Original Bar-B-Q Sauce

Name: Original Bar-B-Q Sauce
Brand: Head Country

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Ingredients · 11

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Common questions

Is Head Country Original Bar-B-Q Sauce healthy?

Head Country Original Bar-B-Q Sauce scores 5/100 on Tallow — our avoid 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 Head Country Original Bar-B-Q Sauce?

Head Country Original Bar-B-Q Sauce lists 11 ingredients, starting with Red Ripe Tomatoes, Distilled Vinegar, High Fructose Corn Syrup, Corn Syrup and Salt. Ingredients are listed in descending order by weight, so the first few make up most of what you are eating.

Does Head Country Original Bar-B-Q Sauce contain seed oils?

No. Nothing in Head Country Original Bar-B-Q 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 Head Country Original Bar-B-Q Sauce?

Head Country Original Bar-B-Q Sauce is NOVA group 4: ultra-processed. That is the top of the scale and the classification the score penalises most heavily.

How does Head Country Original Bar-B-Q Sauce compare to other pasta & cooking sauces?

At 5/100 Head Country Original Bar-B-Q Sauce scores worse than most pasta & cooking sauces we have scored. A higher-scoring option in pasta & cooking sauces is Simply Nature Organic Tomato & Basil Pasta Sauce at 100/100.

Is Head Country Original Bar-B-Q Sauce organic?

Head Country Original Bar-B-Q Sauce is not certified organic in our data.

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