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Kansas City Style Sweet & Smoky BBQ Sauce

by Heinz

At a glance

A Kansas City style BBQ sauce.

Tastes
TangySweetSmokyVinegar base

Probably tangy, sweet and smoky, built on vinegar.

Heat
Not stated on the label
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Made with

Distilled white vinegar, Cane sugar, Tomato paste, Water… all ingredients

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Ingredients

21, in label order
  1. 1
    Distilled white vinegar
  2. 2
    Cane sugar
  3. 3
    Tomato paste
  4. 4
    Water
  5. 5
    Dark brown sugar
  6. 6
    Blackstrap molasses
  7. 7
    Salt
  8. 8
    Corn starch
  9. 9
    Natural smoke flavor
  10. 10
    Mustard seed (mentions a common allergen)
  11. 11
    Dried garlic
  12. 12
    Dried onion
  13. 13
    Spices
  14. 14
    Xanthan gum
  15. 15
    Molasses
  16. 16
    Natural flavor
  17. 17
    Anchovies (mentions a common allergen)
  18. 18
    Onion
  19. 19
    Garlic
  20. 20
    Tamarind extract
  21. 21
    Extractives of paprika (color) (chili)
ChiliCommon allergen. Always check the bottle.
Exact label text

DISTILLED WHITE VINEGAR, CANE SUGAR, TOMATO PASTE, WATER, DARK BROWN SUGAR, BLACKSTRAP MOLASSES, SALT, CONTAINS LESS THAN 2% OF CORN STARCH, NATURAL SMOKE FLAVOR, MUSTARD SEED, DRIED GARLIC, DRIED ONION, SPICES, XANTHAN GUM, MOLASSES, NATURAL FLAVOR, ANCHOVIES, ONION, GARLIC, TAMARIND EXTRACT, EXTRACTIVES OF PAPRIKA (COLOR).

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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 White Vinegar is listed 1st
  • Vinegar baseVinegar is the first ingredient
  • SweetCane Sugar is listed 2nd
  • SmokyContains natural smoke flavor

Words on the label: “Sweet”, “Smoky”.

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

Product facts
Brand
Heinz
Owner, as reported
Heinz, Heinz USA, Inter American Lab's Inc., Kraft Heinz Foods Company, Zavani Cosmetics, Ltd.
Type
BBQ sauce
Style
Kansas City style
Label on record
2020-04-08
Sold in
USA
Sizes & barcodes2 sizes
SizeBarcodeCheck
572 g
US		013000003469Valid
n/a
US		01334609Valid
Sources2 records

USDA FoodData Central – Branded Foods · record 1515603 · retrieved 2026-10-11

FactExtraction confidence
name80%
category70%
category tags70%
style80%
ingredients text90%

USDA FoodData Central – Branded Foods · record 2651607 · retrieved 2026-10-11

FactExtraction confidence
name80%
category70%
category tags70%
style80%
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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