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 for sweetness, can contribute to calorie content.
- Spirit Vinegar (safe) — Adds tang and helps preserve; negligible health impact.
- maize starch (moderate) — Refined starch — pure carbohydrate, no fiber, protein, or nutrients. It's the entire base of this product.
- Modified Maize Starch (moderate) — Industrial texturizer/thickener; a NOVA-4 marker that signals processing, not nutrition.
- Salt (moderate) — Used in moderation, might exceed necessary amount.
- Spices / black pepper / herbs (safe) — Real seasoning — fine and flavor-positive.
- Natural Flavoring (safe) — Undisclosed flavor component, standard in ketchup.
- citric acid (safe) — Acidity and tartness adjuster.
- Potassium Sorbate (moderate) — Preservative for shelf life.
- mustard flour (safe) — Spice for flavor and emulsification; benign.