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Texas Firepit Bar-B-Q Sauce

Contains added sugar

A spicy barbecue sauce made with jalapeños, cayenne and chili powder. Each 2-tablespoon serving has 4 g of added sugar and 260 mg of sodium; it is made in a plant that contacts tree nuts.

Seed-oil freeNo artificial flavorsNo synthetic preservativesNo added nitritesNo phosphatesGluten-free (label)Dairy-freeContains fishContains corn
$8.25 14 oz · lowest price at Fredericksburg Farms
Price and stock checked Oct 30, 2026
Key nutrition facts
30caloriesPer serving · 2 tbsp (28g)
Protein
0g
Fiber
0g
Added sugar
4g▼
Sodium
260mg
Saturated fat
0g
▲ raises the score · ▼ lowers it · From the product label
Ingredients: tomato puree (water, tomato paste), ketchup (tomato concentrate, sugar, salt, onion powder, spice, natural flavors), brown sugar, vinegar, prepared mustard (distilled vinegar, water, mustard seed, salt, turmeric, paprika), Worcestershire sauce (distilled vinegar, molasses, corn syrup, water, salt, caramel color, garlic powder, sugar, spices, tamarind, natural flavor), jalapeno peppers (jalapeno peppers, water, vinegar, salt, spices), lemon juice, granulated garlic, spices, onion powder, chili powder, cayenne pepper, xanthan gum
57 / 100
Fair Scored automatically
Weighted as ready meals, soups, saucesHigh confidence · Scored on 9 of 11 inputs
Nutrition · counts 35%57
Ingredients · counts 25%72
Processing · counts 15%52
Sourcing · counts 10%40
Transparency · counts 15%50
Why it scores 57
Nutrition 57 · 4 g added sugar per 2 tbsp; otherwise typical for ready meals and sauces
Ingredients 72 · Brown sugar, 3rd ingredient (added sugar, −20); Caramel colour (additive, −4); Natural flavours (additive, −4)
Processing 52 · Sauce with added sugars, natural flavors, caramel color and xanthan gum
Sourcing 40 · No origin or growing practices stated for the ingredients
Transparency 50 · Full ingredient list, but it includes unspecified spices and natural flavors
4 g added sugar per serving
Contains natural flavors
Contains caramel color
Contains xanthan gum
Evidence behind the Ingredients deductions
Strong evidence−20 for brown sugar
Varies by additive−8 for caramel colour, natural flavours
Scored Oct 21, 2026 · Scoring guide v3.1 · Updated Oct 20, 2026 · See what changed

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Ingredients
Tomato puree (water, tomato paste) Ketchup (tomato concentrate, sugar, salt, onion powder, spice, natural flavors) Brown sugar Vinegar Prepared mustard (distilled vinegar, water, mustard seed, salt, turmeric, paprika) Worcestershire sauce (distilled vinegar, molasses, corn syrup, water, salt, caramel color, garlic powder, sugar, spices, tamarind, natural flavor) Jalapeno peppers (jalapeno peppers, water, vinegar, salt, spices) Lemon juice Granulated garlic Spices Onion powder Chili powder Cayenne pepper Xanthan gum
14 ingredients 3 to watch1 to avoid
Sourcing

Origin not disclosed on the product page.

Additives4 additives · 3 limited risk
Caramel colour (E150)ColourLimited risk
Some types (E150c, E150d) can contain 4-MEI, which IARC lists as possibly carcinogenic (Group 2B); levels are regulated.
Natural flavoursFlavouringLimited risk
An undisclosed mix of extracts and carriers; the label doesn’t say what’s in it or how it was made.
Added sugarSugarLimited risk
Added sugar; the WHO and the US Dietary Guidelines advise keeping added sugars under 10% of daily calories.
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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