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Blue Ribbon - Competition-Style BBQ Sauce

Contains corn syrup

This tomato-based Kansas City-style BBQ sauce is made for glazing, dipping or basting. It contains corn syrup, modified food starch, natural smoke flavor and sodium benzoate.

Seed-oil freeNo artificial flavorsNo added nitritesNo phosphatesNo gluten ingredientsDairy-freeVegetarianContains corn
$9.99 lowest price at PS Seasoning
Price and stock checked Oct 30, 2026
Key nutrition facts

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Ingredients: Water, Tomato Paste, Sugar, Corn Syrup, Vinegar, Molasses, With Less Then 2% Salt, Caramel Color, Modified Food Starch, Natural Smoke Flavor, Spices, Mustard Seed, Citric Acid, Xanthan Gum, Onion Powder, Garlic Powder, Turmeric, Sodium Benzoate (Preservative)
47 / 100
Poor Scored automatically
Weighted as ready meals, soups, saucesLow confidence · Scored on 2 of 11 inputs
Nutrition facts not available. Scored on its ingredients, processing, sourcing and transparency; the Nutrition part is neutral until we can read the label.Your product? Claim this listing to add the label and it’s scored in full.
Nutrition · counts 35%50
Ingredients · counts 25%54
Processing · counts 15%30
Sourcing · counts 10%35
Transparency · counts 15%50
Why it scores 47
Nutrition 50 · No nutrition facts available; scored mid-range
Ingredients 54 · Sugar, 3rd ingredient (added sugar, −20); Benzoates (sodium benzoate, benzoic acid) (additive, −10); Corn syrup, 4th ingredient (added sugar, −8); 2 more
Processing 30 · Includes corn syrup, modified starch, smoke flavor and a preservative
Sourcing 35 · Sugar and corn syrup are listed; their sourcing is not stated
Transparency 50 · Full ingredient list, but smoke flavor and spices are unspecified
Contains corn syrup
Contains sodium benzoate
Contains modified food starch
Contains natural smoke flavor
Evidence behind the Ingredients deductions
Strong evidence−28 for sugar, corn syrup
Varies by additive−18 for benzoates, caramel colour, natural flavours
Scored Oct 21, 2026 · Scoring guide v3.1 · Updated Oct 20, 2026 · See what changed

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Ingredients
Water Tomato Paste Sugar Corn Syrup Vinegar Molasses With Less Then 2% Salt Caramel Color Modified Food Starch Natural Smoke Flavor Spices Mustard Seed Citric Acid Xanthan Gum Onion Powder Garlic Powder Turmeric Sodium Benzoate (Preservative)
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Sourcing

Origin not disclosed on the product page.

Additives7 additives · 1 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.
Caramel colour (E150)ColourLimited risk
Some types (E150c, E150d) can contain 4-MEI, which IARC lists as possibly carcinogenic (Group 2B); levels are regulated.
Modified starch (E14xx)ThickenerLimited risk
Chemically treated starch; considered safe, but a marker of more processed food.
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.
Citric acid (E330)AcidNo risk
Usually made by fermentation; considered safe.
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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