Best Pesto by PureScore

Pesto is an herb sauce, and a dry mix is not the same jar as basil in oil. This ranking uses the published PureScore already on each product page. The live composite is ingredient safety (40%), formulation quality (30%), contaminant risk (20%), and label transparency (10%). Labels that are only partly matched stay off the list.

Ranked pesto

Rank	Product	Brand	PureScore	Label begins	Buy
1	Nonna lena's, pesto	Nonna Lena's	92	Organic basil, (grown in accordance with ca. h.&s. code 26569.11), butter, olive oil, parmesan cheese, and fresh garlic	Buy
2	Basil Pesto	Bolani	91	Parsley, Olive Oil, Almonds, Basil, Organic Lemon Juice, Garlic, Vinegar, Sea Salt	Buy
3	Pesto cubes	Crush Cubes	90	Basil, extra virgin olive oil, parmesan cheese (pasteurized part skimmed milk, cheese cultures, salt, enzymes), garlic, salt	Buy
4	Classic Sun-dried tomato pesto	Classico	83	Tomato puree (water, tomato paste), water, sun-dried tomatoes (tomatoes, sulfur dioxide added for color retention	Buy
5	Mix, Pesto Sauce	Kroger	62	Modified corn starch, garlic*, salt, parmesan cheese (pasteurized milk, salt, cheese cultures, enzymes), sugar	Buy

Nonna lena's, pesto at 92 is Excellent. Its label begins: Organic basil, (grown in accordance with ca. h.&s. code 26569.11), butter, olive oil, parmesan cheese, and fresh garlic. Kroger Mix, Pesto Sauce at 62 is Good. Its label begins: Modified corn starch, garlic*, salt, parmesan cheese (pasteurized milk, salt, cheese cultures, enzymes), sugar.

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