1.13g
2.48g
0.6 tsp
2.03g
Pesto serving (50g)
185 kcal
1.25g
2.75g
0.7 tsp
2.25g
Salt highlighted in amber above 15% of adult daily limit (6g), red above 33%. Sugar highlighted similarly against 30g adult daily free sugar limit. Teaspoons calculated at 4g per teaspoon (level teaspoon of granulated sugar).
Sacla' Sun-Dried Tomato Pesto contains 369 kcal, 35g of fat (5.5g saturated), 8g of carbohydrate (5.5g sugar), 4.5g of protein and 2.5g of salt per 100g.
Sacla' Sun-Dried Tomato Pesto uses 35% sun-dried tomatoes, giving it a deeper, more intense tomato-umami flavour than fresh tomato sauces and a significantly higher calorie density (369 kcal per 100g) than any tomato pasta sauce in this guide. At 5.5g of sugar per 100g, the concentrated tomatoes contribute more natural sugar than in standard tomato sauces. Figures from the official Sacla' UK product page.
NOVA food processing classification
NOVA 3 — processed food
Lactic acid (acidity regulator) — otherwise all whole food ingredients.
The NOVA classification system groups foods by the extent and purpose of processing. NOVA 3 covers foods that have been processed using salt, sugar, oil or other culinary substances, but without industrial additives.
Sacla' Sun-Dried Tomato Pesto is classified as NOVA 3 — processed food under the NOVA food processing system.
Salt
Sacla' Sun-Dried Tomato Pesto contains 2.5g of salt per 100g. A pesto serving (45g per 100g pasta) delivers 1.13g of salt, 19% of the adult daily limit of 6g.
At 2.5g of salt per 100g this is a high-salt product by UK Food Standards Agency standards (above 1.5g per 100g counts as high). Pasta sauce is often eaten alongside other salty components — Parmesan cheese, bread, cured meat — so the cumulative salt load of a pasta meal can easily exceed the adult daily limit.
Sugar and added sugar
Sacla' Sun-Dried Tomato Pesto contains 5.5g of sugar per 100g. A pesto serving (45g per 100g pasta) delivers 2.48g of sugar. Tomatoes contain natural sugar (fructose), so some sugar content in any tomato-based sauce is expected. The key question is whether additional sugar has been added beyond what the tomatoes themselves provide.
Ingredients
Sun-dried tomato pesto
Sun-Dried Tomatoes (35%), Sunflower Seed Oil, Grana Padano (Milk) (11%), Cashew Nuts, Extra Virgin Olive Oil, Pine Kernels, Salt, Basil, Acidity Regulator (Lactic Acid). Uses 35% sun-dried tomatoes as the primary ingredient rather than fresh basil.
Pesto serving (45g per 100g pasta): 1.13g of salt (19% of the adult daily limit of 6g); Pesto serving (50g): 1.25g of salt (21% of the adult daily limit of 6g).
Sacla' Sun-Dried Tomato Pesto contains 5.5g of sugar per 100g. A pesto serving (45g per 100g pasta) delivers 2.48g of sugar. The sugar present is primarily from natural ingredients.
Sacla' Sun-Dried Tomato Pesto is classified as NOVA 3 — processed food. It contains only recognisable whole food ingredients without industrial additives.
A home-made tomato pasta sauce using tinned tomatoes, olive oil, garlic, basil and salt typically contains around 0.3g to 0.5g of salt per 100g (from the added salt alone), no modified starch, and no acidity regulators. The salt content of Sacla' Sun-Dried Tomato Pesto (2.5g per 100g) is higher than a home-made equivalent. The main difference is in the processing additives rather than the nutrition numbers.
Sacla' Sun-Dried Tomato Pesto does not contain meat, fish or other non-vegetarian ingredients in its standard recipe. It is suitable for vegetarians.
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Nutrition from official brand UK labels (Dolmio UK, Loyd Grossman UK, Sacla' UK, Napolina UK, Barilla UK), Action on Salt pasta sauce and pesto surveys (2009, 2017), Which? blind taste test 2023 (pesto), MadeForMums independent analysis, and UK supermarket product listings. NOVA classifications from ingredient lists at time of writing. For guidance only, not medical advice.
