Ready-made pasta sauces can be convenient, but watch out for sodium, even in natural and organic brands. Newman's Own Tomato & Basil Bombolina may be "all natural," but each half-cup serving has 620 milligrams of sodium - 250 more than Muir Glen Organic Tomato & Basil Pasta Sauce.
Newman's Own Tomato &
Basil Bombolina
Per serving ( 1/2 cup):
90 calories
2 grams protein
4.5 grams fat
0.5 gram saturated fat
13 grams carbohydrate
0 grams fiber
0 milligrams cholesterol
620 milligrams sodium
Muir Glen Organic Tomato
Basil Pasta Sauce
Per serving ( 1/2 cup):
60 calories
2 grams protein
1 gram fat
0 grams saturated fat
12 grams carbohydrate
2 grams fiber
0 milligrams cholesterol
370 milligrams sodium
Kate Shatzkin
