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Mo’ Bettahs Original Teri Sauce

Contains added sugar

A soy-based teriyaki-style sauce with garlic, sesame and red pepper. Each tablespoon has 8 g added sugar and preservatives; it contains wheat, soy and sesame.

Seed-oil freeNo artificial dyesNo artificial flavorsNo natural flavorsNo added nitritesNo phosphatesDairy-freeVegetarianContains soyContains wheatContains sesame
$4.99 12 fl oz · lowest price at Mo’ Bettahs
Price and stock checked Oct 30, 2026
Key nutrition facts
40caloriesPer serving · 1 tbsp (15ml)
Protein
0g
Fiber
0g
Added sugar
8g▼
Sodium
370mg▼
Saturated fat
0g
▲ raises the score · ▼ lowers it · From the product label
Ingredients: Soy sauce (water, wheat gluten, salt, sugar, fermented soybeans, caramel coloring, sodium benzoate and potassium sorbate as preservatives), sugar, modified food starch, granulated garlic, sesame oil, red pepper, sesame seeds
39 / 100
Poor Scored automatically
Weighted as ready meals, soups, saucesHigh confidence · Scored on 9 of 11 inputs
Nutrition · counts 35%11
Ingredients · counts 25%66
Processing · counts 15%35
Sourcing · counts 10%40
Transparency · counts 15%65
Why it scores 39
Nutrition 11 · Compared with other ready meals and sauces: more sodium (370 mg); 8 g added sugar per 1 tbsp
Ingredients 66 · Sugar, 2nd ingredient (added sugar, −20); Benzoates (sodium benzoate, benzoic acid) (additive, −10); Sorbates (potassium sorbate, sorbic acid) (additive, −4)
Processing 35 · Sugar, modified starch and preservatives make this a formulated sauce.
Sourcing 40 · No sourcing stated for the soy, sugar or modified starch.
Transparency 65 · Full list names ingredients, soy sauce components and preservatives.
8 g added sugar per tablespoon
Contains sodium benzoate and potassium sorbate
Evidence behind the Ingredients deductions
Strong evidence−20 for sugar
Varies by additive−14 for benzoates, sorbates
Scored Oct 20, 2026 · Scoring guide v3.1 · Updated Oct 20, 2026 · See what changed

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Ingredients
Soy sauce (water, wheat gluten, salt, sugar, fermented soybeans, caramel coloring, sodium benzoate and potassium sorbate as preservatives) Sugar Modified food starch Granulated garlic Sesame oil Red pepper Sesame seeds
7 ingredients 2 to watch1 to avoid
Sourcing

Origin not disclosed on the product page.

Additives4 additives · 1 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.
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.
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.
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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