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Tennessee Red BBQ Sauce

Contains added sugars

A vinegar-and-pepper barbecue sauce with black pepper, crushed red pepper and cayenne. It has 11 g added sugar and 400 mg sodium per 2 tablespoons.

Seed-oil freeNo artificial dyesNo artificial flavorsNo synthetic preservativesNo added nitritesNo phosphatesNo gums or thickenersGluten-free (label)
$9.99 23 oz · lowest price at Blues Hog
Price and stock checked Oct 30, 2026
Key nutrition facts
45caloriesPer serving · 2 tbsp (30g)
Protein
0g
Fiber
0g
Added sugar
11g▼
Sodium
400mg▼
Saturated fat
0g
▲ raises the score · ▼ lowers it · From the product label
Ingredients: Apple cider vinegar, sugar, ketchup (tomato concentrate from vine-ripened tomatoes, sugar, distilled vinegar, salt, less than 2% of: spices, onion powder, natural flavors), water, salt, black pepper, crushed red pepper, ground cayenne
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
50 / 100
Fair Scored automatically
Weighted as ready meals, soups, saucesHigh confidence · Scored on 11 of 11 inputs, 2 claims verified
Nutrition · counts 35%34
Ingredients · counts 25%76
Processing · counts 15%50
Sourcing · counts 10%40
Transparency · counts 15%52
Why it scores 50
Nutrition 34 · Compared with other ready meals and sauces: more sodium (400 mg); 11 g added sugar per 2 tbsp
Ingredients 76 · Sugar, 2nd ingredient (added sugar, −20); Natural flavours (additive, −4); no dyes or artificial sweeteners
Processing 50 · Sauce with sugar, ketchup and natural flavors.
Sourcing 40 · Made in the USA, but sugar and tomato ingredient origins aren't stated.
Transparency 52 · Full ingredient list includes unspecified spices and natural flavors.
11 g added sugar per 2 tbsp
400 mg sodium per 2 tbsp
Evidence behind the Ingredients deductions
Strong evidence−20 for sugar
Varies by additive−4 for natural flavours
Scored Oct 21, 2026 · Scoring guide v3.1 · Updated Oct 20, 2026 · See what changed

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Ingredients
Apple cider vinegar Sugar Ketchup (tomato concentrate from vine-ripened tomatoes, sugar, distilled vinegar, salt, less than 2% of: spices, onion powder, natural flavors) Water Salt Black pepper Crushed red pepper Ground cayenne
8 ingredients 2 to watch
Sourcing

Origin not disclosed on the product page.

Additives2 additives · 2 limited risk
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.
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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