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Mustard BBQ Sauce

Contains 9 g added sugar

A sweet-tangy mustard BBQ sauce with brown sugar, sugar, molasses and syrups. A 2-tablespoon serving has 9 g added sugar; it also contains sodium benzoate and caramel color.

Seed-oil freeNo artificial flavorsNo added nitritesNo phosphatesNo gluten ingredientsDairy-freeContains fishContains corn
$10.00 lowest price at Slaughter's BBQ
Price and stock checked Oct 30, 2026
Key nutrition facts
50caloriesPer serving · 2 tbsp (34g)
Protein
1g
Fiber
<1g
Added sugar
9g▼
Sodium
330mg
Saturated fat
0g
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Ingredients: MUSTARD (DISTILLED VINEGAR, WATER, #1 GRADE MUSTARD SEED, SALT, TURMERIC, PAPRIKA, SPICE, NATURAL FLAVORS AND GARLIC POWDER), WATER, BROWN SUGAR, SUGAR, APPLE CIDER VINEGAR, WORCESTERSHIRE SAUCE (VINEGAR, MOLASSES, CORN SYRUP, WATER, SALT, CARAMEL COLOR, GARLIC POWDER, SUGAR, SPICES, TAMARIND, NATURAL FLAVOR, SULFITTING AGENT), MOLASSES, DARK KARO SYRUP, SPICE, DISTILLED VINEGAR, ONION POWDER, SALT, LIQUID SMOKE (WATER, NATURAL HICKORY SMOKE FLAVOR, CITRIC ACID, CARAMEL COLOR, VINEGAR, DEXTROSE, SODIUM BENZOATE [PRESERVATIVE], GUAR GUM), GARLIC POWDER, HONEY
43 / 100
Poor Scored automatically
Weighted as ready meals, soups, saucesHigh confidence · Scored on 9 of 11 inputs
Nutrition · counts 35%41
Ingredients · counts 25%54
Processing · counts 15%25
Sourcing · counts 10%35
Transparency · counts 15%50
Why it scores 43
Nutrition 41 · 9 g added sugar per 2 tbsp; otherwise typical for ready meals and sauces
Ingredients 54 · Brown sugar, 3rd ingredient (added sugar, −20); Benzoates (sodium benzoate, benzoic acid) (additive, −10); Sugar, 4th ingredient (added sugar, −8); 2 more
Processing 25 · Mustard sauce with sugars, syrups, natural flavors and preservatives
Sourcing 35 · Refined sugars and corn syrup; ingredient origins are not stated
Transparency 50 · Full list, but it includes unnamed spices and natural flavors
9 g added sugar
Contains sodium benzoate
Contains caramel color
Evidence behind the Ingredients deductions
Strong evidence−28 for brown sugar, sugar
Varies by additive−18 for benzoates, caramel colour, natural flavours
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Ingredients
MUSTARD (DISTILLED VINEGAR, WATER, #1 GRADE MUSTARD SEED, SALT, TURMERIC, PAPRIKA, SPICE, NATURAL FLAVORS AND GARLIC POWDER) WATER BROWN SUGAR SUGAR APPLE CIDER VINEGAR WORCESTERSHIRE SAUCE (VINEGAR, MOLASSES, CORN SYRUP, WATER, SALT, CARAMEL COLOR, GARLIC POWDER, SUGAR, SPICES, TAMARIND, NATURAL FLAVOR, SULFITTING AGENT) MOLASSES DARK KARO SYRUP SPICE DISTILLED VINEGAR ONION POWDER SALT LIQUID SMOKE (WATER, NATURAL HICKORY SMOKE FLAVOR, CITRIC ACID, CARAMEL COLOR, VINEGAR, DEXTROSE, SODIUM BENZOATE [PRESERVATIVE], GUAR GUM) GARLIC POWDER HONEY
15 ingredients 5 to watch2 to avoid
Sourcing

Origin not disclosed on the product page.

Additives7 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.
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.
Guar gum (E412)ThickenerNo risk
A fibre from guar beans; EFSA considers it safe at normal intakes.
Citric acid (E330)AcidNo risk
Usually made by fermentation; considered safe.
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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