Pasta Sauce

Classico

Classico Traditional Sweet Basil Marinara

Below Average Low confidence

Score breakdown

Ingredient Integrity 52

Contains calcium chloride red flag and sugar as third ingredient despite acceptable base ingredients

Processing Level 45

Reconstituted tomato puree and granulated garlic/onion indicate standard industrial processing over premium methods

Evidence & Transparency 15

Zero sourcing information beyond USA origin and no certifications to verify quality claims

Product Quality 45

Sugar as third ingredient and calcium chloride firming agent undermine natural sauce positioning

Full details

Ingredients

Tomato puree (watertomato paste)diced tomatoes in juice (tomatoestomato juicecitric acidcalcium chloride)sugarcontains less than 2% of onionssaltbasilspicesgarlicolive oilgranulated oniongranulated garlic

Sourcing

Made in the USA. No specific farm or ingredient sourcing claims identified beyond country of origin.

Transparency notes

Country of origin explicitly stated. Full ingredient list publicly available on multiple retailer pages. No additional transparency claims (fair trade, farm-specific sourcing, etc.) found for this SKU.

Origin USA
Last verified June 2026