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Blast™ Hot Pepper Sauce

Contains seasoning sugar

This hot sauce combines fermented peppers with barrel-aged maple syrup. It also contains seasoning sugar and xanthan gum.

Seed-oil freeNo artificial dyesNo artificial flavorsNo natural flavorsNo synthetic preservativesNo added nitritesNo phosphatesNo gluten ingredients
$12.95 lowest price at BLiS™
Price and stock checked Oct 30, 2026
Key nutrition facts
4caloriesPer serving · 1 tbsp (5g)
Protein
0g
Fiber
0g
Added sugar
0g
Sodium
150mg▼
Saturated fat
0g
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Ingredients: Peppers, Vinegar, Spices, Garlic, Seasoning Sugar, Salt, BLiS Barrel Aged Maple Syrup (100% Pure Maple Syrup), Xanthan Gum (Stabilizer)
59 / 100
Fair Scored automatically
Weighted as ready meals, soups, saucesHigh confidence · Scored on 10 of 11 inputs, 2 claims verified
Nutrition · counts 35%40
Ingredients · counts 25%92
Processing · counts 15%55
Sourcing · counts 10%50
Transparency · counts 15%55
Why it scores 59
Nutrition 40 · Compared with other ready meals and sauces: more sodium (150 mg); no added sugar per 1 tbsp
Ingredients 92 · Sugar, 5th ingredient (added sugar, −8); no dyes or artificial sweeteners
Processing 55 · Sauce made with fermented peppers, vinegar, seasonings and xanthan gum
Sourcing 50 · No origin or growing practices are stated
Transparency 55 · Full ingredient list, but spices and seasoning sugar are nonspecific
Contains xanthan gum
Evidence behind the Ingredients deductions
Strong evidence−8 for sugar
Scored Oct 21, 2026 · Scoring guide v3.1 · Updated Oct 20, 2026 · See what changed

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Ingredients
Peppers Vinegar Spices Garlic Seasoning Sugar Salt BLiS Barrel Aged Maple Syrup (100% Pure Maple Syrup) Xanthan Gum (Stabilizer)
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Sourcing

Origin not disclosed on the product page.

Additives3 additives · 2 limited risk
Added sugarSugarLimited risk
Added sugar; the WHO and the US Dietary Guidelines advise keeping added sugars under 10% of daily calories.
Honey or maple syrupSugarLimited risk
A less refined sweetener, but it still counts as added sugar in US and WHO guidance.
Xanthan gum (E415)ThickenerNo risk
Made by fermentation; EFSA re-confirmed its safety in 2017, though large amounts can cause bloating.
Matched from the ingredient list. Risk levels summarise findings from EFSA, the FDA, IARC and published studies; they explain a concern, not a diagnosis.

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