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Holy Cola BBQ Sauce

Contains added sugars

This tomato-based BBQ sauce gets its sweet, tangy profile from brown sugar, pineapple juice concentrate and molasses. Each serving has 13 g added sugar and includes natural flavor and potassium sorbate.

Seed-oil freeNo artificial dyesNo artificial flavorsNo added nitritesNo gums or thickenersNo gluten ingredientsDairy-freeVegetarian
$22.99 16 oz · lowest price at Meat Church
Price and stock checked Oct 30, 2026
Key nutrition facts
70caloriesPer serving · 2 tbsp (37g)
Protein
1g
Fiber
0g
Added sugar
13g▼
Sodium
390mg
Saturated fat
0g
▲ raises the score · ▼ lowers it · From the product label
Ingredients: Tomato Puree (Water, Tomato Paste), Brown Sugar, Pineapple Juice Concentrate, Molasses, Distilled Vinegar, Salt, Dried Garlic, Dried Onion, Spices, Natural Smoke Flavor, Natural Flavor, Potassium Sorbate, Phosphoric Acid
42 / 100
Poor Scored automatically
Weighted as ready meals, soups, saucesHigh confidence · Scored on 9 of 11 inputs
Nutrition · counts 35%40
Ingredients · counts 25%42
Processing · counts 15%40
Sourcing · counts 10%40
Transparency · counts 15%50
Why it scores 42
Nutrition 40 · 13 g added sugar per 2 tbsp; otherwise typical for ready meals and sauces
Ingredients 42 · Brown sugar, 2nd ingredient (added sugar, −20); Juice concentrate, 3rd ingredient (added sugar, −20); Phosphoric acid (additive, −10); 2 more
Processing 40 · Sweetened sauce with natural flavors and a preservative
Sourcing 40 · No origin or sourcing practices stated for the ingredients
Transparency 50 · Full ingredient list includes unnamed spices and natural flavors
13 g added sugar per serving
Contains natural flavor and potassium sorbate
Evidence behind the Ingredients deductions
Strong evidence−40 for brown sugar, juice concentrate
Varies by additive−18 for phosphoric acid, sorbates, natural flavours
Scored Oct 20, 2026 · Scoring guide v3.1 · Updated Oct 20, 2026 · See what changed

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Ingredients
Tomato Puree (Water, Tomato Paste) Brown Sugar Pineapple Juice Concentrate Molasses Distilled Vinegar Salt Dried Garlic Dried Onion Spices Natural Smoke Flavor Natural Flavor Potassium Sorbate Phosphoric Acid
13 ingredients 3 to watch
Sourcing

Origin not disclosed on the product page.

Additives4 additives · 1 moderate risk
Phosphoric acid (E338)AcidModerate risk
The acid in colas; cola intake was linked to lower bone density in women in the Framingham Osteoporosis Study.
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.
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.
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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