Pestos Roundup
We analyzed 45 products to help you choose the healthiest & safest options.
Detailed Reviews (Page 2)

Vegan Kale, Cashew & Basil Pesto
Ingredients: KALE, OLIVE OIL BLEND (OLIVE OIL, EXTRA VIRGIN OLIVE OIL), WATER, BASIL, CASHEW BUTTER (DRY ROASTED CASHEWS, SUNFLOWER OIL, GARLIC, LEMON JUICE, SEA SALT, BLACK PEPPER.
The Good
- ● Excellent Health Score
- ● Sugar Free
The Bad
- ● Ultra Processed

Pesto Sauce
Ingredients: basil, olive oil, cashew nuts, sunflower oil, grana padano cheese (milk, salt, rennet, lysozyme from egg (preservative)), water, salt, sugar, pine nuts, lactic acid, garlic powder,
The Good
- ● Excellent Health Score
- ● Low Sugar
The Bad
- ● Ultra Processed

Pesto
Ingredients: % dv amountiserving nutrition amountiserving facts total fat 27g 35% total carb, 3g 1% hod 10 sevings sat, fat 5g trans fat og 25% fiber 1g total sugars og e container serving size cholesterol 15mg 14 cup (62g) 5% hd, 0g adte surans ph sodium 700mg 30% protein 6g calories ering 4i0 vitamín d o • calcium 15% • iron 4% potassun npedients: basil, parmesan cheese (pasteurized part skim coms mll cheese culture, salt, enzymes), vegetable oil blend (canola ol olue dl smflower oil, minced garlic, salt, turmeric oleoresin color, roman cheese made from cow's milk (pasteurized milk, cheese cuipes, salt, enzymes), pine nuts, citric acid, ascorbic kod preseriative, rosemary extract, spices, containce: milk, pine nuts, feplacajo
The Good
- ● Excellent Health Score
- ● Sugar Free
The Bad
- ● Ultra Processed

Pesto creamy genovese
Ingredients: sunflower oil, basil, cashews, grana padano cheese (cultured milk, salt, enzymes [egg]), whey powder, salt, pecorino romano cheese (sheep's milk, salt, enzymes), sugar, extra virgin olive oil, basil extract, natural flavor (milk), garlic, buttermilk powde
The Good
- ● Convenient Snack
The Bad
- ● Ultra Processed

Rustic Basil Pesto Sauce
Ingredients: Basil, sunflower oil, spinach, garlic, grana padano cheese (cultured milk, salt, enzymes [eggs]), salt, cashews, potato flakes, pecorino romano cheese (cultured milk, salt, enzymes), lactic acid, yeast extract, natural basil flavor.
The Good
- ● Excellent Health Score
- ● Sugar Free
The Bad
- ● Ultra Processed

Basil pesto
Ingredients: Basil, sunflower oil, salt, ascorbic acid, oil blend, pasteurized part-skim milk, Parmesan cheese cultures, enzymes, water, potato flakes, garlic, Contains milk
The Good
- ● Excellent Health Score
- ● Sugar Free
The Bad
- ● Ultra Processed

Alla Genocese Pesto
Ingredients: Basil, olive oil, sunflower oil, cashews, Grana Padano cheese (milk, salt, enzymes, lysozyme from egg), potato flakes, salt, lactic acid, sugar, pine nuts, garlic puree, ascorbic acid. Contains: milk, egg, tree nuts (cashews, pine nuts). May contain other tree nuts (almonds, walnuts, pistachio), peanuts, fish (tuna, salmon, anchovies), soy.
The Good
- ● Low Sugar
The Bad
- ● Contains Peanut

Tomato & Almond Pesto
Ingredients: TOMATO PULP 52%, DRY TOMATO 21%, BASIL, EXTRA VIRGIN OLIVE OIL, TOMATO PASTE 5%, ALMONDS 4%, SALT, GARLIC, OREGANO, CHILI PEPPER, ACID: CITRIC ACID
The Good
- ● Excellent Health Score
- ● Sugar Free
- ● Clean Ingredients
The Bad
- ● Ultra Processed

Pesto Rosso with Mascarpone
Ingredients: tomato pulp 26%, tomato paste 23%, olive oil, mascarpone cheese 14% (cream, citric acid), dried rehydrated tomato flakes 5%, cashew flour 3,9%, basil 2,5%, Grana Padano PDO cheese 2% (milk, salt, rennet, egg lysozyme), Pecorino Romano PDO cheese 2% made from sheep's milk (sheep's milk, salt, rennet), maltodextrin from corn, dextrose, salt, walnuts 1%, oregano, powdered chili pepper, lactic acid
The Good
- ● Excellent Health Score
- ● Sugar Free
The Bad
- ● Ultra Processed

Green Pesto Alla Genovese Organic
Ingredients: Basil*, Sunflower Oil*, Parmigiano Reggiano Cheese* (Cow's Milk*, Salt, Rennet), Cane Sugar, Extra-Virgin Olive Oil*, Cashew nuts*, Pine Nuts*, Potato Flakes, Salt, Garlic Powder*, Citric Acid, Lactic Acid
The Good
- ● Excellent Health Score
- ● Sugar Free
The Bad
- ● Ultra Processed

Sun-Dried Tomato Pesto Rosso
Ingredients: 25% Extra Virgin Olive Oil, 23% Tomato Purée, Tomato Preparation (Water, 10% Dried Tomatoes, Salt, Sugar Acidity Regulator: Lactic Acid; Antioxidant: Ascorbic Acid), 10% Double Concentrated Tomato Paste, 7.4% Basil, 3.5% Pecorino Romano Cheese P.D.O. (Sheep's Milk), 2% Parmigiano Reggiano Cheese P.D.O. (Milk), 2% Pine Nuts, Garlic, Sugar, Beetroot Powder, Salt, Acidity Regulator: Lactic Acid; Antioxidant: Ascorbic Acid.
The Good
- ● Excellent Health Score
The Bad
- ● Ultra Processed

HELDENKRAUT Bärlauch-Chili-Pesto
Ingredients: 49% Bärlauch (zert. Wildsammlung), 45% Olivenöl nativ extra*, 4% Alexandersalz, 2% Chili* *Aus kontr. biol. Anbau
The Good
- ● Excellent Health Score
- ● Sugar Free
- ● Clean Ingredients
The Bad
- ● Ultra Processed

Traditional Basil Pesto Sauce & Spread
Ingredients: BASIL, SOYBEAN OIL, GARLIC, PARMESAN CHEESE (CULTURED PART-SKIM MILK, SALT, ENZYMES), OLIVE OIL, SALT, CONTAINS 2% OR LESS OF: SPICE, LACTIC ACID, CITRIC ACID, WATER, NATURAL FLAVOR.
The Good
- ● Excellent Health Score
- ● Sugar Free
The Bad
- ● Ultra Processed

Finest Pesto With Fresh Basil
Ingredients: Basil (25%), Rapeseed Oil, Extra Virgin Olive Oil (18%), Medium Fat Hard Cheese (_Milk_), Lemon Juice, Pecorino Medium Fat Hard Cheese (_Milk_), Toasted Pine Nuts, Garlic Puree, Salt, Potato Starch
The Good
- ● Excellent Health Score
- ● Low Sugar
The Bad
- ● Ultra Processed

Basil Pesto
Ingredients: basil blend (genovese basil d.0.p., sunfluwer oil, sea salt) sunflower oil, parmesan cheese, (pasteurized part-skim cow's milk, cheese cultures, sea salt, enzymes), pine nuts, extra virgin olive oil, pecorino romano d.o.p.cheese (sheep's milk, rennet, salt), fresh garlic, ascorbic acid, citric acid, black pepper. contains: milk, pine nuts.
The Good
- ● Excellent Health Score
- ● Sugar Free
The Bad
- ● Ultra Processed
