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Backdraft Hot Sauce

Contains cane sugar

A sweet, spicy mustard hot sauce made with red habanero pepper mash, vinegar and Peruvian spices. Cane sugar is the first ingredient.

Seed-oil freeNo artificial flavorsNo synthetic preservativesNo added nitritesNo phosphatesNo gums or thickenersNo gluten ingredientsDairy-freeContains fish
$10.00 148 ml · lowest price at Chilly Chiles
Price and stock checked Oct 30, 2026
Key nutrition facts
10caloriesPer serving · Per 1 tsp (5mL) / pour 1 c. à thé (5mL)
Protein
0g
Fiber
0g
Added sugar
—▼
Sodium
40mg
Saturated fat
0g
▲ raises the score · ▼ lowers it · From the product label
Ingredients: Pure cane sugar, mustard (distilled vinegar, mustard seed, salt, turmeric and spices), water, apple cider vinegar, Red Habanero pepper mash (Red Habanero peppers, salt), Peruvian spices (salt, salt, garlic, black pepper, crushed red pepper, onion and other herbs and spices), tomato paste, Worcestershire sauce (water, distilled vinegar, Worcestershire concentrate [molasses, vinegar, water, spices, natural flavour, garlic powder, caramel colour, salt, anchovies, tamarind], sugar and salt), distilled vinegar, molasses, black pepper
49 / 100
Poor Scored automatically
Weighted as ready meals, soups, saucesHigh confidence · Scored on 9 of 11 inputs
Nutrition · counts 35%40
Ingredients · counts 25%72
Processing · counts 15%38
Sourcing · counts 10%35
Transparency · counts 15%50
Why it scores 49
Nutrition 40 · 40 g added sugar per 1 tsp; otherwise typical for ready meals and sauces
Ingredients 72 · Cane sugar, 1st ingredient (added sugar, −20); Caramel colour (additive, −4); Natural flavours (additive, −4)
Processing 38 · Sauce with sugar, natural flavour and caramel colour
Sourcing 35 · Refined sugar leads the ingredients; sourcing is not stated
Transparency 50 · Full list includes unspecified spices and natural flavour
Contains cane sugar
Evidence behind the Ingredients deductions
Strong evidence−20 for cane sugar
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
Pure cane sugar Mustard (distilled vinegar, mustard seed, salt, turmeric and spices) Water Apple cider vinegar Red Habanero pepper mash (Red Habanero peppers, salt) Peruvian spices (salt, salt, garlic, black pepper, crushed red pepper, onion and other herbs and spices) Tomato paste Worcestershire sauce (water, distilled vinegar, Worcestershire concentrate [molasses, vinegar, water, spices, natural flavour, garlic powder, caramel colour, salt, anchovies, tamarind], sugar and salt) Distilled vinegar Molasses Black pepper
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Sourcing

Origin not disclosed on the product page.

Additives3 additives · 3 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.
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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