Top 10 · Updated October 2026

Least Processed Barbecue Sauces

3 of the top 10 barbecue sauces products sit in NOVA group 1 — the least processed end of the scale. The barbecue sauces with the lowest NOVA processing group — fewer industrial ingredients and additives. We checked 352 barbecue sauces with complete data.

  1. 1 Original BBQ sauce

    Original BBQ sauce

    Unilever Nederland B.V. · 285 g
    c NOVA 1 133 kcal 3.9 g sugar 0.7 g protein 0.7 g fat

    Also: Palm oil free · Vegetarian · No additives

  2. 2 Burger sauce

    Burger sauce

    Orginal Bavarian
    e NOVA 1 342 kcal 7.5 g sugar 1.2 g protein 32.4 g fat

    Also: No additives

  3. 3 Liquid Smoke Mesquite

    Liquid Smoke Mesquite

    Wrights · 3.5 fl Oz (103 ml)
    NOVA 1

    Also: No additives

  4. 4 Gourmet bbq sauce

    Gourmet bbq sauce

    · 13 oz
    a NOVA 3 33 kcal 3.3 g sugar 0 g protein 0 g fat

    Also: No additives

  5. 5 Japanese Barbecue Sauce

    Japanese Barbecue Sauce

    Bachan's · 34 oz (864 g)
    c NOVA 3 184 kcal 7 g sugar 0 g protein 0 g fat

    Also: Palm oil free · No additives

  6. 6 Unsweetened Barbecue Smokey Classic

    Unsweetened Barbecue Smokey Classic

    Hunter & Gather · 350g
    c NOVA 3 55 kcal 7.2 g sugar 3.1 g protein 0.8 g fat

    Also: Palm oil free · Vegetarian · No additives

  7. 7 Ajvar ljuti

    Ajvar ljuti

    Podravka · 690g
    c NOVA 3 78 kcal 8 g sugar 1.5 g protein 4 g fat

    Also: Palm oil free · Vegan · Vegetarian

  8. 8 Memphis bbq sauce

    Memphis bbq sauce

    True Made Foods
    c NOVA 3 88 kcal 17.7 g sugar 0 g protein 0 g fat

    Also: Palm oil free · No additives

  9. 9 Korean Style BBQ Sauce

    Korean Style BBQ Sauce

    Primal Kitchen
    c NOVA 3 103 kcal 12.5 g sugar 0 g protein 3.1 g fat

    Also: Palm oil free · No additives

  10. 10 Sauce BBQ piquante

    Sauce BBQ piquante

    Cruckles
    c NOVA 3 34 kcal 1.1 g sugar 2.1 g protein 1.8 g fat

    Also: Palm oil free · No additives

How we built this list

We ranked all published barbecue sauces on Foodmetria that have a photo and the required nutrition data, using values per 100 g from the product label. Ties are broken by Nutri-Score and by how often shoppers scan the product. Rankings update automatically as label data changes. Read our methodology.

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