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Kickin' Cherry Bacon Flavored BBQ Sauce

Contains artificial flavors

This BBQ sauce combines Michigan tart cherries with bacon. It has 7 g of added sugar per serving and also contains artificial flavors and modified food starch; the source of the bacon isn't specified.

Seed-oil freeNo synthetic preservativesNo added nitritesNo phosphatesLow sodiumContains soyContains wheat
$13.95 17 oz · lowest price at Cherry Republic
Price and stock checked Oct 30, 2026
Key nutrition facts
45caloriesPer serving · 2 tbsp (30g)
Protein
1g
Fiber
—
Added sugar
7g▼
Sodium
105mg▲
Saturated fat
—
▲ raises the score · ▼ lowers it · From the product label
Ingredients: CHERRIES, TOMATO PASTE (TOMATO PASTE, CITRIC ACID), BROWN SUGAR, WATER, MOLASSES, DISTILLED VINEGAR, CHOPPED GARLIC, BACON, MODIFIED FOOD STARCH, SOY SAUCE (WATER, SOY-BEANS, SALT AND SUGAR), AJI AMARILLO POWDER, LIQUID SMOKE FLAVOR, SALT, ARTIFICIAL FLAVORS, CARAMEL COLOR, FLAVORS, BLACK PEPPER, WHITE PEPPER
52 / 100
Fair Scored automatically
Weighted as ready meals, soups, saucesHigh confidence · Scored on 9 of 11 inputs, 1 claim verified
Nutrition · counts 35%49
Ingredients · counts 25%58
Processing · counts 15%35
Sourcing · counts 10%75
Transparency · counts 15%50
Why it scores 52
Nutrition 49 · Compared with other ready meals and sauces: less sodium (105 mg); 7 g added sugar per 2 tbsp
Ingredients 58 · Brown sugar, 3rd ingredient (added sugar, −20); Artificial flavours (additive, −10); Molasses, 5th ingredient (added sugar, −8); 1 more
Processing 35 · Sauce with modified starch, artificial flavors and caramel color
Sourcing 75 · Michigan tart cherries are stated; sourcing of the other ingredients isn't specified
Transparency 50 · Full ingredient list, but it includes unnamed artificial flavors and flavors
7 g added sugar
Contains artificial flavors
Contains modified food starch
Contains caramel color
Evidence behind the Ingredients deductions
Strong evidence−28 for brown sugar, molasses
Varies by additive−14 for artificial flavours, caramel colour
Scored Oct 21, 2026 · Scoring guide v3.1 · Updated Oct 20, 2026 · See what changed

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Ingredients
CHERRIES TOMATO PASTE (TOMATO PASTE, CITRIC ACID) BROWN SUGAR WATER MOLASSES DISTILLED VINEGAR CHOPPED GARLIC BACON MODIFIED FOOD STARCH SOY SAUCE (WATER, SOY-BEANS, SALT AND SUGAR) AJI AMARILLO POWDER LIQUID SMOKE FLAVOR SALT ARTIFICIAL FLAVORS CARAMEL COLOR FLAVORS BLACK PEPPER WHITE PEPPER
18 ingredients 5 to watch2 to avoid
Sourcing

Origin not disclosed on the product page.

Additives5 additives · 1 moderate risk
Artificial flavoursFlavouringModerate risk
Undisclosed synthetic compounds; the FDA delisted seven synthetic flavours in 2018 after cancer findings in animals.
Caramel colour (E150)ColourLimited risk
Some types (E150c, E150d) can contain 4-MEI, which IARC lists as possibly carcinogenic (Group 2B); levels are regulated.
Modified starch (E14xx)ThickenerLimited risk
Chemically treated starch; considered safe, but a marker of more processed food.
Added sugarSugarLimited risk
Added sugar; the WHO and the US Dietary Guidelines advise keeping added sugars under 10% of daily calories.
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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