Feeling Saucy?

Lucini Creamy Tomato Ricotta Sauce ($9; lucini.com pictured above) This satisfying sauce is made with mild ricotta cheese and San Marzano tomatoes, which are less acidic than other varieties of plum tomato. A nutritional bonus: One half-cup serving provides 4 grams of protein. Serve the sauce on toasted whole grain bread as a quick bruschetta or layer it over noodles for a no-fuss lasagna.

Dave's Gourmet Wild Mushroom Pasta Sauce ($9;

davesgourmet.com) Exotic porcini and shiitake mushrooms-good sources of the B-vitamin riboflavin-are the stars of this sauce. Dave's plays up the strong mushroom flavor with sherry wine, garlic, and a touch of cream.

Bella Cucina Farmhouse Sugo Peperonata Sauce ($13; bellacucina.com) This fresh and flavorful sauce is packed with chunks of yellow and red bell peppers, which explains why a serving provides 90 percent of your daily vitamin C needs. Bella Cucina adds a generous helping of marjoram, which is sweeter and more subtle than oregano.

We sampled 64 jarred sauces, and these three were the runners-up. To view the four winners of our taste test, check out the October 2007 issue of Natural Health.