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Hog's Bane BBQ Sauce

Contains high-fructose corn syrup

A sweet, smoky Kansas City-style BBQ sauce with tomato, vinegar and spices. It has 18 g added sugar per serving and contains high-fructose corn syrup, artificial vanilla flavor and preservatives.

Seed-oil freeNo artificial dyesNo natural flavorsNo added nitritesNo phosphatesNo gums or thickenersNo gluten ingredientsDairy-freeContains corn
$8.25 lowest price at Big Rock Foods
Price and stock checked Oct 30, 2026
Key nutrition facts
80caloriesPer serving · 2 tbsp(32g)
Protein
0g
Fiber
0g
Added sugar
18g▼
Sodium
210mg
Saturated fat
0g
▲ raises the score · ▼ lowers it · From the product label
Ingredients: Sugar, Tomato Puree (Vine-ripened Fresh Tomatoes, Salt, Naturally Derived Citric Acid), Red Wine Vinegar (Red Wine Vinegar, Potassium Metabisulfite, Preservative), Diluted with Water to 5% Acidity, Corn Syrup (Corn Syrup, High Fructose Corn Syrup, Water, Natural & Artificial Vanilla Flavor, Sodium Benzoate and Sorbic Acid, (preservatives)), Molasses, Liquid Smoke (Water, Natural Hickory Smoke Concentrate, Salt), Chili Powder, Spices, Cayenne Pepper, Garlic Powder, Onion Powder
On Open Food FactsNutri-Score ETheir grades, for reference; not part of our score. Data: Open Food Facts (ODbL).
39 / 100
Poor Scored automatically
Weighted as ready meals, soups, saucesHigh confidence · Scored on 9 of 11 inputs
Nutrition · counts 35%40
Ingredients · counts 25%38
Processing · counts 15%30
Sourcing · counts 10%35
Transparency · counts 15%50
Why it scores 39
Nutrition 40 · 18 g added sugar per 2 tbsp; otherwise typical for ready meals and sauces
Ingredients 38 · Sugar, 1st ingredient (added sugar, −20); Benzoates (sodium benzoate, benzoic acid) (additive, −10); Sulfites (additive, −10); 3 more
Processing 30 · Sugar, corn syrup, artificial flavor and preservatives make this a highly processed sauce
Sourcing 35 · No origin or production practices stated; refined sugar and corn syrup are prominent
Transparency 50 · Full ingredient list, but spices and some flavors are unspecified
18 g added sugar
Contains high-fructose corn syrup
Contains artificial vanilla flavor
Contains preservatives
Evidence behind the Ingredients deductions
Strong evidence−28 for sugar, corn syrup
Varies by additive−34 for benzoates, sulfites, artificial flavours and 1 more
Scored Oct 21, 2026 · Scoring guide v3.1 · Updated Oct 20, 2026 · See what changed

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Ingredients
Sugar Tomato Puree (Vine-ripened Fresh Tomatoes, Salt, Naturally Derived Citric Acid) Red Wine Vinegar (Red Wine Vinegar, Potassium Metabisulfite, Preservative) Diluted with Water to 5% Acidity Corn Syrup (Corn Syrup High Fructose Corn Syrup Water Natural & Artificial Vanilla Flavor Sodium Benzoate and Sorbic Acid (preservatives)) Molasses Liquid Smoke (Water, Natural Hickory Smoke Concentrate, Salt) Chili Powder Spices Cayenne Pepper Garlic Powder Onion Powder
17 ingredients 1 to watch4 to avoid
Sourcing

Origin not disclosed on the product page.

Additives7 additives · 4 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.
Sulfites (E220–E228)PreservativeModerate risk
Can trigger asthma-like reactions in sensitive people, which is why they must be declared on labels.
Artificial flavoursFlavouringModerate risk
Undisclosed synthetic compounds; the FDA delisted seven synthetic flavours in 2018 after cancer findings in animals.
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.
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.
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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