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Bourbon Barrel Aged Hot Sauce

This hot sauce has a short ingredient list of cayenne pepper puree, apple cider vinegar, water and agar. It contains 140 mg sodium per teaspoon.

Seed-oil freeNo added sugarNo artificial dyesNo artificial flavorsNo natural flavorsNo synthetic preservativesNo added nitritesNo phosphates
$9.00 lowest price at Bourbon Barrel Foods
Price and stock checked Oct 29, 2026
Key nutrition facts
0caloriesPer serving · 1 tsp (5 ml)
Protein
0g
Fiber
—
Added sugar
—
Sodium
140mg▼
Saturated fat
0g
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Ingredients: Cayenne pepper puree (red cayenne pepper, salt), apple cider vinegar, water, agar powder
66 / 100
Fair Scored automatically
Weighted as ready meals, soups, saucesHigh confidence · Scored on 10 of 11 inputs, 1 claim verified
Nutrition · counts 35%40
Ingredients · counts 25%100
Processing · counts 15%65
Sourcing · counts 10%70
Transparency · counts 15%65
Why it scores 66
Nutrition 40 · Compared with other ready meals and sauces: more sodium (140 mg); no added sugar per 1 tsp
Ingredients 100 · 4 ingredients; no added sugar, seed oils, dyes or flagged additives
Processing 65 · A simple hot sauce made with pepper puree, vinegar, water and agar
Sourcing 70 · The brand says its foods are handcrafted in small batches in Louisville
Transparency 65 · Complete ingredient list and a specific small-batch production claim
Evidence behind the Ingredients deductionsNone: no added sugar, seed oils, dyes, sweeteners or flagged additives were found.
Scored Oct 20, 2026 · Scoring guide v3.1 · Updated Oct 20, 2026 · See what changed

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Ingredients
Cayenne pepper puree (red cayenne pepper, salt) Apple cider vinegar Water Agar powder
4 ingredients
Sourcing

Origin not disclosed on the product page.

Additives1 additive · no risk
Agar (E406)Gelling agentNo risk
A seaweed fibre; 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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