The Original Japanese BBQ Sauce

Name: The Original Japanese BBQ Sauce
Brand: Bachan's

95Clean

Ingredients · 7

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Common questions

Is Bachan's The Original Japanese BBQ Sauce healthy?

Bachan's The Original Japanese BBQ Sauce scores 95/100 on Tallow — our clean band. That number comes from what is on the label: the ingredients, how processed it is, and what it is packaged in. It is not a verdict on your diet — Tallow does not weigh calories, portion size or how often you eat it, so a high score means the ingredients are clean, not that the food is unlimited.

What is in Bachan's The Original Japanese BBQ Sauce?

Bachan's The Original Japanese BBQ Sauce lists 7 ingredients, starting with Non-gmo Soy Sauce, Mirin, Tomato Paste, Organic Ginger and Green Onion. Ingredients are listed in descending order by weight, so the first few make up most of what you are eating.

Does Bachan's The Original Japanese BBQ Sauce contain seed oils?

No. Nothing in Bachan's The Original Japanese BBQ Sauce’s ingredient list matches a seed oil — canola, soybean, corn, cottonseed, grapeseed, sunflower, safflower, rice bran or peanut oil, or an unspecified "vegetable oil".

How processed is Bachan's The Original Japanese BBQ Sauce?

Bachan's The Original Japanese BBQ Sauce is NOVA group 3: processed, but not ultra-processed. NOVA runs 1 to 4, where 1 is whole food and 4 is ultra-processed.

How does Bachan's The Original Japanese BBQ Sauce compare to other pasta & cooking sauces?

At 95/100 Bachan's The Original Japanese BBQ Sauce sits in our top band, among the better pasta & cooking sauces we have scored. A higher-scoring option in pasta & cooking sauces is Trader Joe's Organic Tomato Sauce at 100/100.

Is Bachan's The Original Japanese BBQ Sauce organic?

Bachan's The Original Japanese BBQ Sauce is not certified organic in our data.

Has Bachan's The Original Japanese BBQ Sauce been lab tested?

Not yet. No independent lab has published results for Bachan's The Original Japanese BBQ Sauce, so its score is based on its ingredient list, processing and packaging alone.

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