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Dickey's Original Barbecue Sauce

Contains high fructose corn syrup

A tomato-based barbecue sauce described as small-batch Texas style. High fructose corn syrup is the first ingredient, and it also contains sodium benzoate.

Seed-oil freeNo artificial dyesNo artificial flavorsNo natural flavorsNo added nitritesNo phosphatesNo gluten ingredientsDairy-freeContains fishContains corn
$9.99 19 oz · lowest price at Barbecue At Home
Price and stock checked Oct 30, 2026
Key nutrition facts

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Ingredients: High Fructose Corn Syrup, Water, Tomatoes, Distilled Vinegar, Hickory Smoke Flavor, Salt, Spice, Sodium Benzoate, Xanthan Gum, Worcestershire Sauce
51 / 100
Fair Scored automatically
Weighted as ready meals, soups, saucesLow confidence · Scored on 2 of 11 inputs
Nutrition facts not available. Scored on its ingredients, processing, sourcing and transparency; the Nutrition part is neutral until we can read the label.Your product? Claim this listing to add the label and it’s scored in full.
Nutrition · counts 35%50
Ingredients · counts 25%70
Processing · counts 15%30
Sourcing · counts 10%35
Transparency · counts 15%50
Why it scores 51
Nutrition 50 · No nutrition facts available; scored mid-range
Ingredients 70 · High fructose corn syrup, 1st ingredient (added sugar, −20); Benzoates (sodium benzoate, benzoic acid) (additive, −10); no dyes or artificial sweeteners
Processing 30 · Formulated sauce with high fructose corn syrup, smoke flavor and preservative
Sourcing 35 · High fructose corn syrup is the main ingredient; its sourcing is unstated
Transparency 50 · Full list is given, but spice and smoke flavor are not specified
High fructose corn syrup
Sodium benzoate
Evidence behind the Ingredients deductions
Strong evidence−20 for high fructose corn syrup
Varies by additive−10 for benzoates
Scored Oct 21, 2026 · Scoring guide v3.1 · Updated Oct 20, 2026 · See what changed

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Ingredients
High Fructose Corn Syrup Water Tomatoes Distilled Vinegar Hickory Smoke Flavor Salt Spice Sodium Benzoate Xanthan Gum Worcestershire Sauce
10 ingredients 2 to watch2 to avoid
Sourcing

Origin not disclosed on the product page.

Additives4 additives · 2 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.
High-fructose corn syrupAdded sugarModerate risk
Added sugar that is cheap to add in large amounts; high intake is linked to fatty liver and weight gain.
Added sugarSugarLimited risk
Added sugar; the WHO and the US Dietary Guidelines advise keeping added sugars under 10% of daily calories.
Xanthan gum (E415)ThickenerNo risk
Made by fermentation; EFSA re-confirmed its safety in 2017, though large amounts can cause bloating.
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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