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Bourbon Barrel Foods Hot & Spicy Kentuckyaki™

Contains high sodium

This spicy teriyaki-style sauce uses Kentucky-grown sorghum, garlic, ginger and red pepper. It has 460 mg sodium per tablespoon and contains soy.

Seed-oil freeNo added sugarNo artificial dyesNo artificial flavorsNo natural flavorsNo synthetic preservativesNo added nitritesNo phosphatesContains soyContains wheat
$12.00 lowest price at The Merry Hare
Price and stock checked Oct 30, 2026
Key nutrition facts
15caloriesPer serving · 1 Tbsp (15mL)
Protein
1g
Fiber
—
Added sugar
—
Sodium
460mg▼
Saturated fat
—
▲ raises the score · ▼ lowers it · From the product label
Ingredients: Soy Sauce (water, soybeans, salt, wheat), Sorghum, Water, Apple Cider Vinegar, Ginger, Garlic (garlic, water, citric acid), Bourbon, Red Pepper
67 / 100
Fair Scored automatically
Weighted as ready meals, soups, saucesMedium confidence · Scored on 8 of 11 inputs, 1 claim verified
Nutrition · counts 35%42
Ingredients · counts 25%100
Processing · counts 15%62
Sourcing · counts 10%70
Transparency · counts 15%72
Why it scores 67
Nutrition 42 · Compared with other ready meals and sauces: more sodium (460 mg); no added sugar per 1 Tbsp
Ingredients 100 · 8 ingredients; no added sugar, seed oils, dyes or flagged additives
Processing 62 · A multi-ingredient sauce with soy sauce, sorghum, vinegar and seasonings
Sourcing 70 · The brand states the sorghum is Kentucky-grown
Transparency 72 · Complete ingredient list and a stated Kentucky origin for the sorghum
460 mg sodium per tablespoon
Evidence behind the Ingredients deductionsNone: no added sugar, seed oils, dyes, sweeteners or flagged additives were found.
Scored Oct 21, 2026 · Scoring guide v3.1 · Updated Oct 20, 2026 · See what changed

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Ingredients
Soy Sauce (water, soybeans, salt, wheat) Sorghum Water Apple Cider Vinegar Ginger Garlic (garlic, water, citric acid) Bourbon Red Pepper
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Sourcing

Origin not disclosed on the product page.

Additives1 additive · no risk
Citric acid (E330)AcidNo risk
Usually made by fermentation; considered safe.
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