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Barbecue Sauce, Apple

by Hess's Barbecue Catering

At a glance

A BBQ sauce.

Tastes
Sweet

Probably sweet.

Heat
Not stated on the label
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Ribs
Made with

Water, Brown sugar, High fructose corn syrup, Tomato paste… all ingredients

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Ingredients

16, in label order
  1. 1
    Water
  2. 2
    Brown sugar
  3. 3
    High fructose corn syrup
  4. 4
    Tomato paste
  5. 5
    Apple cider vinegar
  6. 6
    Molasses
  7. 7
    Apple juice concentrate
  8. 8
    Salt
  9. 9
    Modified corn starch
  10. 10
    Spice blend
    • Spices
    • Onion
    • Garlic
    • Paprika (chili)
    • Bha and bht <preservatives>
  11. 11
    N&a flavors
  12. 12
    Lemon juice concentrate
  13. 13
    Soybean oil (mentions a common allergen)
  14. 14
    Sodium benzoate (preservative)
  15. 15
    Xanthan gum
  16. 16
    Fd&c red no. 40
ChiliCommon allergen. Always check the bottle.
Exact label text

WATER, BROWN SUGAR, HIGH FRUCTOSE CORN SYRUP, TOMATO PASTE, APPLE CIDER VINEGAR, MOLASSES, APPLE JUICE CONCENTRATE, SALT, MODIFIED CORN STARCH, SPICE BLEND (SPICES, ONION, GARLIC, PAPRIKA, BHA AND BHT <PRESERVATIVES>), N&A FLAVORS, LEMON JUICE CONCENTRATE, SOYBEAN OIL, SODIUM BENZOATE (PRESERVATIVE), XANTHAN GUM, FD&C RED NO. 40.

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Where this comes from

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

How we read the flavor1 tag
  • SweetBrown Sugar is listed 2nd

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

Product facts
Brand
Hess's Barbecue Catering
Owner, as reported
Ad-Visor, Excalibur Seasoning Co., Ltd.
Type
BBQ sauce
Label on record
2017-07-14
Sold in
USA
Sizes & barcodes1 size
SizeBarcodeCheck
18 oz
US		718122366125Valid
Sources1 record

USDA FoodData Central – Branded Foods · record 1791096 · retrieved 2026-10-11

FactExtraction confidence
name80%
category70%
category tags70%
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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