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BBQ Sauce, Cherry Chipotle

by Fitz's

At a glance

A BBQ sauce.

Tastes
SmokyTomato base

Probably smoky, built on tomato.

Heat
Not stated on the labelChipotle
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Grilled chickenRibs
Made with

Tomato puree, Fitz's black cherry syrup, Chipotle peppers, High fructose corn syrup… all ingredients

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

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Ingredients

17, in label order
  1. 1
    Tomato puree
    • Water
    • Tomato paste
    • Citric acid
  2. 2
    Fitz's black cherry syrup
    • Sugar
    • Water
    • Citric acid
    • Natural color
    • Sodium benzoate
    • Caramel color
    • Natural flavors
  3. 3
    Chipotle peppers (chili)
  4. 4
    High fructose corn syrup
  5. 5
    Distilled vinegar
  6. 6
    Sugar
  7. 7
    Salt
  8. 8
    Modified corn starch
  9. 9
    Corn syrup solids
  10. 10
    Less than 2% spices
  11. 11
    Soybean oil (mentions a common allergen)
  12. 12
    Onion powder
  13. 13
    Garlic powder
  14. 14
    Hickory smoke flavor
  15. 15
    Product contains more than 10% but less than 80% acetic acid which is a natural constituent of liquid smoke)
  16. 16
    Worcestershire sauce concentrate
    • Distilled vinegar
    • Molasses
    • Corn syrup
    • Salt
    • Caramel color
    • Garlic powder
    • Sugar
    • Spices
    • Tamarind
    • Natural flavor
  17. 17
    Sodium benzoate (preserves freshness)
ChiliCommon allergen. Always check the bottle.
Exact label text

TOMATO PUREE (WATER, TOMATO PASTE, CITRIC ACID), FITZ'S BLACK CHERRY SYRUP (SUGAR, WATER, CITRIC ACID, NATURAL COLOR, SODIUM BENZOATE, CARAMEL COLOR, NATURAL FLAVORS), CHIPOTLE PEPPERS, HIGH FRUCTOSE CORN SYRUP, DISTILLED VINEGAR, SUGAR, SALT, MODIFIED CORN STARCH, CORN SYRUP SOLIDS, CONTAINS LESS THAN 2% SPICES, SOYBEAN OIL, ONION POWDER, GARLIC POWDER, HICKORY SMOKE FLAVOR, PRODUCT CONTAINS MORE THAN 10% BUT LESS THAN 80% ACETIC ACID WHICH IS A NATURAL CONSTITUENT OF LIQUID SMOKE), WORCESTERSHIRE SAUCE CONCENTRATE (DISTILLED VINEGAR, MOLASSES, CORN SYRUP, SALT, CARAMEL COLOR, GARLIC POWDER, SUGAR, SPICES, TAMARIND, NATURAL FLAVOR), SODIUM BENZOATE (PRESERVES FRESHNESS).

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Where this comes from

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

How we read the flavor2 tags
  • Tomato baseTomato Puree is listed 1st
  • SmokyContains chipotle peppers

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

Product facts
Brand
Fitz's
Owner, as reported
The Fitz's Root Beer Company
Type
BBQ sauce
Peppers named
Chipotle
Smoked
Yes, on the label
Label on record
2018-03-11
Sold in
USA
Sizes & barcodes1 size
SizeBarcodeCheck
0.56 kg
US		052591129639Valid
Sources1 record

USDA FoodData Central – Branded Foods · record 1861528 · retrieved 2026-10-11

FactExtraction confidence
name80%
category70%
category tags70%
ingredients text90%
peppers named in ingredients80%
is smoked70%

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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