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Croix Valley Blue-B-Cue™ BBQ Sauce

Contains tapioca syrup

Blueberries add fruit flavor to this BBQ sauce. Each 2-tablespoon serving has 8 g of added sugar and includes natural flavor.

Seed-oil freeNo artificial dyesNo artificial flavorsNo synthetic preservativesNo added nitritesNo phosphatesNo gums or thickenersGluten-free (label)
$8.95 lowest price at Croix Valley Foods
Price and stock checked Oct 30, 2026
Key nutrition facts
50caloriesPer serving · 2 Tbs (30 mL)
Protein
0g
Fiber
0g
Added sugar
8g▼
Sodium
115mg▲
Saturated fat
0g
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Ingredients: Tomato Concentrate (tomato, sugar, vinegar, spice, onion), Brown Sugar, Blueberries, Tapioca Syrup, Cider Vinegar, Lemon Juice, Granulated Garlic, Natural Flavor, Spices, Salt
On Open Food FactsNutri-Score DNOVA 4Ultra-processed foodTheir grades, for reference; not part of our score. Data: Open Food Facts (ODbL).
53 / 100
Fair Scored automatically
Weighted as ready meals, soups, saucesHigh confidence · Scored on 9 of 11 inputs
Nutrition · counts 35%44
Ingredients · counts 25%68
Processing · counts 15%60
Sourcing · counts 10%40
Transparency · counts 15%50
Why it scores 53
Nutrition 44 · Compared with other ready meals and sauces: less sodium (115 mg); 8 g added sugar per 2 Tbs
Ingredients 68 · Brown sugar, 2nd ingredient (added sugar, −20); Tapioca syrup, 4th ingredient (added sugar, −8); Natural flavours (additive, −4)
Processing 60 · A cooked sauce with tomato concentrate, sugars, syrup, natural flavor and spices
Sourcing 40 · Sugar and tapioca syrup are listed; ingredient origins and growing practices aren't stated
Transparency 50 · Full ingredient list, but natural flavor and spices aren't specified
8 g added sugar
Natural flavor
Evidence behind the Ingredients deductions
Strong evidence−28 for brown sugar, tapioca syrup
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
Tomato Concentrate (tomato, sugar, vinegar, spice, onion) Brown Sugar Blueberries Tapioca Syrup Cider Vinegar Lemon Juice Granulated Garlic Natural Flavor Spices Salt
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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.
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