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Backyard Sweet and Tangy BBQ Sauce

Contains added sugar

This barbecue sauce combines tomato paste, brown sugar, cane sugar and molasses. Each 2-tablespoon serving has 13 g added sugar.

Seed-oil freeNo artificial dyesNo artificial flavorsNo synthetic preservativesNo added nitritesNo phosphatesGluten-free (label)Dairy-freeContains fishContains corn
$12.00 lowest price at Backyard Food Co
Price and stock checked Oct 30, 2026
Key nutrition facts
60caloriesPer serving · 2 TBS (28g)
Protein
0g
Fiber
0g
Added sugar
13g▼
Sodium
150mg
Saturated fat
0g
▲ raises the score · ▼ lowers it · From the product label
Ingredients: Tomato paste, brown sugar, water, pure cane sugar, molasses, distilled white vinegar, Worcestershire base (sugar, salt, corn starch, spices, garlic powder, rice concentrate, spice extractive and natural flavor), salt, mustard powder, garlic powder, smoked paprika, black pepper, onion powder, cayenne pepper
47 / 100
Poor Scored automatically
Weighted as ready meals, soups, saucesHigh confidence · Scored on 9 of 11 inputs
Nutrition · counts 35%40
Ingredients · counts 25%60
Processing · counts 15%45
Sourcing · counts 10%35
Transparency · counts 15%50
Why it scores 47
Nutrition 40 · 13 g added sugar per 2 TBS; otherwise typical for ready meals and sauces
Ingredients 60 · Brown sugar, 2nd ingredient (added sugar, −20); Cane sugar, 4th ingredient (added sugar, −8); Molasses, 5th ingredient (added sugar, −8); 1 more
Processing 45 · Sauce with refined sugars, corn starch and natural flavor
Sourcing 35 · Refined sugars are main ingredients; no sourcing practices are stated
Transparency 50 · Complete list includes unnamed spice extractive and natural flavor
13 g added sugar
Evidence behind the Ingredients deductions
Strong evidence−36 for brown sugar, cane sugar, molasses
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 paste Brown sugar Water Pure cane sugar Molasses Distilled white vinegar Worcestershire base (sugar, salt, corn starch, spices, garlic powder, rice concentrate, spice extractive and natural flavor) Salt Mustard powder Garlic powder Smoked paprika Black pepper Onion powder Cayenne pepper
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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.
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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