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Chef’s Table Collection Kentucky Son Bourbon BBQ Sauce, Buffalo

Contains brown sugar and molasses

A vinegar-forward Buffalo BBQ sauce with bourbon, cayenne and smoky notes. It has 3 g added sugar per tablespoon and contains xanthan gum and caramel color.

Seed-oil freeNo artificial flavorsNo natural flavorsNo synthetic preservativesNo added nitritesNo phosphatesGluten-free (label)Dairy-freeContains fish
$12.00 lowest price at Joey G's Sauce Company
Price and stock checked Oct 30, 2026
Key nutrition facts
15caloriesPer serving · 1 Tbsp (15g)
Protein
0g
Fiber
0g
Added sugar
3g▼
Sodium
260mg▼
Saturated fat
0g
▲ raises the score · ▼ lowers it · From the product label
Ingredients: Tomato sauce (tomato puree, water, tomato paste from vine ripe tomatoes, water, salt, citric acid, dehydrated bell peppers), cayenne pepper sauce (vinegar, water, xanthan gum, acetic acid), dark brown sugar, molasses, apple cider vinegar (apple cider vinegar, filtered water), garlic, onion, spice blend, Kentucky Son bourbon, liquid smoke (water, hickory smoke concentrate), Worcestershire sauce (filtered water, organic distilled white vinegar, organic molasses, organic cane sugar, sea salt, organic caramel color, organic garlic powder, organic black pepper, organic allspice, organic nutmeg, organic cloves, organic ginger, organic cayenne powder, xanthan gum), black pepper
52 / 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%68
Processing · counts 15%55
Sourcing · counts 10%70
Transparency · counts 15%50
Why it scores 52
Nutrition 34 · Compared with other ready meals and sauces: more sodium (260 mg); 3 g added sugar per 1 Tbsp
Ingredients 68 · Brown sugar, 3rd ingredient (added sugar, −20); Molasses, 4th ingredient (added sugar, −8); Caramel colour (additive, −4)
Processing 55 · Sauce with added sugar, xanthan gum, liquid smoke and caramel color
Sourcing 70 · The brand says sauces are handcrafted and bottled in its North Tonawanda kitchen
Transparency 50 · Full ingredient list, but the spice blend is not specified
3 g added sugar
Contains xanthan gum and caramel color
Evidence behind the Ingredients deductions
Strong evidence−28 for brown sugar, molasses
Varies by additive−4 for caramel colour
Scored Oct 20, 2026 · Scoring guide v3.1 · Updated Oct 20, 2026 · See what changed

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Ingredients
Tomato sauce (tomato puree, water, tomato paste from vine ripe tomatoes, water, salt, citric acid, dehydrated bell peppers) Cayenne pepper sauce (vinegar, water, xanthan gum, acetic acid) Dark brown sugar Molasses Apple cider vinegar (apple cider vinegar, filtered water) Garlic Onion Spice blend Kentucky Son bourbon Liquid smoke (water, hickory smoke concentrate) Worcestershire sauce (filtered water, organic distilled white vinegar, organic molasses, organic cane sugar, sea salt, organic caramel color, organic garlic powder, organic black pepper, organic allspice, organic nutmeg, organic cloves, organic ginger, organic cayenne powder, xanthan gum) Black pepper
12 ingredients 2 to watch1 to avoid
Sourcing

Origin not disclosed on the product page.

Additives4 additives · 2 limited risk
Caramel colour (E150)ColourLimited risk
Some types (E150c, E150d) can contain 4-MEI, which IARC lists as possibly carcinogenic (Group 2B); levels are regulated.
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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