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Hillbilly Hot Sauce

Contains natural hickory blend

This medium-hot sauce combines peppers, apple cider vinegar, spices and hickory flavor. It contains xanthan gum and natural hickory seasoning, and its Tennessee origin description conflicts with a Fresh From Florida mark.

Seed-oil freeNo added sugarNo artificial dyesNo artificial flavorsNo natural flavorsNo synthetic preservativesNo added nitritesNo phosphates
$10.99 lowest price at Smoke & Heat Co.
Price and stock checked Oct 30, 2026
Key nutrition facts
0caloriesPer serving · 1 teaspoon (5.06g)
Protein
0g
Fiber
0g
Added sugar
0g
Sodium
50mg
Saturated fat
0g
From the product label
Ingredients: water, red peppers, apple cider vinegar, habaneros, jalapenos, salt, paprika, garlic powder, chili powder, xanthan gum, natural hickory seasoning
73 / 100
Good Scored automatically
Weighted as ready meals, soups, saucesHigh confidence · Scored on 10 of 11 inputs, 1 claim verified
Nutrition · counts 35%75
Ingredients · counts 25%100
Processing · counts 15%60
Sourcing · counts 10%50
Transparency · counts 15%50
Why it scores 73
Nutrition 75 · Typical for ready meals and sauces; no added sugar per 1 teaspoon
Ingredients 100 · 11 ingredients; no added sugar, seed oils, dyes or flagged additives
Processing 60 · Pepper-and-vinegar sauce with xanthan gum and hickory seasoning
Sourcing 50 · Tennessee origin claim conflicts with a Fresh From Florida mark
Transparency 50 · Full ingredient list, but hickory seasoning is an unspecified blend
Contains xanthan gum
Natural hickory seasoning is an unspecified blend
Tennessee origin conflicts with Fresh From Florida mark
Evidence behind the Ingredients deductionsNone: no added sugar, seed oils, dyes, sweeteners or flagged additives were found.
Scored Oct 25, 2026 · Scoring guide v3.1 · Updated Oct 20, 2026 · See what changed

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Ingredients
Water Red peppers Apple cider vinegar Habaneros Jalapenos Salt Paprika Garlic powder Chili powder Xanthan gum Natural hickory seasoning
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Sourcing

Origin not disclosed on the product page.

Additives1 additive · no risk
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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