Pasta sauces
Classico Italian Sausage sauce
24 oz
Score
- Contains added sugars
- Seed-oil free
Why it scores 44
Classico Italian Sausage sauce scores 44 out of 100 (Okay) under GoodSwap’s published rules. What moved the score most:
- minus 20 points Sausage and cured meats: IARC classifies processed meat (cured, salted, smoked or fermented) as Group 1, based on colorectal cancer; each 50 g eaten daily is linked to an 18% higher risk. Regulatory
- minus 20 points Sugar: An added sugar. Strong
- minus 8 points Processed (NOVA 3): Classified NOVA 3: processed with added salt, sugar or oil. Emerging
Every line of the math is on The Receipt below, with its evidence tier and sources.
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The same kind of product, at least 10 points higher, sold in the US. Never paid placements.
The Receipt
Classico Italian Sausage sauce
Ingredients
- Sausage and cured meats minus 20 points
- Sugar minus 20 points
- Calcium chloride minus 2.5 points
Processing
- Processed (NOVA 3) minus 8 points
Nutrition per 100 g
- Sugars 4.8 g / 100 g minus 3 points
- Salt 1 g / 100 g minus 3 points
100 − 56.5 = 43.5 → 44
Can’t score above 79. Contains sausage and cured meats, an ingredient of high concern. [1][2][3][4][5]
Nutrition per 100 g
| Energy | 48 kcal |
|---|---|
| Fat | 1.6 g |
| Saturated fat | 0 g |
| Trans fat | 0 g |
| Carbohydrates | 7.2 g |
| Sugars | 4.8 g |
| Added sugars | 0.8 g |
| Fiber | 1.6 g |
| Protein | 2.4 g |
| Salt | 1 g |
Serving: 0.5 cup (125 g)
Ingredients
- TOMATO PUREE (WATER, TOMATO PASTE)
- DICED TOMATOES IN JUICE (TOMATOES, TOMATO JUICE, CITRIC ACID, CALCIUM CHLORIDE)
- WATER
- GREEN BELL PEPPERS
- COOKED ITALIAN SAUSAGE (PORK, SPICES, SALT, SUGAR, GARLIC POWDER) (high concern)
- ONION
- SUGAR (high concern)
- SALT
- GARLIC
- OLIVE OIL
- SPICES
- CITRIC ACID
- GRANULATED GARLIC
- GRANULATED ONION
Label text, as published
TOMATO PUREE (WATER, TOMATO PASTE), DICED TOMATOES IN JUICE (TOMATOES, TOMATO JUICE, CITRIC ACID, CALCIUM CHLORIDE), WATER, GREEN BELL PEPPERS, COOKED ITALIAN SAUSAGE (PORK, SPICES, SALT, SUGAR, GARLIC POWDER), ONION, CONTAINS 2% OR LESS OF: SUGAR, SALT, GARLIC, OLIVE OIL, SPICES, CITRIC ACID, GRANULATED GARLIC, GRANULATED ONION
Allergens and diets
- Not vegan
- Not vegetarian
- Palm-oil-free
Always check the package: recipes change.
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More from Classico
Sources
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IARC Monographs evaluate consumption of red meat and processed meat (Press Release No. 240)
“Processed meat was classified as carcinogenic to humans (Group 1), based on sufficient evidence in humans that the consumption of processed meat causes colorectal cancer.”
iarc.who.int
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Guideline: sugars intake for adults and children
“In both adults and children, WHO recommends reducing the intake of free sugars to less than 10% of total energy intake”
who.int
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Dietary Guidelines for Americans, 2025–2030
“Limit foods and beverages that include artificial flavors, petroleum-based dyes, artificial preservatives, and low-calorie non-nutritive sweeteners.”
cdn.realfood.gov
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Added and free sugars should be as low as possible
“Sugar consumption is a known cause of dental caries.”
efsa.europa.eu
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“For adults, WHO recommends less than 2000 mg/day of sodium (equivalent to less than 5 g/day salt), or just under a teaspoon.”
who.int