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Cherry Habanero BBQ Sauce

Contains added sugar

A sweet-and-spicy BBQ sauce made with tart cherries and habanero. A 2-tablespoon serving has 23 g added sugar.

Seed-oil freeNo artificial dyesNo artificial flavorsNo synthetic preservativesNo added nitritesNo phosphatesNo gums or thickenersNo gluten ingredients
$11.95 21 oz · lowest price at Kosmos Q BBQ Products & Supplies
Price and stock checked Oct 30, 2026
Key nutrition facts
100caloriesPer serving · 2 tbsp (39g)
Protein
0g
Fiber
0g
Added sugar
23g▼
Sodium
360mg
Saturated fat
0g
▲ raises the score · ▼ lowers it · From the product label
Ingredients: Sugar, water, tart cherries, molasses, distilled vinegar, tomato paste, cherry juice concentrate, salt, honey, habanero pepper mash (habanero pepper, salt, distilled vinegar), onion powder, dried garlic, paprika, spices, chili pepper, smoke flavor, tamarind puree, vanilla extract, natural flavor
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 · 23 g added sugar per 2 tbsp; otherwise typical for ready meals and sauces
Ingredients 68 · Sugar, 1st ingredient (added sugar, −20); Molasses, 4th ingredient (added sugar, −8); Natural flavours (additive, −4)
Processing 35 · Sweetened sauce with smoke flavor and natural flavor
Sourcing 40 · Sugar leads the ingredient list; ingredient origins aren't stated
Transparency 50 · Full list includes unspecified spices and natural flavor
23 g added sugar
Natural flavor
Evidence behind the Ingredients deductions
Strong evidence−28 for sugar, molasses
Varies by additive−4 for natural flavours
Scored Oct 23, 2026 · Scoring guide v3.1 · Updated Oct 20, 2026 · See what changed

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Ingredients
Sugar Water Tart cherries Molasses Distilled vinegar Tomato paste Cherry juice concentrate Salt Honey Habanero pepper mash (habanero pepper, salt, distilled vinegar) Onion powder Dried garlic Paprika Spices Chili pepper Smoke flavor Tamarind puree Vanilla extract Natural flavor
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Sourcing

Origin not disclosed on the product page.

Additives3 additives · 3 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.
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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