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Original BBQ Sauce

Contains added sugar

This sweet, peppery barbecue sauce was recognized as People's Choice at the American Royal. A 2-tbsp serving has 18 g sugar, including 6 g added sugar, and the ingredients include natural flavors and sodium benzoate.

Seed-oil freeNo artificial flavorsNo added nitritesNo phosphatesNo gums or thickenersCertified gluten-freeDairy-freeContains fish
$9.99 lowest price at Blues Hog
Price and stock checked Oct 30, 2026
Key nutrition facts
90caloriesPer serving · 2 tbsp (36g)
Protein
0g
Fiber
0g
Added sugar
6g▼
Sodium
390mg
Saturated fat
0g
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Ingredients: Brown sugar, ketchup (tomato concentrate, sugar, distilled vinegar, salt, spices, onion powder, natural flavors), apple cider vinegar, sugar, spice blend (salt, spices including paprika, dehydrated garlic, not more than 2% silicon dioxide to prevent caking), water, vanilla extract, Worcestershire powder (Worcestershire sauce [vinegar, sugar, salt, onion, tomato, apple, caramel color, spice extract, yeast extract, spices, garlic], salt, maltodextrin, spices, garlic powder, onion powder), distilled vinegar, lemon juice (filtered water, lemon juice concentrate, less than 2% sodium benzoate [preservative]), granulated garlic
On Open Food FactsNutri-Score ENOVA 3Processed foodTheir grades, for reference; not part of our score. Data: Open Food Facts (ODbL).
Product details
ShippingFrozen gel packsIce packs
“However, we do our very best to make sure the product arrives in the best possible condition by using special frozen gel packs.” — the brand’s shipping and store pages
47 / 100
Poor Scored automatically
Weighted as ready meals, soups, saucesHigh confidence · Scored on 10 of 11 inputs, 1 claim verified
Nutrition · counts 35%52
Ingredients · counts 25%46
Processing · counts 15%45
Sourcing · counts 10%35
Transparency · counts 15%50
Why it scores 47
Nutrition 52 · 6 g added sugar per 2 tbsp; otherwise typical for ready meals and sauces
Ingredients 46 · Brown sugar, 1st ingredient (added sugar, −20); Benzoates (sodium benzoate, benzoic acid) (additive, −10); Sugar, 4th ingredient (added sugar, −8); 4 more
Processing 45 · Sweetened sauce with natural flavors, caramel color and a preservative
Sourcing 35 · Made in the USA; sources of the sugar and other main ingredients aren't stated
Transparency 50 · Ingredient list is detailed but includes unnamed natural flavors and spices
6 g added sugar
Natural flavors
Sodium benzoate
Evidence behind the Ingredients deductions
Strong evidence−28 for brown sugar, sugar
Varies by additive−26 for benzoates, caramel colour, silicon dioxide and 2 more
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Ingredients
Brown sugar Ketchup (tomato concentrate, sugar, distilled vinegar, salt, spices, onion powder, natural flavors) Apple cider vinegar Sugar Spice blend (salt, spices including paprika, dehydrated garlic, not more than 2% silicon dioxide to prevent caking) Water Vanilla extract Worcestershire powder (Worcestershire sauce [vinegar, sugar, salt, onion, tomato, apple, caramel color, spice extract, yeast extract, spices, garlic], salt, maltodextrin, spices, garlic powder, onion powder) Distilled vinegar Lemon juice (filtered water, lemon juice concentrate, less than 2% sodium benzoate [preservative]) Granulated garlic
11 ingredients 3 to watch2 to avoid
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.
MaltodextrinFillerLimited risk
Highly processed starch that raises blood sugar quickly and adds no nutrition.
Silicon dioxide (E551)Anti-caking agentLimited risk
Approved, but EFSA noted in 2018 that data on its nano-sized particles were too limited to set a safe intake.
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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