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Texas Tang ® BBQ Sauce

Contains added sugar

A vinegar-based barbecue sauce with honey, chicken broth and spices. It has 12 g added sugar per serving and also contains cane sugar and corn syrup.

Seed-oil freeNo artificial dyesNo artificial flavorsNo synthetic preservativesNo added nitritesNo phosphatesNo gums or thickenersGluten-free (label)Contains fishContains corn
$11.95 lowest price at Gabrick BBQ
Price and stock checked Oct 30, 2026
Key nutrition facts
60caloriesPer serving · 2 Tbsp (34g)
Protein
0g
Fiber
0g
Added sugar
12g▼
Sodium
310mg
Saturated fat
0g
▲ raises the score · ▼ lowers it · From the product label
Ingredients: Apple cider vinegar, pure cane sugar, honey, ketchup (tomato concentrate from vine ripened tomatoes, distilled vinegar, corn syrup, onion powder, natural flavoring, tomato paste (water and tomato paste), chicken broth, spice, Worcestershire sauce (distilled vinegar, molasses, corn syrup, onions, salt, sugar, water, chili pepper extract, natural flavorings, tamarind extract), black pepper, spices
47 / 100
Poor Scored automatically
Weighted as ready meals, soups, saucesHigh confidence · Scored on 9 of 11 inputs
Nutrition · counts 35%40
Ingredients · counts 25%56
Processing · counts 15%50
Sourcing · counts 10%40
Transparency · counts 15%50
Why it scores 47
Nutrition 40 · 12 g added sugar per 2 Tbsp; otherwise typical for ready meals and sauces
Ingredients 56 · Cane sugar, 2nd ingredient (added sugar, −20); Honey, 3rd ingredient (added sugar, −20); Natural flavours (additive, −4)
Processing 50 · Vinegar, sugar, honey and broth with corn syrup and natural flavoring
Sourcing 40 · No ingredient origin or production practices are stated
Transparency 50 · Full list, but natural flavoring and spices are unspecified
12 g added sugar
Contains corn syrup
Contains natural flavoring
Evidence behind the Ingredients deductions
Strong evidence−40 for cane sugar, honey
Varies by additive−4 for natural flavours
Scored Oct 21, 2026 · Scoring guide v3.1 · Updated Oct 20, 2026 · See what changed

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Ingredients
Apple cider vinegar Pure cane sugar Honey Ketchup (tomato concentrate from vine ripened tomatoes Distilled vinegar Corn syrup Onion powder Natural flavoring Tomato paste (water and tomato paste) Chicken broth Spice Worcestershire sauce (distilled vinegar, molasses, corn syrup, onions, salt, sugar, water, chili pepper extract, natural flavorings, tamarind extract) Black pepper Spices
14 ingredients 3 to watch2 to avoid
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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