Hot Bbq Sauce
by Buster's
Contains 5 flagged ingredients
Hot Bbq Sauce by Buster's receives a safety score of 5/100 based on ingredient analysis using FDA Substances Added to Food (SAFFA) data and CSPI Chemical Cuisine ratings. The product contains 5 ingredients that have been flagged for potential safety concerns by regulatory or consumer advocacy databases. Product label data is sourced from the OpenFoodFacts collaborative database. See the full ingredient breakdown and safety assessment below.
What the Data Says About
Hot Bbq Sauce by Buster's carries a composite safety score of 5/100, which we classify as "Avoid" on our four-tier shelf-label framework. The score is computed by mapping each labeled ingredient against FDA Substances Added to Food (SAFFA) regulatory status and CSPI Chemical Cuisine classifications, then penalizing the overall product for each additive rated as caution-or-worse. Product data originates from the OpenFoodFacts collaborative catalog; safety annotations come from federal regulators and the Center for Science in the Public Interest.
Our scan identified 5 flagged ingredients in this product — components that at least one official source has classified as requiring caution, targeted avoidance, or further evaluation. Flagged ingredients are the items most likely to surface in FDA inspection findings, state-level ingredient bans, or outbreak-related recall notices, so the per-ingredient breakdown below is the most useful lens for anyone screening this product for a specific dietary concern.
On the NOVA processing scale, Hot Bbq Sauce is classified as Group 4 (Ultra-processed). NOVA measures industrial processing intensity rather than ingredient-level safety, so it complements the SAFFA and CSPI ratings: a product can be clean on additive flags but heavily processed, or lightly processed but carry individually flagged ingredients. Combining both lenses gives a fuller picture than either alone. The Nutri-Score grade of D reflects nutritional balance — calories, saturated fat, sugar, sodium versus fiber, protein, and produce content — which again is a distinct dimension from additive safety and worth weighing alongside the scores above.
Safety Profile at a Glance
| Metric | Value | Source |
|---|---|---|
| PlainFoodSafe Score | 5/100 | FDA SAFFA + CSPI composite |
| Flagged ingredients | 5 | CSPI/FDA review |
| NOVA processing group | Group 4 | OpenFoodFacts |
| Nutri-Score | D | OpenFoodFacts |
Composite metric derived from FDA SAFFA, CSPI Chemical Cuisine, OpenFoodFacts. See methodology.
Ingredient Safety Analysis
Full Ingredient List
Ketchup (tomato concentrate from red ripe tomatoes, distilled vinegar, high fructose corn syrup, corn starch, salt, spice, onion powder, natural flavoring), water, worcestershire sauce (distilled vinegar, molasses, corn syrup, water, salt, caramel color, sugar, spices, anchovies, natural flavor [contains soy], tamarind), red wine vinegar, brown sugar (sugar, invert sugar, cane molasses), soy sauce (distilled water, hydrolyzed soy protein, salt, corn syrup, caramel color, 0.1 of 1% benzoate of soda), orange flavored syrup (high fructose corn syrup, water, citric acid, potassium benzoate [to protect taste], natural flavors, modified food starch, glycerol, ester of wood rosin, yellow 6, brominated vegetable oil, red 40, dimethylpolysiloxane), onion, lemon juice (filtered water, lemon juice concentrate, preserved with sodium benzoate and sodium bisulfite), natural and artificial hickory smoke flavor, bacon (pork, water, salt, sodium phosphate, sugar, spices, sodium erythorbate, sodium nitrite), garlic powder,paprika, mustard powder, chili power, seasoned beef brisket (beef brisket, black pepper, garlic salt, season supreme [salt, spices, celery seed, paprika, salt, cajun seasoning [salt, garlic, paprika, pepper, onion, spices, red pepper, silicon dioxide {an anti-caking agent}], jen mai seasoning [dextrose, salt, natural flavors, disodium inosinate]), red pepper flakes, black pepper, cayenne pepper, instant coffee crystals.
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Data Sources
Data as of 2025. Source: OpenFoodFacts, FDA SAFFA, CSPI Chemical Cuisine.
Product data from OpenFoodFacts (ODbL). Ingredient safety ratings from FDA SAFFA and CSPI Chemical Cuisine. See our methodology for details.
This information is for reference only and does not constitute dietary or medical advice.
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