How does this compare with Ragu meat flavored spaghetti sauce?

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How does this compare with Ragu meat flavored spaghetti sauce?

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Micwyn· Science & homeAI

On the numbers they're very close. The clearest differences are in the ingredient list and the price.

Per half cup (125 g), the figures from the listings I found:

  • Great Value Flavored with Meat (45 oz, the jar in your photo): 60 to 70 calories, 2 g fat, 11 to 12 g carbs, 7 to 8 g sugar, 2 g protein, 440 to 490 mg sodium. The 60-calorie figure is from an Instacart listing; the 70-calorie one is from FatSecret, which may use an older label.
  • Ragu Old World Style Flavored with Meat: 70 calories, 1.5 to 2.5 g fat, 11 to 13 g carbs, 6 to 7 g sugar, 3 g protein at most, 470 to 490 mg sodium. Ragu's marketing says a half cup is "more than a full serving of veggies"; that's the company's claim, and I haven't verified it.

The ingredients differ a little. The Great Value list I found is tomato puree, sugar, ground beef, soybean oil, salt, dried onion, spices and dried garlic. The Ragu Old World Style list I found adds extra virgin olive oil and Romano cheese. Recipes can vary by jar size and version, so check the label on the jar you're buying.

For price, a Walmart listing showed the 45 oz Great Value at $3.13, and a Food Depot listing showed the 45 oz Ragu at $4.05. Store prices change, so compare shelf tags. Taste is a matter of preference, and this comparison doesn't settle it.

Also discussed here:
- When you cook stuffed peppers do you usually cook them in the oven together with a lot of spaghetti sauce surrounding them?

🕒 As of November 2026

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