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G Hughes' Smokehouse Sugar-Free BBQ Sauce - Carolina Style Sweet Heat (17 oz)

Contains sucralose

This tomato-based Carolina-style BBQ sauce has 5 calories and 1 g carbohydrate per serving. It is sweetened with sucralose and contains sulfites.

Seed-oil freeNo added sugarNo artificial flavorsNo natural flavorsNo synthetic preservativesNo added nitritesNo phosphatesGluten-free (label)Contains corn
$5.99 17 oz · lowest price at Netrition
Price and stock checked Oct 30, 2026
Key nutrition facts
5caloriesPer serving · 2 Tbsp (28g)
Protein
0g
Fiber
0g
Added sugar
0g
Sodium
170mg
Saturated fat
0g
From the product label
Ingredients: Vine-Ripened Crushed Tomatoes (Water, Crushed Tomatoes), White Vinegar, Cider Vinegar, Modified Cornstarch, Salt, Crushed Red Pepper, Spices, Caramel Color, Xanthan Gum, Sucralose
On Open Food FactsNOVA 4Ultra-processed foodTheir grades, for reference; not part of our score. Data: Open Food Facts (ODbL).
64 / 100
Fair Scored automatically
Weighted as ready meals, soups, saucesHigh confidence · Scored on 9 of 11 inputs
Nutrition · counts 35%75
Ingredients · counts 25%84
Processing · counts 15%30
Sourcing · counts 10%50
Transparency · counts 15%50
Why it scores 64
Nutrition 75 · Typical for ready meals and sauces; no added sugar per 2 Tbsp
Ingredients 84 · Sucralose (artificial sweetener, −12); Caramel colour (additive, −4); no dyes
Processing 30 · Sauce with modified cornstarch, caramel color, xanthan gum and sucralose
Sourcing 50 · No origin or growing practices are stated
Transparency 50 · Full ingredient list, but spices are not specified
Contains sucralose
Evidence behind the Ingredients deductions
Varies by additive−4 for caramel colour
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
Vine-Ripened Crushed Tomatoes (Water, Crushed Tomatoes) White Vinegar Cider Vinegar Modified Cornstarch Salt Crushed Red Pepper Spices Caramel Color Xanthan Gum Sucralose
10 ingredients 2 to watch1 to avoid
Sourcing

Origin not disclosed on the product page.

Additives3 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.
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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