Sweet Hickory Barbecue Sauce

Breakdown

6 ingredients to avoid

Mott's Sweet Hickory Barbecue Sauce scores 15/100 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.

Mott's Sweet Hickory Barbecue Sauce lists 16 ingredients, starting with High Fructose Corn Syrup, Water, Tomato Paste, Distilled Vinegar and Granulated Sugar. Ingredients are listed in descending order by weight, so the first few make up most of what you are eating.

At 15/100 Mott's Sweet Hickory Barbecue Sauce scores worse than most condiments & sauces we have scored. A higher-scoring option in condiments & sauces is Trader Joe's Organic Tomato Sauce at 100/100.