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BBQBBQ sauceCarolina mustard style

Carolina Gold Barbeque Sauce

by Trader Joe's

At a glance

A Carolina mustard style BBQ sauce.

Tastes
SweetSmokyMustard base

Probably sweet and smoky, built on mustard.

Heat
Not stated on the label
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Pulled porkGrilled chicken
Made with

Cane sugar, Yellow mustard, Distilled vinegar, Tomato puree… 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
    Cane sugar
  2. 2
    Yellow mustard (mentions a common allergen)
    • Distilled vinegar
    • Water
    • Mustard seed (mentions a common allergen)
  3. 3
    Distilled vinegar
  4. 4
    Tomato puree
    • Water
    • Tomato paste
  5. 5
    Sea salt
  6. 6
    Corn starch
  7. 7
    Worcestershire sauce
    • Distilled vinegar
    • Molasses
    • Sea salt
    • Sugar
    • Spices
    • Tamarind
  8. 8
    Molasses
  9. 9
    Spices
  10. 10
    Garlic
  11. 11
    Onion
  12. 12
    Natural smoke flavor
  13. 13
    Xanthan gum
Common allergen. Always check the bottle.
Exact label text

CANE SUGAR, YELLOW MUSTARD (DISTILLED VINEGAR, WATER, MUSTARD SEED), DISTILLED VINEGAR, TOMATO PUREE (WATER, TOMATO PASTE), SEA SALT, CORN STARCH, WORCESTERSHIRE SAUCE (DISTILLED VINEGAR, MOLASSES, SEA SALT, SUGAR, SPICES, TAMARIND), MOLASSES, SPICES, GARLIC, ONION, NATURAL SMOKE FLAVOR, XANTHAN GUM.

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Where this comes from

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

How we read the flavor3 tags
  • SweetCane Sugar is listed 1st
  • Mustard baseYellow Mustard is listed 2nd
  • SmokyContains natural smoke flavor

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

Product facts
Brand
Trader Joe's
Owner, as reported
GS1 Mexico, Holiday Designs Inc., Imc International Ltd., Saranac Glove Company, Smithfield Packaged Meats Corp., Trader Joe's
Type
BBQ sauce
Style
Carolina mustard style
Label on record
2018-08-12
Sold in
USA
Sizes & barcodes1 size
SizeBarcodeCheck
510 g
US		00514385Valid
Sources1 record

USDA FoodData Central – Branded Foods · record 1864841 · 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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