Stir-through Pasta sauces are super convenient. Whilst nothing will compare to a homemade sauce, these sauces do make Low carb living a little easier at times.
They are a quick way you can add flavour to your veggies, caul-rice, legume pasta or zoodles. One of the easiest meals to pop together is stirring a few tablespoons of sauce into some veggies, add some cheese and blitz in the microwave.
In this Supermarket Review, we compare:
| Macros per 100g | Carbs | Protein | Fat |
|---|---|---|---|
| Providore - Italian Tomatoes with red chilli | 3.4g | 1.2g | 10.7 |
| Chicken Tonight - Creamy Mushroom | 3.9g | 0.4g | 8.3g |
| Providore - Grilled Vegetables with tomatoes | 4.1g | 2.0g | 6.3g |
| Piatti - Bolognese | 4.1g | 3.3g | 4.6g |
| Coles - Simmer Sauce Creamy Mushroom | 4.3g | 1g | 9.0g |
| Latina Fresh Pouches - Tomato & Smoked Bacon + Chilli | 4.4g | 3.7g | 11.9g |
| Simmer Sensations - Creamy Mushrooms | 4.5g | 0.3g | 9.5g |
| Latina Fresh Pouches - Chunky Garden Vegetables | 4.6g | 1.8g | 9.3g |
| Piatti Fresh - Carbonara | 4.9g | 5g | 12g |
| Leggo's Fresh - Napoli | 5.2g | 1.8g | 1.2g |
| Leggo's Creamy Tomato & Mozzarella | 5.4g | 1.7g | 6.8g |
Our criteria: 5g carbs or less per 100g
Updated February 2020
Our Top Pick!
Providore Series – Tomatoes with Red Chilli
Ingredients:Tomatoes (85%) (puree paste) sunflower oil garlic salt parsley corn starch chilli sugar food acids (citric lactic).
Carbs per 100ml: 3.4g
Comments: This has a high amount of tomato – simple ingredient list.
Providore Series – Grilled vegetables with Italian Tomatoes
Ingredients: Tomato puree, grilled vegetables, sunflower oil, garlic, salt, basil, sugar, olive oil, corn starch, wine vinegar, food acids
Carbs per 100ml: 4.1g
Comments: Another high amount of Tomatoes. simple ingredient list
Chicken Tonight Creamy Mushroom
Ingredients: Water, canola oil, mushroom (7%), onion (5%), thickeners (1422, xanthan gum), cream (milk), salt, sugar, mushroom powder, egg yolk, pepper, food acid (lactic), parsley, caramelised sugar
Carbs per 100ml: 3.9g
Comments: Found in Coles & Woolworths
Piatti – Bolognese Sauce
Ingredients: Tomato, (Tomato, acidity regulator 330) Water, Beef 18%, Onion, (5.7%) Carrot, Celery, Corn starch, Tomato paste (0.7%) Seasoning, (Maltodextrin, Natural flavours) Salt, Basil Garlic Powder, Parsley, Oregano Pepper, Contains 34% tomato, Herbs & Spices
Carbs per 100ml: 4.1g
Comments: Found in Aldi and Coles.
Coles Simmer Sauce – Creamy Mushroom
Ingredients: Water, Canola oil, Mushrooms (7%) Onion, Thickeners 1422,415 Cream, salt, sugar, egg yolk powder, White Pepper, Lactic Acid, Parsley, Caramelised sugar
Carbs per 100ml: 4.3g
Comments: Found in Coles. Contains added sugar.
Latina Fresh Tomato, Smoked Bacon & Chilli
Ingredients: Diced tomato (62%) onion, smoked bacon (10%) pork salt dextrose, sugar, minerals salts, water, antioxidants (sodium erythorbate) preservatives, sodium nitrate, olive oil, canola oil, celery, (3%) romano cheese, garlic, salt, smoked paprika (0.2%) food acid, citric acid, chilli (0.08%), oregano, black pepper
Carbs per 100ml: 4.4g
Comments: Found in Coles in the fridge section.
Simmer Sensations Creamy Mushrooms
Ingredients: Water, Vegetable oil, Mushroom (7%) onion (5%) Thickeners 1422, 415) Cream, Salt, sugar Egg Yolk Powder, Spice, Acidity, Regulator 270, Dried Herb, Caramelised sugar
Carbs per 100ml: 4.5g
Comments: Found in Aldi (Almost identical recipe as Chicken tonight)
Latina Fresh Chunky Garden Vegetables
Ingredients: Diced Tomato (59%), onion (11%) olive oil, eggplant (4%) zucchini (4%) capsicum (4%) carrot (4%) canola oil, celery, garlic, basil, (0.6%) salt, food acid (citric acid) yeast extract, black pepper (0.07%) oregano 0.03% bay leaves 0.01%
Carbs per 100ml: 4.6g
Comments: Found in Coles in the fridge section.
Piatti Fresh Carbonara
Ingredients: Milk (41%), Cream 18%, Water, Bacon 10% (Pork, water, salts , mineral salts 451 452, Dextrose, Antioxidants, Preservatives (250) Hydrolysed, Vegetable Protein Flavour, Onion 5% Parmesan Cheese 93%) Reconstituted Garlic, Vegetable oil, Whole Egg Powder, Salt, Flavours, Black Pepper, Preservatives (234) Contains 9% pork 0.9% garlic
Carbs per 100ml: 4.9g
Comments: Found in Aldi and Coles in the fridge section.
Leggo’s Fresh Napoli
Ingredients: Diced tomato (68%) tomato paste (14%) onion water brown sugar olive oil salt garlic basil food acid (citric) black pepper oregano cornflour.
Carbs per 100ml: 5.2g
Comments: Found in Woolies in fridge.
Leggo’s Creamy Tomato & Mozzarella
Ingredients: Diced tomato (63%) thickened cream (12%) [cream (contains *milk*) mineral salts (450 sodium bicarbonate) stabiliser (400)] onion (7%) tomato paste (5%) mozzarella cheese (2%) (contains *milk*) corn flour garlic salt butter (contains *milk*) olive oil parmesan cheese (contains *milk*) herbs (basil oregano) brown sugar food acid (citric) natural preservative (nisin) *wheat* flour.
Carbs per 100ml: 5.4g
Comments: Found in Woolies in fridge.
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