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BBQ sauce: what's actually in it?

BBQ sauce is tomato, sugar and smoke — and the sugar is the story. In the UK-recipe sauces sold in Singapore (Bull's-Eye, Heinz Classic) sugar is the second ingredient and total sugars run to about a third of the bottle. In the US-recipe sauces (Sweet Baby Ray's, Kraft, Bull's-Eye US) high-fructose corn syrup comes first. Lee Kum Kee's BBQ sauces are a different family altogether: soy-based, not tomato-based. This page keeps the tomato family and the soy family separate.

This page does not give a health score or a "best" pick. It shows the ingredient list as printed and flags added sugar, salt and allergens.

The headline, in 30 seconds

Bull's-Eye UK is tomato first, sugar second. Tomato puree, sugar, spirit vinegar, molasses, water — and 33g sugars per 100g, the highest tabled on this page.
The same brand has two recipes. Bull's-Eye sold in the UK starts with tomato puree; Bull's-Eye sold in the US starts with high-fructose corn syrup. Check which recipe the Singapore bottle carries before quoting either list.
Sweet Baby Ray's is sugar first in Europe, corn syrup first in the US. The European list starts with cane sugar; the US list starts with high-fructose corn syrup. Both are added sugars; the order changes by market.
Lee Kum Kee BBQ is soy, not tomato. Its Barbecue Sauce (Malaysia) is sugar, water, tomato paste, salt, fermented soybean paste — and its Korean Barbecue Sauce is water, sugar, soy sauce, with sesame oil and garlic. Neither is a tomato BBQ sauce in the Heinz sense.
Heinz Classic is the plainest tomato BBQ here. Tomato puree, spirit vinegar, sugar, molasses, water, modified cornflour, salt, spices, garlic, xanthan gum, smoke flavouring — no mustard, no honey, no corn syrup in the UK list.

At a glance

Product	Pack size (as printed)	Country of manufacture (as printed)	First ingredient	Sweetener	Sugars per 100g	Mustard?
Bull's-Eye Original (UK recipe)	300 ml (355 g)	not stated	Tomato puree	Sugar + molasses	33 g	Yes — mustard seed
Bull's-Eye Original (US recipe)	not stated	not stated	High-fructose corn syrup	HFCS + honey	Not stated	Yes — mustard flour
Sweet Baby Ray's Original (EU list)	not stated	not stated	Cane sugar	Cane sugar + molasses	Not stated	Yes — mustard flour
Sweet Baby Ray's Original (US list)	18 oz (510 g)	not stated	High-fructose corn syrup	HFCS + corn syrup + sugar	Not stated	Yes — mustard
Heinz Classic Barbecue (UK)	480 g	not stated	Tomato puree	Sugar + molasses	Not stated	No
Heinz BBQ Sauce Classic Sweet and Thick (US)	not stated	not stated	Sugar	Sugar + molasses	Not stated	No
Lee Kum Kee Barbecue Sauce (MY)	not stated	not stated	Sugar	Sugar	Not stated	No
Lee Kum Kee Korean Barbecue Sauce	not stated	China (retailer: Weee)	Water	Sugar	Not stated	No
Lee Kum Kee Char Siu Sauce	397 g	China (manufacturer: Lee Kum Kee Xinhui)	Sugar	Sugar + honey	Not stated	No
Kraft Original BBQ Sauce	—	—	Not verified	Not stated	Not stated	Not verified

Panelled with verbatim lists: 9 products. Seen but not verified: 9 products. Checked 12 November 2026. No prices are shown here: they change weekly and would go stale.

Panelled products

Bull's-Eye Original BBQ Sauce (UK recipe)

Pack size: 300 ml (355 g) · Made in: not stated (as printed)

Ingredients (Open Food Facts UK (Heinz Foods UK Ltd) + SuperValu/Ocado (UK retailers, same list)): Tomato puree, sugar, spirit vinegar, molasses, water, modified starch, salt, ground mustard seed, maltodextrin, smoke, smoke flavouring, spices, onion, garlic

Allergen: mustard. Origin of ingredients: United Kingdom (OFF). Per-100g nutrition from OFF UK: 160 kcal, fat 0.2g, carbs 38g, sugars 33g, protein 1.3g, salt 2.5g. Flag: the US recipe for the same brand name is completely different (high-fructose corn syrup first) — see the US panel below. Which recipe the Singapore bottle carries was not verified; the SG pack must settle it. Origin: United Kingdom (ingredients) Allergen: mustard Via: OFF UK

Bull's-Eye Original Barbecue Sauce (US recipe)

Pack size: not stated · Made in: not stated (as printed)

Ingredients (Acme Markets / Safeway / TraceGains (US retailers, Kraft Heinz data)): High Fructose Corn Syrup, Tomato Puree (Water, Tomato Paste), Vinegar, Molasses, Modified Food Starch, Apple Cider Vinegar, Contains Less Than 2% Of Salt, Natural Hickory Smoke Flavor, Mustard Flour, Spice, Honey, Dried Onion, Dried Garlic, Potassium Sorbate (To Preserve Freshness)

Panelled as a separate product because the recipe differs from the UK one: HFCS first, honey added, potassium sorbate as preservative. Flag: US-market list; whether Singapore stocks the UK or the US recipe (or both) was not verified. Do not merge with the UK panel above. Via: US retailers SG recipe unverified

Sweet Baby Ray's Original Barbecue Sauce (European list)

Pack size: not stated · Made in: not stated (as printed)

Ingredients (Open Food Facts (French listing — secondary)): Cane sugar, water, tomato concentrate, distilled vinegar, modified corn starch, salt, pineapple juice concentrate, smoke flavour, spices, molasses, colour: E150d, preservative: sodium benzoate, dried garlic, mustard flour, garlic powder

Allergen: mustard. Flag: European-market list (French OFF entry). The US list for the same product starts with high-fructose corn syrup — see below. Singapore availability of Sweet Baby Ray's is via import channels; the SG pack recipe was not verified. Allergen: mustard Via: OFF (EU) SG pack unverified

Sweet Baby Ray's Original Barbecue Sauce (US list)

Pack size: 18 oz (510 g) · Made in: not stated (as printed)

Ingredients (Prospre/USDA + UCR FoodPro (US)): High Fructose Corn Syrup, Distilled Vinegar, Tomato Paste, Modified Corn Starch, Salt, Pineapple Juice Concentrate, Smoke Flavouring, Spices (Mustard, Celery), Colour: E150D, Preservative: E211, Molasses, Corn Syrup, Dried Garlic, Sugar, Tamarind, Flavouring

Panelled separately from the European list: HFCS first instead of cane sugar, plus tamarind and celery (spices). Flag: US-market list; SG pack recipe not verified. The two lists must not be merged. Allergen: mustard, celery Via: US sources SG pack unverified

Heinz Classic Barbecue Sauce (UK)

Pack size: 480 g · Made in: not stated (as printed)

Ingredients (Open Food Facts (UK listing — secondary)): Tomato puree, spirit vinegar, sugar, molasses, water, modified cornflour, salt, typical spices, garlic, thickener (xanthan gum), smoke flavouring, natural flavouring

Suitable for vegetarians (OFF). No mustard, no honey, no corn syrup in this list — the plainest tomato BBQ panelled here. Flag: UK-market list; SG pack not verified. A French-market Heinz Classic Rich and Smokey variant lists tomato puree, vinegar, sugar, molasses, water, salt, spices, xanthan gum, garlic, smoke flavour, natural flavour — similar but not identical; it is not panelled separately. Via: OFF UK SG pack unverified

Heinz BBQ Sauce Classic Sweet and Thick (US)

Pack size: not stated · Made in: not stated (as printed)

Ingredients (Open Food Facts (US listing — secondary)): Sugar, distilled white vinegar, tomato paste, molasses, corn starch, salt, water, natural smoke flavor, spices, tamarind concentrate, onion powder, garlic powder

Sugar first — unlike the UK Heinz Classic, which leads with tomato puree. Panelled separately. Flag: US-market list; SG pack not verified. Via: OFF US SG pack unverified

Lee Kum Kee Barbecue Sauce (Malaysia recipe)

Pack size: not stated · Made in: not stated (as printed)

Ingredients (Lee Kum Kee official site (Malaysia)): Sugar, Water, Tomato Paste, Salt, Fermented Soybean Paste (Water, Salt, Soybeans, Wheat Flour), Sesame Paste, Contains Modified Corn Starch and Acidity Regulator (Acetic Acid) and Stabilizer (Xanthan Gum) As Permitted Food Conditioners, Spices, Sesame Oil, Caramel and Allura Red AC As Permitted Colours and Dehydrated Garlic. Contains Soybeans, Wheat.

Sugar first, tomato paste third, fermented soybean paste fifth — a soy-tomato hybrid, not a tomato BBQ sauce. Contains soybeans and wheat. Flag: Malaysia-site recipe; the SG bottle's list was not verified. Allura Red AC (E129) is a permitted colour here. Allergen: soy, wheat Via: brand (MY) SG pack unverified

Lee Kum Kee Korean Barbecue Sauce

Pack size: not stated · Made in: China (retailer: Weee) (as printed)

Ingredients (Lee Kum Kee official site (USA) + Weee (retailer, product of China)): Water, sugar, soy sauce (water, salt, soybeans, wheat flour), salt, caramel color, dehydrated garlic, yeast extract (yeast extract, maltodextrin, salt, sugar), sesame oil, onion powder, modified corn starch, xanthan gum, sesame seeds, citric acid, ginger powder

Soy-based, not tomato-based: no tomato at all. Allergens: soybeans, wheat, sesame. Product of China (Weee listing). Sold in Singapore via import channels; SG pack not verified. Allergen: soy, wheat, sesame Origin: China Via: brand

Lee Kum Kee Char Siu Sauce (Chinese BBQ Sauce)

Pack size: 397 g · Made in: China (manufacturer: Lee Kum Kee Xinhui) (as printed)

Ingredients (Lee Kum Kee official site (CSA + Australia — two regional lists, see note)): Sugar, water, salt, fermented soybean paste (water, salt, soybeans, wheat flour), honey, soy sauce (water, salt, soybeans, wheat, colour: caramel I-plain, high fructose corn syrup), malt syrup (rice, barley malt), modified corn starch, dehydrated garlic, spices, acidity regulator (acetic acid), colour (allura red AC)

Conflict flagged: the Australian LKK list for Char Siu Sauce differs — fermented soybean paste uses corn starch instead of wheat flour, soy sauce uses corn starch, high fructose corn syrup is a separate ingredient, and colours are (150a, 129). The CSA list above is panelled; the AU list is recorded here, not merged. Contains soybeans, wheat (gluten), barley (gluten). SG pack not verified. Allergen: soy, wheat, barley List conflicted Via: brand

Seen but not verified — do not panel until checked

Kraft Original BBQ Sauce and Kraft Hickory Smoke — sold in Singapore; no SG-verified ingredient list retrieved (US lists exist but were not panelled without SG confirmation).
Stubb's Original Bar-B-Q Sauce — sold via import channels in Singapore; no SG-verified list retrieved.
Hunt's BBQ Sauce — sold in Singapore; no list retrieved.
Heinz Classic Barbecue Rich and Smokey (French market) — list retrieved from OFF (tomato puree, vinegar, sugar, molasses, water, salt, spices, xanthan gum, garlic, smoke flavour, natural flavour) but not panelled as a separate product; SG availability unconfirmed.
Bull's-Eye Smokey Bacon BBQ Sauce — OFF Polish-market list retrieved (includes bacon 2.5%); SG availability unconfirmed; not panelled.
Bull's-Eye Hickory Smoke (US) — US list retrieved (HFCS, tomato puree, vinegar, molasses, salt, modified food starch, natural hickory smoke flavor, dried onion, mustard flour, spices, dried garlic, potassium sorbate); not panelled as a separate row — same family as the panelled US Original.
Lee Kum Kee New Orleans Style Barbecue Sauce — brand list retrieved (water, sugar, salted chili peppers, MSG and disodium inosinate/guanylate, salt, tomato paste, garlic, onion, modified corn starch, soybean oil, chili pepper powder, spices, paprika oleoresin, xanthan gum); SG availability unconfirmed; not panelled.
FairPrice house-brand BBQ sauce — listed in SG retail coverage; no list retrieved.
Sweet Baby Ray's Honey and Spicy variants — sold via import channels; no SG-verified lists retrieved.

Nutrition — what the numbers say

All figures in the first table are as sold, per 100 g / 100 ml. Salt and sodium: salt = sodium × 2.5. The table shows sodium as printed (in mg) with the salt equivalent in brackets. Sodium is not presented as salt, and salt is not presented as sodium.

Total vs added sugars: most Singapore packs list total sugars, not added sugars. A total-sugars figure is never labelled here as “added sugar”. Where a source states an added-sugars figure separately, it is noted. The ingredient list remains the evidence for added sugar (sugar, glucose-fructose syrup, molasses, honey) versus naturally occurring sugars (fructose in fruit, lactose in milk).

Open Food Facts is a community database and is flagged as secondary where used: the pack and the retailer nutrition section take precedence if they disagree. Figures marked “not stated” were not in the source retrieved; they are not estimated, borrowed from another variant, or copied across flavours. No Nutri-Grade is quoted or assigned on this page: Nutri-Grade applies to drinks, and none of these products carries a printed Nutri-Grade on its Singapore pack as verified in this pass.

Product ↕	Energy ↕	Protein ↕	Total fat ↕	Saturated fat ↕	Carbohydrate ↕	Sugars ↕	Sodium (salt equiv.) ↕
Bull's-Eye Original (UK recipe)	160 kcal	1.3 g	0.2 g	0 g	38 g	33 g	1000 mg (salt 2.5 g)

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Conflicts flagged, not silently resolved: Bull's-Eye and Sweet Baby Ray's each have two different market recipes (UK/EU vs US) panelled separately — they must not be merged or averaged. Lee Kum Kee Char Siu Sauce has two conflicting regional brand lists (CSA vs Australia) differing on wheat flour vs corn starch in the soybean paste and soy sauce; the CSA list is panelled and the AU list recorded. No per-100g nutrition was verified for any product except Bull's-Eye UK.

Seen but not verified (nutrition):

Sweet Baby Ray's (both recipes), Heinz Classic (UK and US), Lee Kum Kee Barbecue/Korean/Char Siu — no per-100g nutrition panels verified.
Bull's-Eye US recipe — no per-100g nutrition verified.
Kraft, Stubb's, Hunt's — not panelled, so no nutrition tabled.

How to read a bbq sauce label — the jargon, in plain English

High-fructose corn syrup (HFCS): A liquid sweetener made from corn starch. It is an added sugar. US-recipe BBQ sauces list it first; UK/EU recipes use cane sugar or sugar instead.
Molasses: A dark, strong-tasting sugar syrup. It is an added sugar and gives BBQ sauce its dark colour and bitter-sweet note.
Smoke / smoke flavouring / natural hickory smoke flavor: Smoke flavour added to mimic barbecue smoke. 'Smoke' on a UK label and 'natural hickory smoke flavor' on a US label are the same idea in different labelling styles.
Char siu sauce: Chinese BBQ sauce for roast pork (char siu). Soy-based with honey, malt syrup and five-spice character — not a tomato sauce.
Mustard flour / ground mustard seed: The allergen to watch in tomato BBQ sauces: Bull's-Eye and Sweet Baby Ray's both contain mustard; Heinz Classic does not list it.
E150d / caramel colour: A brown colouring. E150d is sulphite ammonia caramel, used in Sweet Baby Ray's; plain caramel (E150a) is used in Lee Kum Kee sauces.

What this page is not

Not a health score, and not a "best" pick. This page does not rank products.
Not a taste test, and not a price comparison. Prices change weekly; ingredients change less often, but still change.
Not complete. The products in seen-but-not-verified are not yet panelled, for the verification reasons given, not hidden.

Sources and method

Checked 12 November 2026 from: Open Food Facts UK (Bull's-Eye Original — ingredients and per-100g nutrition; Heinz Classic UK; Heinz Classic Sweet and Thick US; Bull's-Eye Smokey Bacon Polish list); SuperValu/Ocado UK (Bull's-Eye UK list corroboration); Acme Markets, Safeway and TraceGains US (Bull's-Eye US recipe); Open Food Facts French entry (Sweet Baby Ray's EU list); Prospre/USDA and UCR FoodPro (Sweet Baby Ray's US list); Lee Kum Kee official sites — Malaysia (Barbecue Sauce), USA (Korean Barbecue Sauce, New Orleans Style), CSA and Australia (Char Siu Sauce, conflicting lists); Weee (Korean BBQ product of China). No SG pack was available for any panelled product in this pass; Singapore availability is from SG retail/import listings. Cold Storage publishes no ingredient list on any product page.