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BBQBBQ sauce

Base Barbecue Sauce, Original

by Cattlemen's

At a glance

A BBQ sauce.

Tastes
TangySweetVinegar baseTomato base

Probably tangy and sweet, built on vinegar.

Heat
Not stated on the label
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Pulled porkRibs
Made with

Distilled vinegar, Tomato paste, High fructose corn syrup, Water… all ingredients

From the ingredient label on file with USDA. How we read it

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Ingredients

14, in label order
  1. 1
    Distilled vinegar
  2. 2
    Tomato paste
  3. 3
    High fructose corn syrup
  4. 4
    Water
  5. 5
    Corn syrup
  6. 6
    Salt
  7. 7
    Mustard bran (mentions a common allergen)
  8. 8
    Molasses
  9. 9
    Spices
  10. 10
    Onion powder
  11. 11
    Sodium benzoate (as a preservative)
  12. 12
    Garlic powder
  13. 13
    Caramel color
  14. 14
    Sugar and natural flavors
Common allergen. Always check the bottle.
Exact label text

DISTILLED VINEGAR, TOMATO PASTE, HIGH FRUCTOSE CORN SYRUP, WATER, CORN SYRUP, SALT, MUSTARD BRAN, MOLASSES, SPICES, ONION POWDER, SODIUM BENZOATE (AS A PRESERVATIVE), GARLIC POWDER, CARAMEL COLOR, SUGAR AND NATURAL FLAVORS.

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Where this comes from

The USDA label record, plus the photo from Open Food Facts.

How we read the flavor4 tags
  • TangyDistilled Vinegar is listed 1st
  • Vinegar baseVinegar is the first ingredient
  • Tomato baseTomato Paste is listed 2nd
  • SweetHigh Fructose Corn Syrup is listed 3rd

Words on the label: “Original”.

We read the ingredient order and wording. No tasting, no scores, and we never guess heat.

Product facts
Brand
Cattlemen's
Owner, as reported
McCormick & Company, Inc.
Type
BBQ sauce
Label on record
2018-08-09
Sold in
USA
Sizes & barcodes1 size
SizeBarcodeCheck
3.78 l
US		041500053165Valid
Sources1 record

USDA FoodData Central – Branded Foods · record 2289848 · retrieved 2026-10-11

FactExtraction confidence
name80%
category70%
category tags70%
ingredients text90%

Data from Open Food Facts (openfoodfacts.org), available under the Open Database License. Product on Open Food Facts. Photos: Open Food Facts contributors, CC BY-SA 3.0, credited on each photo.

U.S. Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service. FoodData Central. fdc.nal.usda.gov (CC0-1.0).

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