If you’ve ever compared homemade alfredo (butter, cream, parmesan, garlic) to the ingredient list on a jar of store-bought alfredo, you already know the answer.
Most Jarred Alfredo Is Ultra-Processed
Pick up a jar of Bertolli, Ragu, or Classico alfredo and you’ll find: canola oil, modified food starch, milk protein concentrate, sodium phosphate, and “natural flavors.” That’s not alfredo sauce. That’s an industrial formulation designed to mimic alfredo sauce.
Real alfredo has about five ingredients. Jarred alfredo has 15-20.
What Non-Ultra-Processed Alfredo Looks Like
The ingredient list should read like something you’d actually make. Cashews or cashew cream. Garlic. Nutritional yeast. Sea salt.
Credo’s Roasted Garlic Alfredo follows that model — cashew-based, dairy-free, seed oil-free, and high in protein. The Alfredo Rosa is the pink sauce version with tomato.
FAQ
What’s the healthiest alfredo sauce to buy?
Look for alfredo made from whole food ingredients without seed oils or modified starches. Credo’s Roasted Garlic Alfredo passes the clean label test.
Pasta night doesn’t have to be a processed food night. Try Credo’s Alfredo.