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Sweet & Spicy Korean BBQ Marinade and Sauce

by Kogi

At a glance

A Korean BBQ sauce, also listed as BBQ sauce.

Tastes

Probably sweet and savory.

Heat
Label says “Spicy”
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Made with

Sugar, Soy sauce, Water, Distilled vinegar… all ingredients

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

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Ingredients

25, in label order
  1. 1
    Sugar
  2. 2
    Soy sauce (mentions a common allergen)
    • Water
    • Wheat (mentions a common allergen)
    • Soybeans (mentions a common allergen)
    • Salt
    • Sodium benzoate [preservative]
  3. 3
    Water
  4. 4
    Distilled vinegar
  5. 5
    Gochujang hot pepper paste (chili)
    • Water
    • Sugar
    • Red chili peppers powder (chili)
    • Fermented soybean paste [water, soybeans, rice, salt, alcohol] (mentions a common allergen)
    • Pear puree concentrate
    • Salt
    • Salted sake [sake {water, rice, koji}, salt]
    • Onion powder
    • Garlic powder
    • Yeast extract
    • Rice vinegar
    • Sesame oil (mentions a common allergen)
    • Paprika powder (chili)
    • Corn starch
  6. 6
    Chili powder (chili)
  7. 7
    Garlic
  8. 8
    * rice vinegar
  9. 9
    Salted mirin
    • Corn syrup
    • Fermented rice extract [rice, alcohol, salt, citric acid]
    • Water
    • Salt
  10. 10
    Garlic
  11. 11
    Salt
  12. 12
    Spice
  13. 13
    Modified corn starch
  14. 14
    Lemon juice concentrate
  15. 15
    Lime juice concentrate
  16. 16
    Orange peel
  17. 17
    * xanthan gum
  18. 18
    Potato maltodextrin
  19. 19
    Garlic juice concentrate
  20. 20
    Potassium sorbate and sodium benzoate (preservative)
  21. 21
    Corn starch
  22. 22
    Canola oil
  23. 23
    Natural flavor
  24. 24
    Citric acid
  25. 25
    Calcium disodium edta (to protect flavor)
ChiliCommon allergen. Always check the bottle.
Exact label text

SUGAR, SOY SAUCE (WATER, WHEAT, SOYBEANS, SALT, SODIUM BENZOATE [PRESERVATIVE]), WATER, DISTILLED VINEGAR, GOCHUJANG HOT PEPPER PASTE (WATER, SUGAR, RED CHILI PEPPERS POWDER, FERMENTED SOYBEAN PASTE [WATER, SOYBEANS, RICE, SALT, ALCOHOL], PEAR PUREE CONCENTRATE, SALT, SALTED SAKE [SAKE {WATER, RICE, KOJI}, SALT], ONION POWDER, GARLIC POWDER, YEAST EXTRACT, RICE VINEGAR, SESAME OIL, PAPRIKA POWDER, CORN STARCH), CHILI POWDER, GARLIC,* RICE VINEGAR, SALTED MIRIN (CORN SYRUP, FERMENTED RICE EXTRACT [RICE, ALCOHOL, SALT, CITRIC ACID], WATER, SALT), CONTAINS LESS THAN 2% OF GARLIC, SALT, SPICE, MODIFIED CORN STARCH, LEMON JUICE CONCENTRATE, LIME JUICE CONCENTRATE, ORANGE PEEL,* XANTHAN GUM, POTATO MALTODEXTRIN, GARLIC JUICE CONCENTRATE, POTASSIUM SORBATE AND SODIUM BENZOATE (PRESERVATIVE), CORN STARCH, CANOLA OIL, NATURAL FLAVOR, CITRIC ACID, CALCIUM DISODIUM EDTA (TO PROTECT FLAVOR).

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Where this comes from

The USDA label record, and how we read it.

How we read the flavor2 tags
  • SweetSugar is listed 1st
  • Savory / umamiContains soy sauce (2nd ingredient)

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
Kogi
Owner, as reported
Ken's Foods, Inc.
Type
Korean BBQ sauce · also BBQ sauce
Style
Korean style
Label on record
2023-07-12
Sizes & barcodes1 size
SizeBarcodeCheck
473 ml
US
041335371342Valid
Sources1 record

USDA FoodData Central – Branded Foods · record 2621641 · retrieved 2026-10-11

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

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

Brand ownership as reported by the source (unverified).

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