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Pestos Roundup

We analyzed 45 products to help you choose the healthiest & safest options.

Finding the perfect Pestos shouldn't feel like a guessing game. At CakeID, we take food transparency seriously. We have analyzed over 45 products in this category, breaking down every ingredient list to uncover hidden additives, excessive sugar levels, and potential allergens.

Whether you are searching for strictly Vegan options, Gluten-Free snacks, or simply want to avoid high-processed foods, our algorithm ranks products based on a comprehensive Health Score. Below is our definitive ranking of the safest and healthiest Pestos you can buy in 2026, sorted by their ingredient purity.

Editor's Quick Picks

Detailed Reviews

Calories
270
Sugar
4g
Trader Joe's

Lemon PESTO Sauce

Ingredients: SUNFLOWER SEED OIL, LEMON, WATER, GRANA PADANO CHEESE (MILK, SALT, RENNET, ), ALMONDS, SUGAR, LEMON ZEST, SALT, LACTIC ACID, NATURAL FLAVORS, VEGETABLE ANATO, COLOR), YEAST EXTRACT, GROUND BLACK PEPPER., MILK, EGG, ALMOND.

The Good

  • ● Excellent Health Score
  • ● Low Sugar

The Bad

  • ● Ultra Processed
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Calories
355
Sugar
0g
Trader Joe's

Olive and Basil Pesto Sauce

Ingredients: GREEN OLIVES (GREEN OLIVES, SALT, CITRIC ACID (ACIDIFIER]), SUNFLOWER OIL, ALMONDS, EXTRA VIRGIN OLIVE OIL, BASIL PESTO (OLIVE OIL, SUNFLOWER OIL, DRIED BASIL, SALT, WALNUTS, WHEY, GARLIC, PINE NUTS, WHITE WINE VINEGAR, HARD CHEESE AND PARMESAN CHEESE BLEND [MILK, SALT, ANIMAL RENNET, MICROBIAL ENZYME], CITRIC ACID (ACIDIFIER), LACTIC ACID), DRIED BASIL, CONTAINS MILK, ALMOND, PINE NUT, WALNUT, MAY CONTAIN PEANUT

The Good

  • ● Excellent Health Score
  • ● Sugar Free

The Bad

  • ● Contains Peanut
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Calories
421
Sugar
2g
Gotham Greens

Vegan Pesto

Ingredients: Extra Virgin Olive Oil, Fresh Gotham Greens Basil, Pine Nuts, Lemon Juice, Garlic, Sea Salt.

The Good

  • ● Excellent Health Score
  • ● Low Sugar
  • ● Clean Ingredients

The Bad

  • ● Ultra Processed
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Calories
600
Sugar
3g
Wegmans

Basil Pesto Sauce

Ingredients: Olive Oil, Cashew, Basil, Sunflower Seed Oil, Grana Padano Cheese (Milk, Salt, Rennet, Egg Lysozyme), Salt, Pine Nuts, Lactic Acid, Dehydrated Garlic, Black Pepper, Ascorbic Acid.

The Good

  • ● Excellent Health Score
  • ● Low Sugar

The Bad

  • ● Ultra Processed
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Calories
0
Sugar
0g
Accademia Toscana

Basil Pesto Sauce

Ingredients: BASIL, SUNFLOWER OIL, CHEESES (COW'S MILK, SHEEP'S MILK, SALT, RENNET, LISOZYME FROM EGG AS PRESERVATIVE), CASHEW NUTS, WATER, SALT, POTATOES FLAKES, SUGAR, LATIC ACID, GLUCONO DELTA-LACTONE, PINE NUTS, GARLIC.

The Good

  • ● Excellent Health Score
  • ● Sugar Free

The Bad

  • ● Ultra Processed
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Calories
300
Sugar
3g
Jar Goods

Beet + Basil Pesto

Ingredients: Marinated Beets (Beets, Distilled Vinegar, Water), Basil, Extra Virgin Olive Oil, Organic High Oleic Sunflower Oil, Balsamic Vinegar, Walnuts, Salt.

The Good

  • ● Excellent Health Score
  • ● Low Sugar
  • ● Clean Ingredients

The Bad

  • ● Ultra Processed
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Calories
435
Sugar
0g
Valley Fine Foods Company

Kale pesto sauce

Ingredients: Parmesan cheese (pasteurized part skim milk, cheese cultures, salt, enzymes), canola oil, extra virgin olive oil, kale, basil, lemon juice, garlic, pine nuts, salt, spices.

The Good

  • ● Excellent Health Score
  • ● Sugar Free

The Bad

  • ● Ultra Processed
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Calories
357
Sugar
4g
Montalbano

Basil Pesto

Ingredients: basil, sunflower oil, water, potato flakes (potatoes, spices, sodium metabisulfite (preservative)), cashews, sugar, grana padano cheese (cow's milk, salt, rennet, lysozyme from egg (preservative)), extra virgin olive oil, pecorino romano cheese (sheep's milk, salt, rennet), pine nuts, garlic, salt, glucono delta-lactone (acidity regulator),

The Good

  • ● Low Sugar

The Bad

  • ● Contains Sodium Metabisulfite
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Calories
417
Sugar
8g
Unknown

Red pesto

Ingredients: sunflower seed oil, sundried tomatoes, tomatoes, salt, diced tomatoes, tomato paste, extra virgin olive oil, hard cheese, milk, salt, rennet, egg white lysozyme, basil, cashews, garlic, sea salt

The Good

  • ● Excellent Health Score

The Bad

  • ● Ultra Processed
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Calories
517
Sugar
3g
Rana Meal Solutions Llc

Basil Pesto

Ingredients: SAUCE (BASIL, SUNFLOWER OIL, SALT), SUNFLOWER OIL, PARMESAN CHEESE (PART-SKIMMED MILK, SALT, ENZYMES), EXTRA VIRGIN OLIVE OIL, PECORINO ROMANO CHEESE (SHEEP MILK, SALT, RENNET), PINE NUTS, LACTOSE, GARLIC, DEHYDRATED POTATOES, NONFAT DRY MILK, VEGETABLE FIBER, LACTIC ACID, NATURAL FLAVOR, ASCORBIC ACID, SPICE.

The Good

  • ● Excellent Health Score
  • ● Low Sugar

The Bad

  • ● Ultra Processed
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Calories
468
Protein
11g
Buitoni

Pesto with basil

Ingredients: Basil, extra virgin olive oil, canola oil, parmesan cheese (cultured part-skim milk, salt, enzymes), romano cheese (cultured part-skim cow's milk, salt, enzymes), reduced lactose whey, water, whey protein concentrate, pine nuts, garlic puree, walnuts, salt, spice.

The Good

  • ● Excellent Health Score

The Bad

  • ● Ultra Processed
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Calories
383
Sugar
0g
Cento

Organic pesto sauce

Ingredients: organic basil, organic sunflower oil, organic parmigiano reggiano pdo (milk, salt, rennet), organic extra virgin olive oil, salt, organic potato starch, organic pine nuts ascorbic acid, lactic acid. contains: milk and tree nuts (pine nuts) not produced with genetic engineering.

The Good

  • ● Excellent Health Score
  • ● Sugar Free

The Bad

  • ● Contains Tree Nuts
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Calories
383
Sugar
0g
Signature Select

Traditional Basil Pesto Sauce

Ingredients: BASIL, SOYBEAN OIL, GARLIC, ROMANO CHEESE (COW'S MILK, CHEESE CULTURES, SALT, ENZYMES), EXTRA VIRGIN OLIVE OIL, SALT, LACTIC ACID, CITRIC ACID, NATURAL FLAVORS, SPICE.

The Good

  • ● Excellent Health Score
  • ● Sugar Free

The Bad

  • ● Ultra Processed
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Calories
15
Sugar
1g
Knorr, Unilever

Pasta sauce mix

Ingredients: Maltodextrin, salt, garlic powder, potato starch, sugar, parmesan and romano cheeses (pasteurized milk, cheese cultures, salt, enzymes), spinach powder, parsley*, whey, basil*, hydrolyzed corn protein, corn starch, high oleic sunflower oil, garlic*, natural flavor (soy), guar gum, disodium guanylate, disodium inosinate, soybean oil, sulfites (used to protect quality).

The Good

  • ● Low Sugar

The Bad

  • ● Ultra Processed
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Calories
447
Sugar
4g
Priano

Alla genovese pesto

Ingredients: OLIVE OIL, BASIL, SUNFLOWER OIL, CASHEW NUTS, GRANA PADANO CHEESE (MILK, SALT, RENNET, LYSOZYME FROM EGG (PRESERVATIVE), SALT, GARLIC POWDER, LACTIC ACID, SUGAR, PINE NUTS.

The Good

  • ● Excellent Health Score
  • ● Low Sugar

The Bad

  • ● Ultra Processed
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Calories
127
Sugar
0g
Trader Joe's

Organic Roasted Red Pepper and Almond Pesto Sauce

Ingredients: GREDIENTS: ORGANIC RED BELL PEPPERS, ORGANIC PECORINO ROMANO CHEESE PDO ORGA SHEEP'S MILK, SALT, ORGANIC ANIMAL RENNET), ORGANE SUNFLOWER OIL, ORGANIC ALMONDS ORGANIC ONIONS, ORGANIC EXTRA VIRGIN OLIVE OIL ORGANIC BASIL, ORGANIC CANE SUGAR ORGANIC APPLE CIDER VINEGAR, ORGANIC MARJORAM ORGANIC GARLIC IN BRINE (ORGAN GARLIC, WATER, SALT, CITRIC ACID [ACIDIFIER]), ORGANIC PAPRIKA.

The Good

  • ● Excellent Health Score
  • ● Sugar Free

The Bad

  • ● Ultra Processed
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Calories
90
Sugar
0g
International Delicacies Inc.

Genovese basil pesto

Ingredients: basil, sunflower oil, water, brazil nuts, grana padano cheese, parmesan cheese, potato starch, salt, garlic, pine nuts, sugar, citric acid and ascorbic acid,

The Good

  • ● Excellent Health Score
  • ● Sugar Free

The Bad

  • ● Ultra Processed
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Calories
500
Sugar
0g
G.L. Mezzetta Inc

Sauce pesto basil italian home made

Ingredients: extra virgin olive oil, fresh basil, parmesan cheese (milk, cheese cultures, enzymes, salt), water, almonds, sea salt, fresh garlic, pine nuts, lactic acid, spices, rosemary extract, ascorbic acid,

The Good

  • ● Excellent Health Score
  • ● Sugar Free

The Bad

  • ● Ultra Processed
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Calories
622
Sugar
7g
Delallo

Simply Pesto

Ingredients: OLIVE OIL, FRESH BASIL, CASHEW NUTS, PARMIGIANO-REGGIANO CHEESE (COW'S MILK, CHEESE RENNET, SALT), PECORINO ROMANO CHEESE (SHEEP'S MILK, CHEESE RENNET, SALT, WHEY, SKIMMED POWDER MILK, PINE NUTS, GARLIC, SALT.

The Good

  • ● Excellent Health Score

The Bad

  • ● Ultra Processed
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Calories
467
Sugar
3g
De Cecco

Pesto Alla Genovese

Ingredients: basil, extra virgin olive oil, cashew flour, Parmigiano Reggiano PDO cheese, salt, pine nuts, potato flakes, sugar, lactic acid, ascorbic acid

The Good

  • ● Excellent Health Score
  • ● Low Sugar
  • ● Clean Ingredients

The Bad

  • ● Ultra Processed
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Calories
100
Sugar
2g
Great Value

Basil Pesto

Ingredients: Nutrition Facts Servings: about, Serv, size: 114 cup (60g), Amounter sering: Calories 60, Total Fat 1g 24% DV), Sat Fat 3g (15% DV), Trans Fat0g, Cholest, <5mg (1% DV), Sodium 550mg (24% DV), Total Carb 4g (1% DV), Fiber 1g (4% DV), Total Sugars 1g (Incl Og Added Sugars, 0% DV), Protein 3g, Vit D (4% DV, Calcium (8% DV), lron (0% DV), Potas (2% DV) INGREDIEITS: BASIL, SUNFLOWER OIL, EXTRA VIRGNORE OL β€’ GRANA PADANO DOP CHEESE COW MILK, SALT, REMNET BS (ISOTIME PRESERVATVE), CASHEW NUTS, POTATO STARSH * POTATO FLAKES SODIUM METABSULPHITE PRESERVATIE, * HE FRONSHEPS MIK SHEEP MILK SAL, RAMET BUNS STROP SAL, PEROTS, GARLIC, PLANORS, LACTICADD

The Good

  • ● Excellent Health Score
  • ● Low Sugar

The Bad

  • ● Ultra Processed
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Calories
317
Sugar
5g
Aldi

Rosso Pesto

Ingredients: sunflower oil, tomato puree, rehydrated tomatoes, romano cheese, pecorino romano cheese, salt, rice flour, sugar, basil, garlic, natural flavor, spices

The Good

  • ● Convenient Snack

The Bad

  • ● Ultra Processed
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Calories
562
Sugar
0g
Prego

Basil Pesto

Ingredients: Basil, soybean oil, garlic, romano cheese (part-skim cow's milk, cultures, salt, enzymes), extra virgin olive oil, sea salt, contains less than 1% of: lactic acid, citric acid, rosemary extract, oregano, water.

The Good

  • ● Excellent Health Score
  • ● Sugar Free

The Bad

  • ● Ultra Processed
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Calories
583
Sugar
2g
Rana Meal Solutions Llc

Basil Pesto

Ingredients: Basil blend (genovese basil, sunflower oil, salt), sunflower oil, extra virgin olive oil, parmesan cheese (pasteurized cultured milk, salt, enzymes), almonds, pecorino cheese (pasteurized cultured sheep milk, rennet, salt), pine nuts, lactose, garlic, 2% or less of vegetable fiber, ascorbic acid, black pepper, dehydrated potatoes, lactic acid, natural flavors, nonfat dry milk.

The Good

  • ● Excellent Health Score
  • ● Low Sugar

The Bad

  • ● Ultra Processed
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Calories
468
Protein
11g
Buitoni

Pesto with basil

Ingredients: Basil, extra virgin olive oil, canola oil, parmesan cheese (cultured part-skim milk, salt, enzymes), romano cheese (cultured part-skim cow's milk, salt, enzymes), reduced lactose whey, water, whey protein concentrate, pine nuts, garlic puree, walnuts, salt, spice.

The Good

  • ● Excellent Health Score
  • ● Low Sugar

The Bad

  • ● Ultra Processed
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Calories
0
Sugar
0g
Organics

organics

Ingredients: BASIL*, SUNFLOWER OIL*, CASHEW*, POTATO FLAKES" POR POSEMARY EXTRACT*), TOFU* (WATER, SOYBEANS*, MAGNESIUM CH L 0OAGULANT), EXTRA-VIRGIN OLIVE OIL*, PINE NUTS*, SALT, CANE SUBAR BARLIC POWDER*, CITRIC ACID. *ORGANIΔ†. CONTAINS: SOY, TREE NUTS (CASHEW, PINE NUT). MAY CONTAIN: FISH (ANCHOVY), MILK, PEANUT ÁND OTHER TREE NUTS (ALNOND

The Good

  • ● Sugar Free

The Bad

  • ● Contains Peanut
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Calories
350
Sugar
0g
Trader Joe's

Genova Pesto

Ingredients: mate: Candla (Basil, Parmesan Cheese (Pasteur apar, Gnymes, Povedered Cellulose), Walnuts, Garlic,

The Good

  • ● Excellent Health Score
  • ● Sugar Free
  • ● Clean Ingredients

The Bad

  • ● Ultra Processed
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Calories
567
Sugar
2g
Seggiano

Fresh Basil Pesto Genovese

Ingredients: Olive oil, cashew nuts, fresh basil (30%), sea salt, pine nuts.

The Good

  • ● Excellent Health Score
  • ● Low Sugar
  • ● Clean Ingredients

The Bad

  • ● Ultra Processed
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Calories
383
Sugar
4g
Priano

Pesto rosso

Ingredients: sunflower oil sundried tomatoes, tomato puree, double concentrated tomato paste, basil, grana padano cheese (milk, salt, rennet lisozyme from egg [preservative, cashew nuts, pecorino romano cheese on (sheep's milk, salt, rennet), salt, garlic powder, citric acid, contains: milk for egg, tree nuts (cashews), may contain traces of peanuts,

The Good

  • ● Low Sugar

The Bad

  • ● Contains Peanut
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Calories
367
Sugar
3g
Trader Joe's

Basil Pesto Sauce

Ingredients: BASIL, SUNFLOWER SEED OIL, OLIVE OIL, PINE NUTS, HARD CHEESE [MILK, SALT, MICROBIAL RENNET], PARMIGIANO REGGIANO CHEESE (MILK, SALT, ANIMAL RENNET], PECORINO ROMANO CHEESE (SHEEPS MILK, SALT, ANIMAL RENNET), GLUCOSE, SALT, GARLIC, LACTIC ACID, NATURAL FLAVORS, CORNSTARCH

The Good

  • ● Excellent Health Score
  • ● Low Sugar

The Bad

  • ● Ultra Processed
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Frequently Asked Questions

Are products in the Pestos category always vegan?+
Not necessarily. We analyzed over 45 products in the Pestos category on CakeID. While some are plant-based, many contain hidden animal ingredients like milk powder, whey, or gelatin. Always check the "Is Vegan" status on our product pages.
How does CakeID rank the best Pestos?+
We rank Pestos based on their nutritional value, ingredient cleanliness (fewer additives), and vegan compatibility. Products with lower sugar and simpler ingredients rank higher.
Can I find low-calorie Pestos here?+
Yes! Our list highlights the nutritional details of each product. Look for the "Calories" badge on the product cards above to find low-calorie options.
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