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Firebee Crafted BBQ Sauce

Contains high fructose corn syrup

This sweet-and-hot barbecue sauce is made with Firebee Spicy Honey, which the brand says is raw honey from Midwestern bees. It also contains high fructose corn syrup and corn syrup.

Seed-oil freeNo artificial dyesNo artificial flavorsNo natural flavorsNo synthetic preservativesNo added nitritesNo phosphatesNo gums or thickenersContains corn
$8.99 12.6 fl oz · lowest price at Firebee Honey
Price and stock checked Oct 30, 2026
Key nutrition facts
34caloriesPer serving · 1 Tbsp (21g)
Protein
0g
Fiber
—
Added sugar
—▼
Sodium
97mg
Saturated fat
—
▲ raises the score · ▼ lowers it · From the product label
Ingredients: Tomato paste, high fructose corn syrup, corn syrup, Firebee Spicy Honey, water, molasses, vinegar, salt, onion, garlic, chili, spices, liquid smoke
47 / 100
Poor Scored automatically
Weighted as ready meals, soups, saucesHigh confidence · Scored on 10 of 11 inputs, 3 claims verified
Nutrition · counts 35%41
Ingredients · counts 25%60
Processing · counts 15%40
Sourcing · counts 10%40
Transparency · counts 15%50
Why it scores 47
Nutrition 41 · 38 g added sugar per 1 Tbsp; otherwise typical for ready meals and sauces
Ingredients 60 · High fructose corn syrup, 2nd ingredient (added sugar, −20); Corn syrup, 3rd ingredient (added sugar, −20); no dyes or artificial sweeteners
Processing 40 · Sauce made with high fructose corn syrup, corn syrup and liquid smoke
Sourcing 40 · The brand says the honey is from Kansas; the main syrups have no stated source
Transparency 50 · Full ingredient list, but spices are not specified
High fructose corn syrup
Corn syrup
Evidence behind the Ingredients deductions
Strong evidence−40 for high fructose corn syrup, corn syrup
Scored Oct 24, 2026 · Scoring guide v3.1 · Updated Oct 20, 2026 · See what changed

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Ingredients
Tomato paste High fructose corn syrup Corn syrup Firebee Spicy Honey Water Molasses Vinegar Salt Onion Garlic Chili Spices Liquid smoke
13 ingredients 1 to watch2 to avoid
Sourcing

Origin not disclosed on the product page.

Additives3 additives · 1 moderate risk
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.
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.
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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