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BBQKorean BBQ sauceKorean style

Korean Barbecue Sauce

by Lee Kum Kee

At a glance

A Korean BBQ sauce, also listed as BBQ sauce.

Tastes
SweetSavory / umami

Probably sweet and savory.

Heat
Not stated on the label
Try with
Korean BBQGrilled chicken
Made with

Water, Sugar, Soy sauce, Salt… all ingredients

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

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Ingredients

13, in label order
  1. 1
    Water
  2. 2
    Sugar
  3. 3
    Soy sauce (mentions a common allergen)
    • Water
    • Salt
    • Soybeans (mentions a common allergen)
    • Wheat flour (mentions a common allergen)
  4. 4
    Salt
  5. 5
    Caramel color
  6. 6
    Dehydrated garlic
  7. 7
    Yeast extract
    • Yeast extract
    • Maltodextrin
    • Salt
    • Sugar
  8. 8
    Sesame oil (mentions a common allergen)
  9. 9
    Onion powder
  10. 10
    Modified corn starch
  11. 11
    Xanthan gum. sesame seeds (mentions a common allergen)
  12. 12
    Citric acid
  13. 13
    Ginger powder
Common allergen. Always check the bottle.
Exact label text

WATER, SUGAR, SOY SAUCE (WATER, SALT, SOYBEANS, WHEAT FLOUR), SALT, CARAMEL COLOR, DEHYDRATED GARLIC, YEAST EXTRACT (YEAST EXTRACT, MALTODEXTRIN, SALT, SUGAR), SESAME OIL, ONION POWDER, MODIFIED CORN STARCH, XANTHAN GUM. SESAME SEEDS, CITRIC ACID, GINGER POWDER.

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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
  • SweetSugar is listed 2nd
  • Savory / umamiContains soy sauce (3rd ingredient)

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

Product facts
Brand
Lee Kum Kee
Owner, as reported
Lee Kum Kee (USA) Foods Inc., Lee Kum Kee Co. Ltd.
Type
Korean BBQ sauce · also BBQ sauce
Style
Korean style
Label on record
2017-06-25
Sold in
USA
Sizes & barcodes1 size
SizeBarcodeCheck
370 g
US		078895129816Valid
Sources1 record

USDA FoodData Central – Branded Foods · record 2032318 · 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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