Prego

Rated at 3/5 green leaves, the Prego Hidden Super Veggies Traditional Pasta Sauce offers a middle-ground option for those seeking cleaner food choices. This sauce is a blend of tomato puree and a variety of vegetable purees, including sweet potato, carrot, cauliflower, butternut squash, spinach, and roasted red pepper, which contribute to its nutrient content. The product also contains diced tomatoes in tomato juice, sugar, salt, canola oil, dried onions, spices, citric acid, dried garlic, onion extract, and garlic extract.

The sauce is not organic, and it does not use non-GMO ingredients, which detracts from its overall green leaf rating. The inclusion of added sugars, specifically sugar and citric acid, further reduces its score. Canola oil, considered a harmful oil on the scoring system, also impacts the product’s rating negatively.

The product’s strength lies in its incorporation of a variety of vegetables, which may appeal to consumers looking to increase their vegetable intake. However, the presence of added sugars and canola oil, coupled with the lack of organic and non-GMO ingredients, positions the sauce in the average category of the health-conscious market.

The Prego Hidden Super Veggies Traditional Pasta Sauce garners a moderate score on the scale of cleaner food options due to these factors. It stands as an option for consumers who prioritize vegetable content in their sauces but are less focused on organic or non-GMO ingredients. This product represents a compromise between health-oriented features and areas where there is room for improvement in terms of cleaner ingredients.