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Signature BBQ Sauce

Contains added sugars

This sweet-and-savory BBQ sauce has 10 g of added sugar per 2 Tbsp. It contains milk and fish, plus sodium benzoate and potassium sorbate preservatives.

Seed-oil freeNo artificial dyesNo artificial flavorsNo added nitritesNo phosphatesNo gluten ingredientsContains dairyContains fish
$8.99 16 oz · lowest price at 4 Rivers Smokehouse
Price and stock checked Oct 30, 2026
Key nutrition facts
50caloriesPer serving · 2 Tbsp (30g)
Protein
0g
Fiber
0g
Added sugar
10g▼
Sodium
240mg
Saturated fat
0g
▲ raises the score · ▼ lowers it · From the product label
Ingredients: Water, Brown Sugar, Tomato Paste, Sugar, Prepared Mustard (vinegar, water, mustard seed, salt, turmeric, paprika), Honey, Distilled Vinegar, Cider Vinegar, Butter (milk), Salt, Worcestershire Sauce (distilled vinegar, molasses, sugar, water, salt, onions, anchovies, garlic, cloves, tamarind extract, natural flavorings, chili pepper extract), Garlic and Onion Powders, Spice, Modified Food Starch, Sodium Benzoate and Potassium Sorbate (preservatives), Dextrose, Spice Extractives
Product details
ShippingFrozen in insulated packaging with ice packsInsulated boxIce packsShips frozen
“All 4Rivers meats are shipped frozen, fully cooked, vacuumed sealed in insulated packaging with ice packs.” — the brand’s shipping and store pages
44 / 100
Poor Scored automatically
Weighted as ready meals, soups, saucesHigh confidence · Scored on 9 of 11 inputs
Nutrition · counts 35%40
Ingredients · counts 25%54
Processing · counts 15%30
Sourcing · counts 10%40
Transparency · counts 15%50
Why it scores 44
Nutrition 40 · 10 g added sugar per 2 Tbsp; otherwise typical for ready meals and sauces
Ingredients 54 · Brown sugar, 2nd ingredient (added sugar, −20); Benzoates (sodium benzoate, benzoic acid) (additive, −10); Sugar, 4th ingredient (added sugar, −8); 2 more
Processing 30 · Added sugars, modified starch, flavorings and preservatives make this a formulated sauce
Sourcing 40 · Sugar is prominent; no ingredient origin or production practices are stated
Transparency 50 · Full ingredient list includes unspecified spices and natural flavorings
10 g added sugar
Sodium benzoate and potassium sorbate
Contains fish and milk
Evidence behind the Ingredients deductions
Strong evidence−28 for brown sugar, sugar
Varies by additive−18 for benzoates, sorbates, natural flavours
Scored Oct 20, 2026 · Scoring guide v3.1 · Updated Oct 20, 2026 · See what changed

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Ingredients
Water Brown Sugar Tomato Paste Sugar Prepared Mustard (vinegar, water, mustard seed, salt, turmeric, paprika) Honey Distilled Vinegar Cider Vinegar Butter (milk) Salt Worcestershire Sauce (distilled vinegar, molasses, sugar, water, salt, onions, anchovies, garlic, cloves, tamarind extract, natural flavorings, chili pepper extract) Garlic and Onion Powders Spice Modified Food Starch Sodium Benzoate and Potassium Sorbate (preservatives) Dextrose Spice Extractives
17 ingredients 6 to watch1 to avoid
Sourcing

Origin not disclosed on the product page.

Additives6 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.
Sorbates (potassium sorbate, sorbic acid) (E200–E203)PreservativeLimited risk
Generally well tolerated; EFSA re-evaluated it in 2015 and kept it approved, though it can irritate sensitive skin.
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.
Added sugarSugarLimited risk
Added sugar; the WHO and the US Dietary Guidelines advise keeping added sugars under 10% of daily calories.
Honey or maple syrupSugarLimited risk
A less refined sweetener, but it still counts as added sugar in US and WHO guidance.
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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