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Contadina Pepperoni Pizza Sauce

Contadina Pepperoni Pizza Sauce

per 0.25 cup (63 g):
6g
net carbs
0.5g
fats
1g
protein
40
calories

Is Contadina Pepperoni Pizza Sauce Keto?

Contadina Pepperoni Pizza Sauce is not keto-friendly because it is a high-carb processed food that contains unhealthy ingredients like high fructose corn syrup, soybean oil, and sodium nitrate.

High in Net Carbs

Contadina Pepperoni Pizza Sauce should be avoided on keto because it is high in net carbs (9.52g of net carbs per 100g serving).

It is important to limit your net carb consumption to 20g - 30g per day to stay in ketosis. You can calculate your ideal daily net carb allowance by using this keto macros calculator.

As an alternative, you may look for other pizza sauce brands that are low in net carbs.

Contains High Fructose Corn Syrup

High Fructose Corn Syrup is a high-glycemic sweetener that can raise your blood sugar level and prevent you from reaching ketosis.

As an alternative, you may look for other pizza sauce brands that use keto-friendly sweeteners like stevia, monk fruit, or erythritol.

You can check out our full list of best and worst sweeteners for keto here.

Contains Soybean Oil

Soybean Oil is a highly refined oil that is prone to oxidation and may cause inflammation in the body.

Highly refined oils are usually extracted using high heat and chemicals. This process strips out the nutrients from the oil and replaces them with harmful chemicals.

It is important to get your fats from healthy sources so your body can burn clean fuel while on ketosis. You may check out our list of best and worst oils for keto here.

Contains Harmful Food Additives

Contadina Pepperoni Pizza Sauce contains sodium nitrate, BHA/BHT, and modified starch which are included in our list of food additives to avoid for keto.

Food additives are potentially harmful to health and should be avoided as much as possible.

Most of your diet should come from minimally processed foods to achieve a healthy weight loss on keto.

Net Carb Calculator

Contadina Pepperoni Pizza Sauce
6 g
net carbs
7 g
carbs
1 g
fiber / sugar alcohol
0.5 g
fats
1 g
protein
40
calories

Ingredients Checker

Ingredients

Tomato Puree (Water, Tomato Paste), High Fructose Corn Syrup, Pepperoni (Pork, Beef, Salt, Oleoresin Of Paprika, Natural Flavor, Lactic Acid Starter Culture, Spice, Sodium Ascorbate, Sodium Nitrate, Bht, Bha, Citric Acid), Salt, Modified Food Starch (Corn), Spices, Onion Powder, Soybean Oil, Carrot Fiber, Citric Acid, Garlic Powder, Natural Flavor.

Non-Keto Sweeteners

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Highly-Refined Oils

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