Prego Sauce, Heart Smart Traditional

Prego® Sauce, Heart Smart Traditional (23.5 oz) is the familiar jarred marinara you reach for on busy weeknights. You’ll find it in the pasta sauce aisle on supermarket shelves, alongside other jarred and canned tomato products, pasta, and pizza kits — often shelved with “family meal” staples like spaghetti, canned tomatoes, and ready-made meatballs. It’s positioned as a mainstream, family-oriented Italian-style sauce: a convenience product that leans on nostalgic, homey messaging — vine-ripened tomatoes, balanced herbs — while marketing a health-friendly angle with “Heart Smart,” lower sodium positioning, vegan and gluten-free claims, and “no high fructose corn syrup” and “no artificial colors.” The label suggests naturalness without organic certification. In plain processing terms, this is a shelf-stable, industrially prepared tomato sauce made from tomato puree and diced tomatoes with added sugar, a small amount of canola oil, dried seasonings and citric acid for stability. Sensory notes: a thick, smooth, spoonable red sauce with a bright tomato base, gentle herbal basil and garlic notes, and a slightly sweet finish from added sugar. It comes in a screw-top jar intended to be heated in a pan or microwave and spooned over pasta, used as a dipping sauce for breadsticks, or spread as a quick pizza base — rituals that emphasize speed and family meals. Prego’s brand voice targets busy parents and value-conscious shoppers who want the taste of a homemade tomato sauce with the convenience of a ready-to-use jar.