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Classico Sauce, Creamy Alfredo
Pasta & Pasta Sauce
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Classico Sauce, Creamy Alfredo

Classico
15 oz
Available at Foodtown
50
Calories
1g
Protein
1g
Sugars
400mg
Sodium
48
Ingredients

What You Should Know

Classico Creamy Alfredo (15 oz) is the familiar jarred Alfredo many shoppers pass by in the pasta and jarred sauces aisle, shelved alongside other ready-made tomato and cream sauces and near shelf-stable pastas and pesto tubs. It reads as an easy, indulgent shortcut for weeknight pasta or a simple crowd-pleasing dinner addition for busy households. Occasions: quick family dinners, weekend pasta nights or a comforting movie-night meal where convenience and creamy flavor matter more than cooking from scratch. Brand positioning leans mainstream-Italian-American: accessible, comfort-oriented and family-friendly rather than artisanal or gourmet—targeting time-pressed adults and families who want a reliably creamy sauce with recognizable cheese and butter notes. Label characteristics include appetizer language that suggests creaminess and real cheese, a gluten-free usage suggestion in marketing copy, and a “natural flavor” term on the ingredient list; there is no organic certification or overtly “clean label” positioning, and no child-focused characters or bright kid branding. Processing context: this is an industrially produced jarred sauce that combines real dairy ingredients with stabilizers, modified starch and emulsifiers to maintain texture and shelf stability. Sensory details: thick, silky white sauce with a buttery mouthfeel, noticeable Parmesan tang and a faint bite of black pepper; packaged in a glass jar with a screw cap for easy storage and reheating—people typically simmer it briefly on the stove or heat in a pan, spoon it over hot pasta, and finish with extra cheese or herbs as a quick, ritualized weeknight plating step.

Nutrition Facts

Serving Size: 0.25 cup
Servings per Container: 7
Calories50
% Daily Value*
Total Fat3.5g4%
Saturated Fat0g0%
Sodium400mg17%
Total Carbohydrate0g0%
Total Sugars1g
Added Sugars1g2%
Protein1g
* The % Daily Value (DV) tells you how much a nutrient in a serving of food contributes to a daily diet. 2,000 calories a day is used for general nutrition advice.

Ingredients

WATER,, CREAM, (FROM, MILK),, PARMESAN, CHEESE, (CULTURED, PART-SKIM, MILK,, SALT,, ENZYMES),, MODIFIED, CORNSTARCH,, CONTAINS, LESS, THAN, 2%, OF, SALT,, SUGAR,, ENZYME, MODIFIED, EGG, YOLKS,, WHEY, PROTEIN, CONCENTRATE,, BUTTER, (CREAM),, DRIED, GARLIC,, XANTHAN, GUM,, BLACK, PEPPER,, LACTIC, ACID,, NATURAL, FLAVOR,, SODIUM, PHOSPHATE,, ENZYMES,, PASTEURIZED, MILK,, GUM, ACACIA,, CHEESE, CULTURE..

Dietary Labels

This product is not vegan, is gluten-free, and is not organic.

Ultra-Processing Assessment

NOVA Score:4 / 4

Ultra-Processed

Why this score?

Contains multiple industrial ingredients and additives (modified cornstarch, xanthan gum, enzyme-modified egg yolks, whey protein concentrate, sodium phosphate, gum acacia, natural flavors) and is a ready-to-heat formulated product, consistent with ultraprocessed foods.

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Common Questions about Classico Sauce, Creamy Alfredo

Well, that depends on your definition of healthy! This creamy delight has a moderate calorie count and contains some fats from cream and cheese, which can fit into a balanced diet. But if you're looking for something super low-calorie or high-protein, you might want to explore other options.

Perfect For

weekend-brunch
movie-night
meal-prep-sunday

Vibe:

comfortingconvenientindulgent
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