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Smokey Mountain BBQ Sauce

Contains natural flavors

A thick, smoky barbecue sauce with tomato, vinegar and spices. It has 6 g added sugar per serving and contains natural flavors, maltodextrin and sodium benzoate.

Seed-oil freeNo artificial flavorsNo added nitritesNo phosphatesNo gums or thickenersGluten-free (label)Dairy-freeContains fish
$9.99 lowest price at Blues Hog
Price and stock checked Oct 30, 2026
Key nutrition facts
70caloriesPer serving · 2 tbsp (36g)
Protein
0g
Fiber
0g
Added sugar
6g▼
Sodium
370mg
Saturated fat
0g
▲ raises the score · ▼ lowers it · From the product label
Ingredients: Ketchup (Tomato Concentrate, Sugar, Distilled Vinegar, Salt, Spices, Onion Powder, Natural Flavors), Brown Sugar, Apple Cider Vinegar, Sugar, Water, Spice Mix (Spices [Paprika], Salt, Garlic, Onion, Silicon Dioxide), Hickory Smoke (Water, Natural Hickory Smoke Flavor), 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), Vanilla Extract, Distilled Vinegar, Lemon Juice (Water, Lemon Juice Concentrate, Sodium Benzoate)
On Open Food FactsNutri-Score ENOVA 4Ultra-processed 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
49 / 100
Poor Scored automatically
Weighted as ready meals, soups, saucesHigh confidence · Scored on 10 of 11 inputs
Nutrition · counts 35%53
Ingredients · counts 25%46
Processing · counts 15%35
Sourcing · counts 10%40
Transparency · counts 15%65
Why it scores 49
Nutrition 53 · 6 g added sugar per 2 tbsp; otherwise typical for ready meals and sauces
Ingredients 46 · Brown sugar, 2nd ingredient (added sugar, −20); Benzoates (sodium benzoate, benzoic acid) (additive, −10); Sugar, 4th ingredient (added sugar, −8); 4 more
Processing 35 · Sauce with natural flavors, caramel color, maltodextrin and sodium benzoate
Sourcing 40 · Made in USA; ingredient origins are not stated and sugar is a main ingredient
Transparency 65 · Full ingredient list and gluten-free claim; no specific growing or sourcing details
6 g added sugar
Contains natural flavors
Contains sodium benzoate
Contains maltodextrin
Contains caramel color
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
Scored Oct 21, 2026 · Scoring guide v3.1 · Updated Oct 20, 2026 · See what changed

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Ingredients
Ketchup (Tomato Concentrate, Sugar, Distilled Vinegar, Salt, Spices, Onion Powder, Natural Flavors) Brown Sugar Apple Cider Vinegar Sugar Water Spice Mix (Spices [Paprika], Salt, Garlic, Onion, Silicon Dioxide) Hickory Smoke (Water, Natural Hickory Smoke Flavor) 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) Vanilla Extract Distilled Vinegar Lemon Juice (Water, Lemon Juice Concentrate, Sodium Benzoate)
11 ingredients 4 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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