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Blazing Star BBQ Original Sauce

Contains added sugar

Tomato, honey, chipotle and spices flavor this BBQ sauce. Each two-tablespoon serving has 10 g added sugar and 510 mg sodium; it contains soy and wheat.

Seed-oil freeNo artificial flavorsNo synthetic preservativesNo added nitritesNo phosphatesNo gums or thickenersDairy-freeContains soyContains wheatContains fishContains corn
$10.99 lowest price at BBQRubs.com
Price and stock checked Oct 30, 2026
Key nutrition facts
60caloriesPer serving · 2 tbsp (35g)
Protein
1g
Fiber
0g
Added sugar
10g▼
Sodium
510mg▼
Saturated fat
0g
▲ raises the score · ▼ lowers it · From the product label
Ingredients: TOMATO PUREE (TOMATO PASTE, WATER), SUGAR, HONEY, SOY SAUCE (WATER, SOYBEANS, WHEAT, SALT), VINEGAR, MUSTARD (DISTILLED VINEGAR, WATER, MUSTARD SEED, SALT, TURMERIC, PAPRIKA, SPICE, GARLIC POWDER), CHIPOTLE PUREE (CHIPOTLE PEPPER, SALT, VINEGAR), APPLE CIDER VINEGAR, WORCESTERSHIRE SAUCE (DISTILLED VINEGAR, MOLASSES, CORN SYRUP, WATER, SALT, CARAMEL COLOR, GARLIC POWDER, SUGAR, SPICES, CELERY SEED, TAMARIND EXTRACT, NATURAL FLAVOR), MOLASSES, SPICES INCLUDING CHILI PEPPER, ONION, SALT, GARLIC, NATURAL FLAVOR
44 / 100
Poor Scored automatically
Weighted as ready meals, soups, saucesHigh confidence · Scored on 9 of 11 inputs
Nutrition · counts 35%32
Ingredients · counts 25%52
Processing · counts 15%55
Sourcing · counts 10%40
Transparency · counts 15%50
Why it scores 44
Nutrition 32 · Compared with other ready meals and sauces: more sodium (510 mg); 10 g added sugar per 2 tbsp
Ingredients 52 · Sugar, 2nd ingredient (added sugar, −20); Honey, 3rd ingredient (added sugar, −20); Caramel colour (additive, −4); 1 more
Processing 55 · Sauce made with tomato puree, sweeteners, spices and natural flavor
Sourcing 40 · Origin and sourcing practices for the ingredients aren't stated
Transparency 50 · Full list includes unspecified spices and natural flavor
10 g added sugar
510 mg sodium per serving
Contains corn syrup
Evidence behind the Ingredients deductions
Strong evidence−40 for sugar, honey
Varies by additive−8 for caramel colour, natural flavours
Scored Oct 21, 2026 · Scoring guide v3.1 · Updated Oct 20, 2026 · See what changed

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Ingredients
TOMATO PUREE (TOMATO PASTE, WATER) SUGAR HONEY SOY SAUCE (WATER, SOYBEANS, WHEAT, SALT) VINEGAR MUSTARD (DISTILLED VINEGAR, WATER, MUSTARD SEED, SALT, TURMERIC, PAPRIKA, SPICE, GARLIC POWDER) CHIPOTLE PUREE (CHIPOTLE PEPPER, SALT, VINEGAR) APPLE CIDER VINEGAR WORCESTERSHIRE SAUCE (DISTILLED VINEGAR, MOLASSES, CORN SYRUP, WATER, SALT, CARAMEL COLOR, GARLIC POWDER, SUGAR, SPICES, CELERY SEED, TAMARIND EXTRACT, NATURAL FLAVOR) MOLASSES SPICES INCLUDING CHILI PEPPER ONION SALT GARLIC NATURAL FLAVOR
15 ingredients 4 to watch1 to avoid
Sourcing

Origin not disclosed on the product page.

Additives4 additives · 4 limited risk
Caramel colour (E150)ColourLimited risk
Some types (E150c, E150d) can contain 4-MEI, which IARC lists as possibly carcinogenic (Group 2B); levels are regulated.
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.
Honey or maple syrupSugarLimited risk
A less refined sweetener, but it still counts as added sugar in US and WHO guidance.
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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