Prego Original Pasta Sauce
Seventy calories sit in a 125 ml spoon, with 10 g of sugar and 360 mg of sodium. The Canadian jar holds 645 ml. The page tags it gluten-free and vegetarian, and also low in fat.
Campbell Company of Canada lists Prego in the lineup it added after soup. Joseph Campbell and Abraham Anderson started the firm in Camden in 1869. That history page does not say this sauce is cooked in the old Toronto soup plant.
The mix is tomato paste, water and diced tomatoes, then sugar, dehydrated garlic, canola oil, onion powder and parsley. There are no preservatives on the page. Citric acid is listed for tartness.
Heat it as a pasta sauce or as a recipe base. One serving is 125 ml, and the page says that pour counts as two vegetable servings.
Product Highlights
- •645 ml jar
- •70 calories per 125 ml
- •360 mg sodium per serving
- •No preservatives on the Canadian page
- •Marked gluten-free on the Canadian label
Category
Our Canadian score
Imported
Prego Original is not a Canadian-owned sauce. Campbell's Canada history places the founding family in Camden, and the 645 ml page never names a cook city.
Score breakdown (30% evidenced, low confidence)
“The story of Campbell Soup began in 1869 when Joseph Campbell, a fruit merchant, and Abraham Anderson, an icebox maker, formed the Joseph Campbell Preserve Company in Camden, New Jersey.”
“formed the Joseph Campbell Preserve Company in Camden, New Jersey producing and selling canned fruits and vegetable preserves.”
This score is our own read of publicly available evidence, not a regulatory finding. It is not a CFIA or Competition Bureau origin determination, and it is not the same as the "Product of Canada" or "Made in Canada" claims a manufacturer prints on a label. Check the package if you need the official claim. How we score
Key Facts
- Made In
- Not disclosed
- Owned By
- Campbell Company of Canada
- Weight
- 645 ml
- Key Ingredients
- Tomato paste, diced tomatoes, garlic
- Certifications
- Gluten-free, low fat, vegetarian
- Calories
- 70 per 125 ml
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Nutrition Facts
| Per 125 ml | % DV | |
|---|---|---|
| Calories / Calories | 70 | |
| Fat / Lipides | 1.5g | |
| Saturated / saturés | 0g | |
| + Trans / trans | 0g | |
| Cholesterol / Cholestérol | 0mg | |
| Sodium | 360mg | |
| Carbohydrate / Glucides | 13g | |
| Fibre / Fibres | 3g | |
| Sugars / Sucres | 10g | |
| Protein / Protéines | 2g | |
Ingredients
TOMATO PASTE, WATER, DICED TOMATOES (TOMATOES, TOMATO JUICE, CITRIC ACID, CALCIUM CHLORIDE), SUGAR, DEHYDRATED GARLIC, CANOLA OIL, SALT, ONION POWDER, SPICES, SEA SALT, CITRIC ACID (FOR TARTNESS) AND PARSLEY FLAKES.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Is Prego Original made in Canada?
Not stated. Prego Original's Canadian page skips the plant. Campbell's history names a Toronto soup works from 1931 and adds Prego later. It never ties this jar to that building.
Who owns Prego Original?
Campbell sells Prego Original in Canada. The history page puts the founders in Camden and says Prego joined a later Canadian set with Pace and Habitant.
Does Prego Original need the fridge?
Prego Original's page gives no storage line. It does say the jar has no preservatives, so keep an opened jar cold the way you would any tomato sauce.
Is there dairy in Prego Original?
No milk shows in Prego Original's ingredient list. The page marks the sauce vegetarian. Garlic, onion powder and parsley come after the tomatoes.
How much is a serving of Prego Original?
Prego Original uses 125 ml. That pour has 1.5 g of fat, 3 g of fibre and 2 g of protein. Iron is 1.1 mg, about 8 percent of the daily value.