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G Hughes' Smokehouse Sugar-Free BBQ Sauce - Mesquite Flavored

Contains sucralose

This mesquite-flavored BBQ sauce has 10 calories and 200 mg sodium per 2-tablespoon serving. It gets its zero-sugar claim while containing sucralose, along with modified corn starch and xanthan gum.

Seed-oil freeNo added sugarNo artificial flavorsNo synthetic preservativesNo added nitritesNo phosphatesGluten-free (label)Dairy-freeContains corn
$3.80 lowest price at Netrition Inc.
Price and stock checked Oct 30, 2026
Key nutrition facts
10caloriesPer serving · 2 Tbsp (30g)
Protein
0g
Fiber
0g
Added sugar
0g
Sodium
200mg
Saturated fat
0g
From the product label
Ingredients: Tomatoes (water, crushed tomatoes), apple cider vinegar, distilled vinegar, modified corn starch, salt, lemon juice concentrate, dehydrated onion, mesquite smoke flavor, spices, garlic powder, seasoning blend (salt, onion powder, natural flavor), caramel color, xanthan gum, sucralose
On Open Food FactsNutri-Score CNOVA 4Ultra-processed foodTheir grades, for reference; not part of our score. Data: Open Food Facts (ODbL).
63 / 100
Fair Scored automatically
Weighted as ready meals, soups, saucesHigh confidence · Scored on 9 of 11 inputs
Nutrition · counts 35%75
Ingredients · counts 25%80
Processing · counts 15%30
Sourcing · counts 10%50
Transparency · counts 15%50
Why it scores 63
Nutrition 75 · Typical for ready meals and sauces; no added sugar per 2 Tbsp
Ingredients 80 · Sucralose (artificial sweetener, −12); Caramel colour (additive, −4); Natural flavours (additive, −4)
Processing 30 · Sucralose, modified starch, smoke flavor, caramel color and xanthan gum.
Sourcing 50 · No ingredient origin or production practices are stated.
Transparency 50 · Full list, but the seasoning blend includes natural flavor.
Contains sucralose
Contains modified corn starch
200 mg sodium per 2 Tbsp
Evidence behind the Ingredients deductions
Varies by additive−8 for caramel colour, natural flavours
Mixed evidence−12 for sucralose
Scored Oct 20, 2026 · Scoring guide v3.1 · Updated Oct 20, 2026 · See what changed

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Ingredients
Tomatoes (water, crushed tomatoes) Apple cider vinegar Distilled vinegar Modified corn starch Salt Lemon juice concentrate Dehydrated onion Mesquite smoke flavor Spices Garlic powder Seasoning blend (salt, onion powder, natural flavor) Caramel color Xanthan gum Sucralose
14 ingredients 4 to watch1 to avoid
Sourcing

Origin not disclosed on the product page.

Additives5 additives · 1 moderate risk
Sucralose (E955)SweetenerModerate risk
Studies suggest it can alter gut bacteria and glucose response; a 2023 lab study found a breakdown product genotoxic.
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.
Xanthan gum (E415)ThickenerNo risk
Made by fermentation; EFSA re-confirmed its safety in 2017, though large amounts can cause bloating.
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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