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BBQBBQ sauce

Classic Barbecue Sauce

by Chicken Soup for the Soul

At a glance

A BBQ sauce.

Tastes
SweetSavory / umamiSmokyTomato base

Probably sweet, savory and smoky, built on tomato.

Heat
Not stated on the labelCayenne
Try with
RibsPulled pork
Made with

Tomato puree, Brown sugar, Sugar, White vinegar… all ingredients

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

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Ingredients

18, in label order
  1. 1
    Tomato puree
    • Water
    • Tomato paste
  2. 2
    Brown sugar
  3. 3
    Sugar
  4. 4
    White vinegar
  5. 5
    Worcestershire sauce
    • Vinegar
    • Water
    • Molasses
    • Corn syrup
    • Salt
    • Caramel color
    • Garlic
    • Sugar
    • Tamarind
    • Spices
  6. 6
    Molasses
  7. 7
    Salt
  8. 8
    Corn starch
  9. 9
    Tamari sauce
    • Water
    • Soybeans (mentions a common allergen)
    • Wheat (mentions a common allergen)
    • Salt
  10. 10
    Onion powder
  11. 11
    Garlic powder
  12. 12
    Natural hickory smoke flavor
  13. 13
    Black pepper
  14. 14
    Lemon juice concentrate
  15. 15
    Caramel color
  16. 16
    Garlic
  17. 17
    Onions
  18. 18
    Cayenne peppers (chili)
ChiliCommon allergen. Always check the bottle.
Exact label text

TOMATO PUREE (WATER, TOMATO PASTE), BROWN SUGAR, SUGAR, WHITE VINEGAR, WORCESTERSHIRE SAUCE (VINEGAR, WATER, MOLASSES, CORN SYRUP, SALT, CARAMEL COLOR, GARLIC, SUGAR, TAMARIND, SPICES), MOLASSES, SALT, CORN STARCH, TAMARI SAUCE (WATER, SOYBEANS, WHEAT, SALT), ONION POWDER, GARLIC POWDER, NATURAL HICKORY SMOKE FLAVOR, BLACK PEPPER, LEMON JUICE CONCENTRATE, CARAMEL COLOR, GARLIC, ONIONS, CAYENNE PEPPERS.

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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
  • Tomato baseTomato Puree is listed 1st
  • SweetBrown Sugar is listed 2nd
  • Savory / umamiContains worcestershire sauce (5th ingredient)
  • SmokyContains natural hickory smoke flavor

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

Product facts
Brand
Chicken Soup for the Soul
Owner, as reported
Chicken Soup for the Soul Foods, LLC
Type
BBQ sauce
Peppers named
Cayenne
Label on record
2017-08-12
Sold in
USA
Sizes & barcodes1 size
SizeBarcodeCheck
553 g
US		819239010489Valid
Sources1 record

USDA FoodData Central – Branded Foods · record 2009720 · retrieved 2026-10-11

FactExtraction confidence
name80%
category70%
category tags70%
ingredients text90%
peppers named in ingredients80%

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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