Saturated Fat Rich Sauces

Welcome to the list of the top 25 sauces highest in saturated fat content. Where the amount of saturated fat ranges from 13.18 g to 0.10 g per 100g. The top sauce is Sauce, alfredo mix, dry with the highest saturated fat content, which in 100g contains 13.18 g of saturated fat.

The total recommended daily allowance or RDA for saturated fat is 20 g. For the 100g serving of Sauce, alfredo mix, dry, which contains 13.18 g of saturated fat, the corresponding RDA saturated fat percentage is 66 %, which is the highest item from the list of sauces high in saturated fat.

Our proprietary nutritional density score gives a nutritional value out of 100 based on 9 different vitamins, minerals and macro nutrients. Sauce, alfredo mix, dry has a nutritional value score of 14.00 out of 100.Comparing the saturated fat content and the nutritional density in 100g for Sauce, alfredo mix, dry; We class this as a high saturated fat content item compared with all foods in our database.In terms of overall nutritional value we class this as an item with a medium nutritional density value from our list of sauces.

Other important and saturated fat related nutrients are Energy, Protein, Total Fat and Carbohydrate. For this 100g serving for Sauce, alfredo mix, dry, which is the top of the sauces list for saturated fat content in your diet, the amount of Energy is 535.00 kcal (27% RDA), the amount of Protein is 15.32 g (27% RDA), the amount of Total Fat is 36.35 g (56% RDA) and the amount of Carbohydrate is 36.52 g (28% RDA). The nutritional content and facts for 100g, which includes Energy, Protein, Total Fat and Carbohydrate is shown in the bar chart below as percentages of the recommended daily allowance along with the saturated fat content in Sauce, alfredo mix, dry from the list of sauces.

Top Twenty List - Highest saturated fat Content per 100g

Below is a basic list for saturated fat in sauces for the top 20 sauces. A more comprehensive list for the top items can be found at the bottom of the page along with different servings.

1. Sauce, alfredo mix, dry 13.18g (66%RDA)
2. Sauce, cheese sauce mix, dry 8.44g (42%RDA)
3. Sauce, horseradish 8.23g (41%RDA)
4. Sauce, pesto, MEZZETTA, NAPA VALLEY BISTRO, basil pesto, ready-to-serve 8.01g (40%RDA)
5. Sauce, pesto, ready-to-serve, shelf stable 7.36g (37%RDA)
6. Sauce, pesto, BUITONI, pesto with basil, ready-to-serve, refrigerated 7.07g (35%RDA)
7. Sauce, pesto, ready-to-serve, refrigerated 7.07g (35%RDA)
8. Sauce, pesto, CLASSICO, basil pesto, ready-to-serve 6.72g (34%RDA)
9. Sauce, cheese, ready-to-serve 6.01g (30%RDA)
10. Sauce, peanut, made from coconut, water, sugar, peanuts 3.53g (18%RDA)
11. Sauce, homemade, white, thick 3.42g (17%RDA)
12. Sauce, tartar, ready-to-serve 3.33g (17%RDA)
13. Sauce, peanut, made from peanut butter, water, soy sauce 2.91g (15%RDA)
14. Sauce, homemade, white, medium 2.85g (14%RDA)
15. Sauce, homemade, white, thin 2.15g (11%RDA)
16. Sauce, white, thin, prepared-from-recipe, with butter 1.60g (8%RDA)
17. Sauce, hoisin, ready-to-serve 0.57g (3%RDA)
18. Sauce, pizza, canned, ready-to-serve 0.46g (2%RDA)
19. Sauce, pasta, spaghetti/marinara, ready-to-serve 0.22g (1%RDA)
20. Sauce, pasta, spaghetti/marinara, ready-to-serve, low sodium 0.17g (1%RDA)

Highest Amount of saturated fat per Serving

Please remember that the above gives an accurate value in 100g for high saturated fat foods in your diet. You should also take into account portion sizes when you are considering the saturated fat nutritional content.

The food with the highest saturated fat content per typical serving is Sauce, homemade, white, thick which contains 8.55 g in 1.000 cup (or 250.00 g). The percentage of the recommended daily value for this serving is 43 %. For this serving the Energy content is 465 kcal (23% RDA), the Protein content is 9.98 g (18% RDA), the Total Fat content is 34.58 g (53% RDA) and the Carbohydrate content is 29.03 g (22% RDA).

Grams of saturated fat in sauces (per 100g)

The list below gives the total saturated fat content in the top 25 items from the general description 'sauces' each of which show the saturated fat amount as well as Energy, Protein, Total Fat and Carbohydrate. The top 25 food items are shown in the graph below, to give a quick and easy dietary comparison for the different items, where each item is listed at the bottom of the page with a nutritional summary.

The level of saturated fat can be affected by the method of storage for example canned or frozen and also by the method of preparation for example either raw, cooked or fried. The number of food items classified as canned is 1 item. The highest amount of saturated fat from the 1 canned items is in Sauce, pizza, canned, ready-to-serve where the level is 0.46 g per 100g.

Nutritional Information Summary