Barbecue Sauces Roundup
We analyzed 143 products to help you choose the healthiest & safest options.
Finding the perfect Barbecue Sauces shouldn't feel like a guessing game. At CakeID, we take food transparency seriously. We have analyzed over 143 products in this category, breaking down every ingredient list to uncover hidden additives, excessive sugar levels, and potential allergens.
Whether you are searching for strictly Vegan options, Gluten-Free snacks, or simply want to avoid high-processed foods, our algorithm ranks products based on a comprehensive Health Score. Below is our definitive ranking of the safest and healthiest Barbecue Sauces you can buy in 2026, sorted by their ingredient purity.
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Detailed Reviews

Jerk Bbq Sauce
Ingredients: Water, tomato paste, sugar, tamarind pulp, habanero pulp, cane vinegar, brown sugar, scallion pulp, salt, honey, onions, starch, vegetable oil, garlic powder, citric acid, soy protein, black pepper, allspice, liquid smoke, acetic acid, ascorbic acid, sodium benzoate, oregano
The Good
- ● Convenient Snack
The Bad
- ● Contains Sodium Benzoate
- ● High Sugar Content

Barbecue sauce
Ingredients: High fructose corn syrup, tomato concentrate (tomato paste, water), distilled vinegar, modified corn starch, less than 2% of: salt, pineapple juice concentrate, molasses, caramel color, spices, xanthan gum, smoke flavor, sodium benzoate (as preservative), garlic powder, corn syrup, sugar, tamarind, natural flavor.
The Good
- ● Convenient Snack
The Bad
- ● Contains High Fructose Corn Syrup
- ● High Sugar Content

Barbecue sauce
Ingredients: Tomato puree (water, tomato paste), high fructose corn syrup, molasses, vinegar, contains less than 2% of salt, modified food starch, natural flavor, mustard flour, dried onions, spice, dried garlic, potassium sorbate (to preserve freshness)
The Good
- ● Convenient Snack
The Bad
- ● Contains High Fructose Corn Syrup
- ● High Sugar Content

Original barbecue sauce, original
Ingredients: High fructose corn syrup, tomato puree (water, tomato paste), vinegar, molasses, modified food starch, apple cider vinegar, contains less than 2% of salt, honey, natural smoke flavor, mustard flour, spice, dried onions, potassium sorbate (to preserve freshness), dried garlic
The Good
- ● Convenient Snack
The Bad
- ● Contains High Fructose Corn Syrup
- ● High Sugar Content

BULL'S-EYE EVERYDAY B.B.Q SAUCE ORIGINAL
Ingredients: High fructose corn syrup, vinegar, water, tomato paste, modified cornstarch, molasses, contains less than 2% of salt, natural hickory smoke flavor, dried garlic, mustard flour, potassium sorbate (to preserve freshness), spice, dried onions, caramel color, paprika
The Good
- ● Convenient Snack
The Bad
- ● Contains High Fructose Corn Syrup
- ● High Sugar Content

Barbecue sauce
Ingredients: Tomato puree (water, tomato paste), high fructose corn syrup, vinegar, modified food starch, contains less than 2% of salt, spice, mustard flour, natural flavor, dried onions, dried garlic, potassium sorbate (to preserve freshness)
The Good
- ● Convenient Snack
The Bad
- ● Contains High Fructose Corn Syrup
- ● High Sugar Content

Honey barbecue wing sauce
Ingredients: High fructose corn syrup, vinegar, tomato paste, honey, water, contains less than 2% of the salt, modified corn starch, natural flavor, pineapple juice concentrate, natural smoke flavor, caramel color, sodium benzoate (preservative), molasses, corn syrup, spice, garlic powder, mustard flour, sugar, tamarind.
The Good
- ● Convenient Snack
The Bad
- ● Contains High Fructose Corn Syrup
- ● High Sugar Content

Sauce barbecue
Ingredients: ruktossirap, ättika/eddik (majs), tomatpuré, vatten, modifierad stärkelse/modifisert stivelse, salt, ananasjuice koncentrat, rökarom/rögarom, kryddor (_selleri_), färgämne (sockerkulör/karamel), jalapeno peppar (0,15%), konserveringsmedel (natriumbensoat), melass/melasse (0,10%), majssirap, torkad vitlök, _senapspulver / sennepulver_, socker, naturliga aromer, tamarind.
The Good
- ● Convenient Snack
The Bad
- ● High Sugar Content

honey teriyaki mariade & sauce
Ingredients: Vinegar, soy sauce (water, wheat, soybeans, salt, sodium benzoate [preservative]), water, sugar, honey, high fructose corn syrup, maltodextrin, modified corn starch, contains less than 2% of salt, caramel color, sodium benzoate (preservative), cottonseed oil, mono and diglycerides, natural flavor.
The Good
- ● Convenient Snack
The Bad
- ● Contains High Fructose Corn Syrup
- ● High Sugar Content

Daisho, japanese bbq (yakiniku) sauce, garlic soy sauce
Ingredients: Soy sauce (salt, defatted soybeans, wheat, ethyl alcohol, water), sugar, water, high fructose corn syrup, apple, garlic, salt, ethyl alcohol, sesame seed oil, soybean paste (water, soybeans, rice, salt, ethyl alcohol, yeast, lactobacillus, seed malt), monosodium glutamate, disodium inosinate, disodium guanylate, brewed vinegar, sesame seed, ginger, caramel color, red pepper, black pepper, xanthan gum.
The Good
- ● Convenient Snack
The Bad
- ● Contains High Fructose Corn Syrup
- ● High Sugar Content

Vienna sausage in bbq sauce
Ingredients: Sausage: mechanically separated chicken, water, salt, corn syrup. contains 2% or less of: beef , pork, dextrose, natural flavors, sodium nitrite, garlic powder. barbecue sauce: water, tomato paste, sugar, natural flavors, vinegar. contains 2% or less of: hickory smoke flavor, modified corn starch, citric acid, worcestershire sauce (vinegar, molasses, corn syrup, water, salt, caramel color, garlic powder, sugar, spices, tamarind, natural flavor), color added.
The Good
- ● Low Sugar
The Bad
- ● Contains Corn Syrup

Kc style original barbecue sauce
Ingredients: Tomato puree (water, tomato paste), high fructose corn syrup, molasses, vinegar, spices, salt, chili pepper, dried onion, dried garlic, contains 2% or less of: smoke flavor, caramel color, citric acid, chili powder, xanthan gum, sodium benzoate (preservative).
The Good
- ● Convenient Snack
The Bad
- ● Contains High Fructose Corn Syrup
- ● High Sugar Content

Honey BBQ Sauce
Ingredients: Water, brown sugar, honey, molasses, tomato paste, white distilled vinegar, corn starch, salt, spices, dried onion, dried garlic.
The Good
- ● Clean Ingredients
The Bad
- ● High Sugar Content

BBQ Sauce Honey Hot
Ingredients: tomato puree (water, tomato paste), sugar, brown sugar, yellow mustard (water, distilled vinegar, mustard seed, salt, turmeric), red jalapeño puree (red jalapeño peppers, citric acid), vinegar, honey, salt, corn starch, natural smoke flavor, molasses, garlic powder, onion powder, worcestershire sauce (vinegar, molasses, corn syrup, water, salt, caramel color, garlic powder, sugar, spices, tamarind, natural flavor), natural flavor, ground red pepper, xanthan gum, caramel color, spices, produced for p,k, kinder co, inc, walnut creek ca 94596 10422 b
The Good
- ● Convenient Snack
The Bad
- ● Contains Corn Syrup
- ● High Sugar Content

BBQ Sauce Sweet Preacher
Ingredients: Tomato puree (water, tomato paste), sugar, molasses, vinegar, brown sugar, Worcestershire sauce (distilled vinegar, molasses, corn syrup, water, salt, caramel color, garlic powder, sugar, salt, spices, celery seed, tamarind extract, natural flavor), salt, hot sauce (fully aged peppers, vinegar, salt), food starch-modified, spices (including paprika, onion, garlic, potassium sorbate (preservative), sodium benzoate (preservative), black pepper, cumin, cayenne pepper, rosemary, bay leaves and clove), mustard seed, natural flavor.
The Good
- ● Convenient Snack
The Bad
- ● Contains Corn Syrup
- ● High Sugar Content

Sweet Barbecue Sauce, Sweet Barbecue
Ingredients: Water, High Fructose Corn Syrup, Corn Syrup, Tomato Paste, Distilled Vinegar, Contains Less Than 2% Salt, Worcestershire Sauce Concentrate (Distilled Vinegar Molasses, Corn Syrup, Water, Salt, Caramel Color, Garlic Powder, Sugar, Spices, Celery Seed, Tamarind Extract, Natural Flavor)/ Natural Smoke Flavor, Granulated Garlic, Natural & Artificial Flavors, | Caramel Color (Sulfites), Potassium Sorbate And Sodium Benzoate (Preservatives), Ground Black Pepper, Ground Red Pepper, Chili Powder (Chili Pepper, Spices, Salt, Garlic), Granulated Onion, Paprika, Xanthan Gum.
The Good
- ● Convenient Snack
The Bad
- ● Contains High Fructose Corn Syrup
- ● High Sugar Content

Blues Hog Original Barbecue Sauce
Ingredients: Brown Sugar, Ketchup (Tomato Concentrate from Red Ripe Tomatoes, Distilled Vinegar, High Fructose Corn Syrup, Salt, Spices, Onion Powder, Natural Flavoring), Apple Cider Vinegar, Sugar, Salt, Spices including Paprika, Worcestershire Sauce (Distilled Vinegar, Molasses, Water, Corn Syrup, Salt, Caramel Color, Sugar, Spices, Anchovies, Natural Flavors [Soy] and Tamarind Extract), Vanilla Extract, Dried Garlic. ALLERGENS: Soy, Fish (Anchovies) 2 tbsp (36g)
The Good
- ● Convenient Snack
The Bad
- ● Contains High Fructose Corn Syrup

Bbq sauce
Ingredients: Water, Tomato Paste, Sugar, Vinegar, Modified Food Starch, Molasses (Molasses, Corn Starch, Silicon Dioxide, Hydroxylated Lecithin), Seasoning Spices (including Mustard), Corn Syrup Solids, Dextrose, Dehydrated Garlic, Salt, Less than 2% of: Wine, Caramel Color, Garlic Powder, Natural Flavors, Silicon Dioxide (Anticaking), Smoked Flavor, Sodium Benzoate, Citric Acid.
The Good
- ● Convenient Snack
The Bad
- ● Contains Corn Syrup

Original BBQ Sauce
Ingredients: high fructose corn syrup, water, tomato paste, distilled vinegar, food starch-modified less than 2% of: salt, worcestershire sauce (distilled vinegar, molasses, corn syrup, water, salt caramel color, garlic powder, sugar, spices, tamarind, natural flavor), pineapple juice concentrate natural smoke flavor, black pepper, paprika powder, garlic powder, caramel (color),
The Good
- ● Convenient Snack
The Bad
- ● Contains High Fructose Corn Syrup
- ● High Sugar Content

Carolina Mustard Style Sweet Mustard BBQ Sauce
Ingredients: CANE SUGAR, WATER, YELLOW MUSTARD (DISTILLED WHITE VINEGAR, WATER, MUSTARD SEED, SALT, TURMERIC, PAPRIKA, SPICES), DISTILLED WHITE VINEGAR, TOMATO PASTE, APPLE CIDER VINEGAR, CORN STARCH, SALT, BLACKSTRAP MOLASSES, SPICES, ONION POWDER, GARLIC POWDER, XANTHAN GUM, NATURAL SMOKE FLAVOR.
The Good
- ● Convenient Snack
The Bad
- ● High Sugar Content

Texas Style Bar-B-Q Sauce
Ingredients: tomato puree, brown sugar, white vinegar, worchestershire sauce, water, molasses, white vinegar, salt, came sugar, tamarind syrup, garlic powder, caramel color, spices, xanthan gum, salt, corn starch, black pepper, natural mesquite smoke flavor, ancho chili pepper powder, dried garlic, dried onion, toasted ground cumin, cayenne pepper powder
The Good
- ● Convenient Snack
The Bad
- ● High Sugar Content

Kinder's organic bbq sauce
Ingredients: tomato puree (water, tomato paste") sugar*, distilled vinegar", molasses, natural smoke flavor, sea salt, corn starch, onion powder", garlic powder, spices", xanthan gum, "organic produced for p,k, ing walnut
The Good
- ● Convenient Snack
The Bad
- ● High Sugar Content

Original sweet & smoky barbeque sauce
Ingredients: tomato paste, water, sugar, vinegar, corn syrup, salt, liquid smoke, worcestershire sauce (water, vinegar, salt, sugar, malic acid, molasses, citric acid, dehydrated onion and garlic, food gums (arabic, xanthan, guar, cellulose), spices, dextrose, natural flavors, and smoke flavor), spices and sodium benzoate as a preservative,
The Good
- ● Convenient Snack
The Bad
- ● Contains Corn Syrup
- ● High Sugar Content

Sweet Baby Ray's Honey Barbecue Sauce
Ingredients: high fructose corn syrup, distilled vinegar, tomato paste, honey, modified corn starch, salt, contains less than 2% of caramel color, natural flavor, pineapple juice concentrate, spice, sodium benzoate (preservative), natural smoke flavor, molasses, garlic* corn syrup, sugar, mustard flour, tamarind, celery seed, *dried,
The Good
- ● Sugar Free
The Bad
- ● Contains High Fructose Corn Syrup

Smoked cherrywood chipotle barbeque sauce
Ingredients: Tomato puree (water, tomato paste), cane sugar, distilled vinegar, molasses, mustard (distilled vinegar, water, mustard seed, salt, turmeric, paprika, spice, garlic powder), less than 2% of: onion powder, garlic powder, salt, spice blend (chili pepper, spices, garlic powder, onion powder), natural cherrywood smoke flavor, chipotle pepper, cracked black pepper.
The Good
- ● Convenient Snack
The Bad
- ● Ultra Processed

Braggin' rights bold & tangy carolina gold bbq sauce
Ingredients: Cane sugar, yellow mustard (water, vinegar, mustard seed, salt, turmeric), distilled vinegar, tomato puree (water, tomato paste), sea salt, corn starch, molasses, spices, garlic, onion, natural smoke flavor, cayenne pepper, xanthan gum.
The Good
- ● Convenient Snack
The Bad
- ● High Sugar Content

Sugar Free Carolina Style Bbq Sauce
Ingredients: Vine-ripened crushed tomatoes (water, crushed tomatoes), white vinegar, cider vinegar, modified cornstarch, salt, crushed red pepper, spices, caramel color, xanthan gum, sucralose.
The Good
- ● Excellent Health Score
- ● Sugar Free
The Bad
- ● Ultra Processed

BBQ Sauce
Ingredients: Tomato ketchup (red ripe tomatoes, distilled vinegar, high fructose corn syrup, corn syrup, salt, onion powder, spice, natural flavoring), sugar, water, distilled vinegar, spices (contains mustard flour), worcestershire sauce (distilled vinegar, molasses, corn syrup, water, salt, caramel color, garlic powder, sugar, spices, tamarind, natural flavor), liquid hickory smoke, salt, molasses.
The Good
- ● Convenient Snack
The Bad
- ● Contains High Fructose Corn Syrup
- ● High Sugar Content

Liquid Smoke And Barbecue Marinade
Ingredients: water, hickory smoke flavor, vinegar, hydrolized soy and corn protein, sugar, caramel colo, spices. contains soy.
The Good
- ● Excellent Health Score
- ● Sugar Free
- ● Clean Ingredients
The Bad
- ● Ultra Processed

KC Masterpiece Barbecue Sauce Honey Dijon
Ingredients: Amount/Serving 4D Total Fat 1g Facts ICMASTERPIECEO te han Eses great Nutrition mohicken,seafood sask hamburgers, pork dops hot dogs or use it bhen up recipes! Serv.Size 2 TBSP (36g) Cholest. Omg% Servings about 14 Sodium 570mg 24% Calories 50 Fat Cal. 10 Not a significant source of choletern Percent Daily Values (DV) arebaseto DIRECTIONS: Bestefods during last 5:0 minutes of INGREDIENTS: WATER, DIJON MUSTARD tarecuing or broiling, as UISTILLED VINEGAR AND WATER auce may burn at high MUSTARD SEED, SALT, WHITE WINE, CITRIC ACID, TARTARIC ACID, SPICES), HIGH tmperatures. Pour sauce FRUCTOSE CORN SYRUP, SUGAR, VINEGAR, Refrerate fer opening TOMATO PASTE, MUSTARD SEED, rhods before baking. SALT, MODIFIED FOOD STARCH, HONEY s or Comments GRANULATED GARLIC, MOLASSES,I dal1-800-53-SAUCE HIR COMPANY ALAND, CA 94612 E IN US.A. 1993 089-11L NATURAL FLAVOR, SPICES,GRANULATED ONION, XANTHAN GUM, SODIUM BENZOATE (LESS THANO.1 OF 1% ) TO PRESERVE FRESHNE CARAMEL COLOR, 0 TURMERIC, EXTRACTIVES OF PAPRIKA. 609 2
The Good
- ● Sugar Free
The Bad
- ● Contains Corn Syrup
