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Carolina BBQ Sauce

Contains added sugar

A sweet, tangy barbecue sauce made with mustard, vinegar and tomato. Each 2-tablespoon serving has 11 g of added sugar and 330 mg of sodium; it also contains natural smoke flavor and xanthan gum.

Seed-oil freeNo artificial dyesNo artificial flavorsNo synthetic preservativesNo added nitritesNo phosphatesGluten-free (label)Dairy-freeContains corn
$4.99 lowest price at Kinder's
Price and stock checked Oct 30, 2026
Key nutrition facts
60caloriesPer serving · 2 Tbsp (34g)
Protein
0g
Fiber
0g
Added sugar
11g▼
Sodium
330mg
Saturated fat
0g
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Ingredients: Yellow mustard (vinegar, water, mustard seed, salt, turmeric, paprika, spices), brown sugar, apple cider vinegar, tomato puree (water, tomato paste), sugar, vinegar, salt, corn starch, Tabasco puree (Tabasco peppers, salt), cultured dextrose, natural smoke flavor, onion powder, garlic powder, ground red pepper, xanthan gum
On Open Food FactsNOVA 4Ultra-processed foodTheir grades, for reference; not part of our score. Data: Open Food Facts (ODbL).
48 / 100
Poor Scored automatically
Weighted as ready meals, soups, saucesHigh confidence · Scored on 9 of 11 inputs
Nutrition · counts 35%40
Ingredients · counts 25%68
Processing · counts 15%35
Sourcing · counts 10%40
Transparency · counts 15%50
Why it scores 48
Nutrition 40 · 11 g added sugar per 2 Tbsp; otherwise typical for ready meals and sauces
Ingredients 68 · Brown sugar, 2nd ingredient (added sugar, −20); Sugar, 5th ingredient (added sugar, −8); Natural flavours (additive, −4)
Processing 35 · Sugar, corn starch, smoke flavor and xanthan gum make this a formulated sauce.
Sourcing 40 · No ingredient origin or sourcing practices are stated.
Transparency 50 · Ingredients are listed, but spices and natural smoke flavor are unspecified.
11 g added sugar
Natural smoke flavor
Xanthan gum
Evidence behind the Ingredients deductions
Strong evidence−28 for brown sugar, sugar
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
Yellow mustard (vinegar, water, mustard seed, salt, turmeric, paprika, spices) Brown sugar Apple cider vinegar Tomato puree (water, tomato paste) Sugar Vinegar Salt Corn starch Tabasco puree (Tabasco peppers, salt) Cultured dextrose Natural smoke flavor Onion powder Garlic powder Ground red pepper Xanthan gum
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Sourcing

Origin not disclosed on the product page.

Additives3 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.
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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