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Memphis Style Sweet & Spicy BBQ Sauce

by Heinz

At a glance

A Memphis style BBQ sauce.

Tastes

Probably sweet and smoky.

Heat
Label says “Spicy”
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Made with

Water, Dark brown sugar, Cane sugar, Tomato paste… all ingredients

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Ingredients

22, in label order
  1. 1
    Water
  2. 2
    Dark brown sugar
  3. 3
    Cane sugar
  4. 4
    Tomato paste
  5. 5
    Distilled white vinegar
  6. 6
    Apple cider vinegar
  7. 7
    Blackstrap molasses
  8. 8
    Salt
  9. 9
    Spices
  10. 10
    Corn starch
  11. 11
    Dehydrated onion
  12. 12
    Mustard seed (mentions a common allergen)
  13. 13
    Natural smoke flavor
  14. 14
    Paprika (chili)
  15. 15
    Xanthan gum
  16. 16
    Natural flavor
  17. 17
    Anchovies (mentions a common allergen)
  18. 18
    Onions
  19. 19
    Garlic powder
  20. 20
    Garlic
  21. 21
    Tamarind concentrate
  22. 22
    Natural extractive of paprika (chili)
ChiliCommon allergen. Always check the bottle.
Exact label text

WATER, DARK BROWN SUGAR, CANE SUGAR, TOMATO PASTE, DISTILLED WHITE VINEGAR, APPLE CIDER VINEGAR, BLACKSTRAP MOLASSES, SALT, SPICES, CORN STARCH, DEHYDRATED ONION, MUSTARD SEED, NATURAL SMOKE FLAVOR, PAPRIKA, XANTHAN GUM, NATURAL FLAVOR, ANCHOVIES, ONIONS, GARLIC POWDER, GARLIC, TAMARIND CONCENTRATE, NATURAL EXTRACTIVE OF PAPRIKA

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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
  • SweetDark Brown Sugar is listed 2nd
  • SmokyContains natural smoke flavor

Words on the label: “Spicy”, “Sweet”.

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
Memphis style
Label on record
2023-06-23
Sold in
France, USA
Sizes & barcodes3 sizes
SizeBarcodeCheck
20.4 oz
US
0013000003490Valid
n/a
US
01301708Doesn’t validate
n/a
US
01334900Doesn’t validate
Older label versions1

2019-10-11 to 2019-10-11: Water, dark brown sugar, cane sugar, tomato paste, distilled white vinegar, apple cider vinegar, blackstrap molasses, salt, spices, corn starch, dried onions, mustard seed, natural smoke flavor, paprika, xanthan gum, natural flavor, anchovies, onions, dried garlic, garlic, tamarind concentrate, extractives of paprika (color).

Sources3 records

USDA FoodData Central – Branded Foods · record 1594926 · retrieved 2026-10-11

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

USDA FoodData Central – Branded Foods · record 1618673 · retrieved 2026-10-11

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

USDA FoodData Central – Branded Foods · record 2614346 · 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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