Original Barbecue Sauce

How it scored 50 / 100

Nutrition snapshot

Ingredients 20 listed

• 1 High Fructose Corn Syrup
  Sweet, nutritive saccharide mixture from enzymatic conversion of corn starch hydrolysate, containing approximately 42% or 55% fructose with …
  Moderate
• 2 Vinegar
  Dilute aqueous solution of acetic acid produced by acetic-acid-bacteria fermentation of ethanol from fruit, grain, or other carbohydrate sou…
  Safe
• 3 Water
  Water intended for human consumption; the most common ingredient in processed foods and beverages. Bottled water is regulated as a food unde…
  Safe
• 4 Tomato Purée
  Concentrated cooked tomato product with skin and seeds removed.
  Safe
• 5 Molasses
  Thick, dark syrup byproduct of sugar refining from cane or sugar beet.
  Low
• 6 Modified Starch
  Starch from corn, potato, tapioca, wheat, or rice that has been physically, enzymatically, or chemically modified (E1400-E1452) to improve c…
  Low
• 7 Salt
  Sodium chloride (NaCl), a crystalline mineral compound composed of roughly 40% sodium and 60% chloride by mass.
  Low
• 8 Maltodextrin
  A short-chain glucose polymer (3–20 glucose units, DE 3–20) produced by partial enzymatic or acid hydrolysis of corn, potato, rice, or wheat…
  Moderate
• 9 Natural Smoke Flavouring
  Flavoring derived from condensing wood smoke (hardwood pyrolysis), then purifying to remove tar and most polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (P…
  Moderate
• 10 Dehydrated Onion
  Dried, dehydrated bulbs of Allium cepa; available as flakes, granules, or powder.
  Safe
• 11 Mustard Seed
  Seed of mustard plants (Brassica/Sinapis species), used as spice and condiment base.
  Low
• 12 Caramel
  Caramel: a dark colorant made by controlled heat treatment of food-grade carbohydrates; four classes (E150a-d) differ by manufacturing react…
  Moderate
• 13 Spice
  A regulatory category (21 CFR 101.22) for aromatic vegetable substances used primarily for seasoning. Excludes onion, garlic, and celery, wh…
  Moderate
• 14 Paprika
  Ground spice from dried Capsicum annuum peppers.
  Safe
• 15 Dried Garlic
  Dehydrated bulbs of Allium sativum, sold as granules, flakes, or powder. A whole-food ingredient with the water removed for shelf stability.
  Safe
• 16 Paprika Extract
  Paprika extract (E160c, capsanthin/capsorubin) is a natural orange-red colorant from red peppers.
  Low
• 17 Steviol Glycosides
  Sweet glycoside compounds (rebaudioside A, stevioside, etc.) extracted from leaves of Stevia rebaudiana, 200-300x sweeter than sucrose.
  Low
• 18 Natural Flavouring
  A regulatory umbrella term (21 CFR 101.22) for flavor extracts derived from spices, fruit, vegetable, herb, bark, root, leaf, meat, seafood,…
  Low
• 19 Potassium Sorbate
  Potassium salt of sorbic acid, a short-chain unsaturated fatty acid.
  Low
• 20 Tomato Concentrate
  Concentrated tomato product made by removing water from tomato juice/pulp; includes paste and puree.
  Safe