Remia Barbecue Sauce — ENGINEERED
Munch or Dump rates Remia Barbecue Sauce by Remia ENGINEERED — score 30/90.
A vegetable-forward BBQ sauce with real onion, paprika and tomato up front, but built out with added sugar, two starches (one chemically modified) and natural flavoring. The real-veg base is genuinely better than most sauces, but it's still an engineered condiment, not a whole food.
Why this verdict
- Modified maize starch plus regular maize starch — two refined thickeners stacked
- Added sugar high in the list, behind only the vegetables
- Vague 'natural flavoring' you can't actually identify
- Potassium sorbate preservative and citric acid — industrial processing (NOVA 4)
- Real onion, paprika and tomato dominate, which keeps it out of full DUMP
Ingredients (13)
- Tomato puree (51%) (safe) — Concentrated tomato, the dominant ingredient — real food, brings lycopene and flavor.
- Onion (22.4%) (safe) — Real onion is the #2 ingredient — genuine vegetable content, not flavoring.
- Paprika / bell pepper (4.2%) (safe) — Real bell pepper adds vegetable matter and color naturally.
- Sugar (moderate) — Added sugar sitting ahead of cocoa; the main flavor driver here.
- Spirit Vinegar (safe) — Simple fermented acid for tang and preservation.
- maize starch (moderate) — Refined starch used to thicken the sauce — processing marker.
- Modified Maize Starch (moderate) — Industrially altered starch used as a thickener; a NOVA 4 ultra-processing marker.
- Salt (moderate) — Ready meals tend to run salt-heavy; watch the sodium.
- Spices / black pepper / herbs (safe) — Real seasoning — fine and flavor-positive.
- Natural Flavoring (moderate) — Vague flavor add layered with the artificial one
- citric acid (safe) — Common acidulant for tartness; harmless in this amount but can be rough on tooth enamel.
- Potassium Sorbate (moderate) — Synthetic preservative, generally tolerated but a sign of a heavily preserved product.
- mustard flour (safe) — Adds bite and emulsifying help; a labeled allergen.