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BBQBBQ sauceCarolina style

Carolina Sweet Original Barbecue Sauce

by Sticky Fingers

At a glance

A Carolina style BBQ sauce.

Tastes
SweetSmoky

Probably sweet and smoky.

Heat
Not stated on the labelCayenne
Try with
Pulled porkRibs
Made with

Water, Sugar, Tomato paste, Distilled vinegar… all ingredients

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

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Ingredients

22, in label order
  1. 1
    Water
  2. 2
    Sugar
  3. 3
    Tomato paste
  4. 4
    Distilled vinegar
  5. 5
    Molasses
  6. 6
    Honey
  7. 7
    Salt
  8. 8
    Modified corn starch
  9. 9
    Aged cayenne red pepper (chili)
  10. 10
    Spice
  11. 11
    Dried garlic
  12. 12
    Natural smoke flavor
  13. 13
    Caramel color
  14. 14
    Xanthan gum
  15. 15
    Corn syrup
  16. 16
    Dried onion
  17. 17
    Potassium sorbate and sodium benzoate (preservatives)
  18. 18
    Maltodextrin
  19. 19
    Natural flavor
  20. 20
    Tamarind
  21. 21
    Celery seed (mentions a common allergen)
  22. 22
    Autolyzed yeast extract
ChiliCommon allergen. Always check the bottle.
Exact label text

WATER, SUGAR, TOMATO PASTE, DISTILLED VINEGAR, MOLASSES, HONEY, CONTAINS LESS THAN 2% OF SALT, MODIFIED CORN STARCH, AGED CAYENNE RED PEPPER, SPICE, DRIED GARLIC, NATURAL SMOKE FLAVOR, CARAMEL COLOR, XANTHAN GUM, CORN SYRUP, DRIED ONION, POTASSIUM SORBATE AND SODIUM BENZOATE (PRESERVATIVES), MALTODEXTRIN, NATURAL FLAVOR, TAMARIND, CELERY SEED, AUTOLYZED YEAST EXTRACT.

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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
  • SmokyContains natural smoke flavor

Words on the label: “Sweet”, “Original”.

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

Product facts
Brand
Sticky Fingers
Owner, as reported
Ken's Foods, Inc.
Type
BBQ sauce
Style
Carolina style
Peppers named
Cayenne
Label on record
2023-09-18
Sold in
USA
Sizes & barcodes2 sizes
SizeBarcodeCheck
1.13 kg
US		757339250001Valid
510 g
US		757339555557Valid
Sources2 records

USDA FoodData Central – Branded Foods · record 2627784 · retrieved 2026-10-11

FactExtraction confidence
name80%
category70%
category tags70%
style80%
ingredients text90%
peppers named in ingredients80%

USDA FoodData Central – Branded Foods · record 2652817 · retrieved 2026-10-11

FactExtraction confidence
name80%
category70%
category tags70%
style80%
ingredients text90%
peppers named in ingredients80%

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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