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Hoover Sauce

Contains corn syrup

A savory Delta-made marinade and barbecue sauce with soy and garlic. It contains corn syrups and preservatives, and has 330 mg sodium per 10 g serving.

Seed-oil freeNo artificial dyesNo artificial flavorsNo added nitritesNo phosphatesNo gums or thickenersNo gluten ingredientsDairy-freeContains soyContains corn
$14.50 16 oz · lowest price at TheMississippiGiftCompany.com
Price and stock checked Oct 30, 2026
Key nutrition facts
20caloriesPer serving · 10g
Protein
1g▲
Fiber
0g
Added sugar
—▼
Sodium
330mg▼
Saturated fat
0g
▲ raises the score · ▼ lowers it · From the product label
Ingredients: Hydrolyzed vegetable protein (water, hydrolyzed soy protein, salt), sugar, ketchup (tomatoes, distilled vinegar, high fructose corn syrup, spice, onion powder and natural flavoring), corn syrup, water, dehydrated garlic, sodium benzoate, potassium sorbate and anti-foam
35 / 100
Poor Scored automatically
Weighted as ready meals, soups, saucesHigh confidence · Scored on 11 of 11 inputs, 4 claims verified
Nutrition · counts 35%8
Ingredients · counts 25%50
Processing · counts 15%35
Sourcing · counts 10%70
Transparency · counts 15%50
Why it scores 35
Nutrition 8 · Compared with other ready meals and sauces: more sodium (330 mg), more protein (1 g); 40 g added sugar per 10g
Ingredients 50 · Sugar, 2nd ingredient (added sugar, −20); Benzoates (sodium benzoate, benzoic acid) (additive, −10); Corn syrup, 4th ingredient (added sugar, −8); 3 more
Processing 35 · Sauce with hydrolyzed protein, corn syrups, preservatives and anti-foam.
Sourcing 70 · Delta-made and the brand says Mississippi food products are handcrafted.
Transparency 50 · Ingredients are listed, but ketchup includes natural flavoring and anti-foam is unspecified.
Contains corn syrup and high fructose corn syrup
Contains sodium benzoate and potassium sorbate
330 mg sodium per 10 g serving
Evidence behind the Ingredients deductions
Strong evidence−28 for sugar, corn syrup
Varies by additive−22 for benzoates, sorbates, natural flavours and 1 more
Scored Oct 24, 2026 · Scoring guide v3.1 · Updated Oct 20, 2026 · See what changed

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Ingredients
Hydrolyzed vegetable protein (water, hydrolyzed soy protein, salt) Sugar Ketchup (tomatoes, distilled vinegar, high fructose corn syrup, spice, onion powder and natural flavoring) Corn syrup Water Dehydrated garlic Sodium benzoate Potassium sorbate and anti-foam
8 ingredients 1 to watch3 to avoid
Sourcing

Origin not disclosed on the product page.

Additives6 additives · 2 moderate risk
Benzoates (sodium benzoate, benzoic acid) (E210–E212)PreservativeModerate risk
Can form small amounts of benzene with vitamin C in drinks, and was part of the 2007 UK hyperactivity study mix.
High-fructose corn syrupAdded sugarModerate risk
Added sugar that is cheap to add in large amounts; high intake is linked to fatty liver and weight gain.
Sorbates (potassium sorbate, sorbic acid) (E200–E203)PreservativeLimited risk
Generally well tolerated; EFSA re-evaluated it in 2015 and kept it approved, though it can irritate sensitive skin.
Natural flavoursFlavouringLimited risk
An undisclosed mix of extracts and carriers; the label doesn’t say what’s in it or how it was made.
Yeast extract or hydrolysed proteinFlavour enhancerLimited risk
Contains free glutamate, the flavour-enhancing part of MSG, without being labelled as MSG.
Added sugarSugarLimited risk
Added sugar; the WHO and the US Dietary Guidelines advise keeping added sugars under 10% of daily calories.
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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