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Smoky BBQ Sauce

by French'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
    Natural flavor (including hickory smoke)
  9. 9
    Molasses
  10. 10
    Spices (including celery seed) (mentions a common allergen)
  11. 11
    Onion powder
  12. 12
    Sodium benzoate (to protect quality)
  13. 13
    Garlic powder
  14. 14
    Sugar & extractives of tamarind
Common allergen. Always check the bottle.
Exact label text

DISTILLED VINEGAR, TOMATO PASTE, HIGH FRUCTOSE CORN SYRUP, WATER, CORN SYRUP, SALT, MUSTARD BRAN, NATURAL FLAVOR (INCLUDING HICKORY SMOKE), MOLASSES, SPICES (INCLUDING CELERY SEED), ONION POWDER, SODIUM BENZOATE (TO PROTECT QUALITY), GARLIC POWDER, SUGAR & EXTRACTIVES OF TAMARIND.

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Where this comes from

The USDA label record, and how we read it.

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: “Smoky”.

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

Product facts
Brand
French's
Owner, as reported
McCormick & Company, Inc.
Type
BBQ sauce
Label on record
2023-01-09
Sizes & barcodes1 size
SizeBarcodeCheck
3.78 l
US		041500011684Valid
Sources1 record

USDA FoodData Central – Branded Foods · record 2500089 · retrieved 2026-10-11

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

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

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