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Agv, Vegetarian Barbecue Sauce

by Agv Products Corporation

Scores 100/100 on FDA SAFFA + CSPI ingredient analysis , with no flagged ingredients identified.

Barcode 4710626243212 · Serving size 2 Tbsp (30 g)

The verdict

Agv, Vegetarian Barbecue Sauce by Agv Products Corporation scores 100/100 in PlainFoodSafe's ingredient screening. We compared its 39 labeled ingredients with FDA SAFFA regulatory records and CSPI Chemical Cuisine ratings; 0 ingredients are flagged for caution. This is not a recall, allergy, medical, or dietary-safety determination; check official notices and the product label for current decisions.

100/100
Safe safety score
0
flagged ingredients of 39 analyzed
Group 4
Ultra-processed
4710626243212
Barcode (UPC/EAN)

Computed directly from OpenFoodFacts ingredient data cross-referenced with FDA SAFFA and CSPI Chemical Cuisine ratings. See our methodology for the scoring formula.

What the Data Says About Agv, Vegetarian Barbecue Sauce

Agv, Vegetarian Barbecue Sauce by Agv Products Corporation carries a composite safety score of 100/100, which we classify as "Safe" 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. This score is a transparent derived index we compute from that public data, not an official FDA rating or endorsement; see the Methodology page for the exact weighting.

Our scan did not identify any ingredients in this product that FDA SAFFA or CSPI Chemical Cuisine data flags as requiring caution or avoidance at the time of analysis. That is a meaningful clean-label signal, though it does not account for personal allergens, regional recalls, or inspection findings not reflected in federal additive databases. The per-ingredient breakdown below shows the source-level classification for each component.

On the NOVA processing scale, Agv, Vegetarian Barbecue 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.

Safety Profile at a Glance

Composite safety metrics for Agv, Vegetarian Barbecue Sauce
Metric Value Source
PlainFoodSafe Score 100/100 FDA SAFFA + CSPI composite
Flagged ingredients 0 CSPI/FDA review
NOVA processing group Group 4 OpenFoodFacts
Nutri-Score Not available OpenFoodFacts

Composite metric derived from FDA SAFFA, CSPI Chemical Cuisine, OpenFoodFacts. See methodology.

How It Compares to Its Category

Among the 35,367 products we've scored in the Condiments category, the average safety score is 98.6/100. Agv, Vegetarian Barbecue Sauce scores 1.4 points above that category average (100/100 vs. 98.6/100), so it is roughly typical for shoppers screening within that category specifically, rather than against the product catalog as a whole.

Ingredient Safety Analysis

1
Soybean Oil
2
Dehydrated Soy Sauce
3
Water
4
Soybean
5
Wheat
6
Salt
Flavoring
Cut Back
7
Sesame Powder
8
Sesame Oil
9
White Sesame
10
Wheat Flour
11
Sodium Chloride
ANTICAKING AGENT OR FREE-FLOW AGENT, ANTIMICROBIAL AGENT, COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, EMULSIFIER OR EMULSIFIER SALT, FIRMING AGENT, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, FORMULATION AID, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE, STABILIZER OR THICKENER
GRAS
12
Potassium Chloride
ENZYME, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, MALTING OR FERMENTING AID, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT, PH CONTROL AGENT, PROCESSING AID, STABILIZER OR THICKENER
Certain People Should Avoid GRAS
13
Wheat Germ
14
Flavoring Agent
15
Monosodium L-glutamate
16
Sodium 5'-inosinate
17
Sodium 5'-guanylate
18
Citric Acid
ANTIMICROBIAL AGENT, ANTIOXIDANT, ENZYME, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, LEAVENING AGENT, PH CONTROL AGENT, SEQUESTRANT, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE, SURFACE-ACTIVE AGENT
Safe GRAS
19
Organic Peanut Powder
20
Spices
21
White Pepper
22
Seasoned Orange Peel
23
Anisi Stellati Fructus
24
Foeniculi Fructus
25
Curry
26
Turmeric
27
Chili Powder
28
Cinnamon
29
Clove
30
Coconut Powder
31
Trisodium Glycrrhizinate Complex
32
Trisodium Glycyrrhizinate
33
Sodium Citrate
34
Lactose
FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, FORMULATION AID, LUBRICANT OR RELEASE AGENT, MALTING OR FERMENTING AID, NUTRITIVE SWEETENER, OXIDIZING OR REDUCING AGENT, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE, STABILIZER OR THICKENER, SURFACE-ACTIVE AGENT
Certain People Should Avoid GRAS
35
Artificial Flavors
36
Soybean Protein Hydrolyzate
37
Rape-seed Oil
38
Glycerin Fatty Acid Ester
39
Medium-chain Triglyceride

Full Ingredient List

Soybean oil, soy sauce(water, soybean, wheat, salt), sesame powder, sesame oil (soybean oil, white sesame), wheat flour, salt (sodium chloride, potassium chloride), wheat germ, flavoring agent (monosodium l-glutamate, sodium 5'-inosinate, sodium 5'-guanylate, citric acid), peanut powder, spices [white pepper, seasoned orange peel, anisi stellati fructus, foeniculi fructus, curry (turmeric, anisi stellati fructus, foeniculi fructus, chili powder), cinnamon, clove], coconut powder, chili powder, trisodium glycrrhizinate complex (trisodium glycyrrhizinate, sodium citrate, lactose), artificial flavors (monosodium l-glutamate, soybean protein hydrolyzate, sodium 5'-inosinate, sodium 5'-guanylate, rape-seed oil, glycerin fatty acid ester, medium-chain triglyceride).

Categories

Condiments Sauces Barbecue sauces Groceries

Data Sources

Data as of May 2026. 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.

Product data from Open Food Facts; additive safety from the FDA SAFFA inventory and CSPI Chemical Cuisine. See our methodology for details. Compiled by PlainFoodSafe

Every figure on PlainFoodSafe is rendered directly from OpenFoodFacts and FDA data, no number is typed in by an editor. Product figures are computed directly from OpenFoodFacts, FDA SAFFA, and CSPI Chemical Cuisine data, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of May 2026.