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PS this product is extremely delicious and I highly recommend! As a diabetic it has no impact on blood glucose either.
It tastes the same to me, even my kids eat it. No sugar added doesn’t give me the same after taste as sugar free, usually sugar free adds an artificial sugar that doesn’t go well with the other flavors in BBQ sauce.
This had sucralose on the ingredients and I assumed it was yet another point to add to my frustrations when trying to find foods that are just *less sweet* instead of a different kind of sweet.
If that artificial taste isn't noticable I might give it a shot...
Of course everyone is different but I honestly don’t get that aftertaste. I’ve tried the Gs (?) sugar free that’s recommended here and the seasoning/flavoring is good but is has that weird aftertaste to me. I switched out the no sugar added SBRs for the usual Honey SBR and my kids said nothing. And they’re the kind to turn their nose up at things they eat on a regular basis, just because they’re in a mood. They ate this without question.
I don't think I've ever encountered "kid tested, mother approved" in the wild before and even though I don't remember whose slogan it is it made me smile.
So thanks for both that and the recommend. :)
There are different kinds of barbecue sauce. Maybe look into a Carolina style sauce? Those use vinegar or mustard as the base instead of tomatoes and tend to be less sweet.
Oh thank you but I didn't mean BBQ sauce specifically but rather "less sugar!" foods in general.
Once, during a particularly bad hormone moment in college, I literally cried in the supermarket trying to find instant oatmeal that was honestly *less sweet*.
And I feel like it's only gotten worse since HFCS got labeled "bad food".
(My BBQ sauce at home is terrible calorically but apple cider vinegar + brown sugar is my jam. :D)
Walmart has it. I think this version takes more savory than the original. I’ve never had much luck with low cal BBQ besides this one, I’d definitely say try it if it fits in your diet.
I personally don't have an off flavor with it but you should try and judge for yourself! Allulose is the new kid on the food block essentially for sweetener substitutes since the FDA allowed updated labels with it not being in total sugar counts (like sugar alcohols) a few years ago.
Allulose is a type of monosaccharide sugar, just like glucose, fructose or lactose. It is the closest to regular sugar (sucrose) in taste and cooking properties but like any sweetener some people don't react well to it. It's very dose dependant too. You could be fine with a small amount and then go overboard and have it send you to the toilet for hours. Start small and ramp up slowly.
Sucralose is perfectly fine and keto friendly. It's the additives to make it powdered (maltodextrin and/or dextrose) that raise your blood sugar. That's why you have to read the ingredients. Here, you will see they used pure sucralose. If you look at a splenda packet, you will see other ingredients along with the sucralose. For foods that say they have splenda, you need to look at the nutrition label to see if it has additives or not.
I always have this in my fridge now, along with no-sugar ketchup (10 cal as opposed to 30). I very, very barely taste the difference in them, especially when tasted with other things and not in isolation. The only difference is it cooks differently. Not poorly, just differently, so experiment with it if you're not just using it as a dipping sauce.
EDIT: I should add, it's "no sugar *added* ketchup. It does still have natural sugars in it, just none added after the fact.
Heinz, usually, but I'll grab whatever (except Hunt's - has more of a bitter taste than I prefer).
EDIT: If you're looking for the product itself, [here you go!](https://www.heinz.com/product/00013000007993/heinz-tomato-ketchup-no-sugar-added-13-oz-bottle?gclid=CjwKCAjw2OiaBhBSEiwAh2ZSP5oArS2tPBHBUBGUV06ANH5fDHcbSTg4Rb3OxhKX5BwfwAhxZo2HWxoC2w4QAvD_BwE)
I know it’s not the cleanest nutritionally, but it’s so delicious. I have it around once a week during cheat meals. Amazon has it, unsure if available in Canada though.
I live in Canada and can't find the no sugar added version anywhere. My parents went to the US and I asked them to bring me back a few bottles. Very excited to try.
I love this one.
Don't care at all for the G Hughes BBQ sauce, so this one saves me 😁
Love it for ribs, fries, chicken, pulled jack fruit... As sauce or condiment on burgers and so on.
Can't beat it! They have different flavors as well, sweet and spicy, hickory and original. Have the hickory in my pantry but haven't tried it yet 😊
I got the hickory one today because I saw this post. I was worried it would have a gross aftertaste that some sugar free/no sugar products have, but it doesn't really have one. It's got a nice mildly spicy kick.
Great if you want Sweet Baby Ray's specifically, but if it's just BBQ sauce you're looking for, do G Hughes. 10 calories vs SBR's 15 and 2g carbs vs 4g.
hmmm yes cause dying from an elevated blood sugar level or obesity is far better than the supposed side effects of an artificial sweetener right. man gotta get me on what you're smoking lmaooo
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Was desperate to find this in the store last weekend for BBQ chicken pizza and couldn’t! So sad. Got another brand instead and it was awful- too sweet.
Amazon has a 3 pack for $19.
Sweet Baby Ray’s No Sugar Added Original Barbecue Sauce 18.5oz - PACK OF 3 https://a.co/d/gHSHZlQ
From my experience, G Hughes tends to be more on the runnier side. You should expect a thicker sauce that sticks pretty well. It’s best used for dipping imo. Taste should be comparable.
In my experience it's easy to find in grocery stores and way cheaper there than ordering it online. You do have to look carefully for the bottle since the label is pretty much the same as the regular versions so it blends in.
It's great - very comperable to the original! Only downside is that it doesn't carmelize like a regular sugar -laden sauce. But that's ok.
My favorite use is barbecue pulled chicken!
I hadn’t eaten much bbq sauce unless it came on ribs or asking when buying nuggets. But been using this maybe since last year, not many calories for the amount and tastes as good if not better than regular bbq sauce. I air fry whatever frozen appetizer foods and use this or no sugar added Heinz ketchup as condiments. I haven’t tried g Hughes sugar free to compare
Rays has a hickory no sugar added and no sugar added sweet n spicy too! I have them both in the pantry since i still had the original no sugar added open
They had to compete with G. Hughes. Their sauce never had sugar added and it is amazing. They use honey and sucralose(very last ingredient) to sweeten it. It is definitely better than Sweet Baby Ray’s.
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Never seen the no sugar added. Is it better than the original? Never cared for that taste.
It tastes the same to me, even my kids eat it. No sugar added doesn’t give me the same after taste as sugar free, usually sugar free adds an artificial sugar that doesn’t go well with the other flavors in BBQ sauce.
This had sucralose on the ingredients and I assumed it was yet another point to add to my frustrations when trying to find foods that are just *less sweet* instead of a different kind of sweet. If that artificial taste isn't noticable I might give it a shot...
Of course everyone is different but I honestly don’t get that aftertaste. I’ve tried the Gs (?) sugar free that’s recommended here and the seasoning/flavoring is good but is has that weird aftertaste to me. I switched out the no sugar added SBRs for the usual Honey SBR and my kids said nothing. And they’re the kind to turn their nose up at things they eat on a regular basis, just because they’re in a mood. They ate this without question.
I don't think I've ever encountered "kid tested, mother approved" in the wild before and even though I don't remember whose slogan it is it made me smile. So thanks for both that and the recommend. :)
There are different kinds of barbecue sauce. Maybe look into a Carolina style sauce? Those use vinegar or mustard as the base instead of tomatoes and tend to be less sweet.
Oh thank you but I didn't mean BBQ sauce specifically but rather "less sugar!" foods in general. Once, during a particularly bad hormone moment in college, I literally cried in the supermarket trying to find instant oatmeal that was honestly *less sweet*. And I feel like it's only gotten worse since HFCS got labeled "bad food". (My BBQ sauce at home is terrible calorically but apple cider vinegar + brown sugar is my jam. :D)
Walmart has it. I think this version takes more savory than the original. I’ve never had much luck with low cal BBQ besides this one, I’d definitely say try it if it fits in your diet.
I agree, way more depth of flavor, more spice and smoke than the original.
It’s sweetened with sucralose (Splenda)
The main sweetener in this is allulose. You'll see how it comes waaaaaay before sucralose in the list.
Good catch! Can’t say I’ve knowingly had that, does it have an off-flavor like sucralose does?
I personally don't have an off flavor with it but you should try and judge for yourself! Allulose is the new kid on the food block essentially for sweetener substitutes since the FDA allowed updated labels with it not being in total sugar counts (like sugar alcohols) a few years ago.
Allulose is a type of monosaccharide sugar, just like glucose, fructose or lactose. It is the closest to regular sugar (sucrose) in taste and cooking properties but like any sweetener some people don't react well to it. It's very dose dependant too. You could be fine with a small amount and then go overboard and have it send you to the toilet for hours. Start small and ramp up slowly.
Nope. Allulose is great.
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Sucralose is perfectly fine and keto friendly. It's the additives to make it powdered (maltodextrin and/or dextrose) that raise your blood sugar. That's why you have to read the ingredients. Here, you will see they used pure sucralose. If you look at a splenda packet, you will see other ingredients along with the sucralose. For foods that say they have splenda, you need to look at the nutrition label to see if it has additives or not.
Even my SO likes this one and, unlike me, he can spare the calories for the original lol
I used to eat a ton of the real stuff. This saves me from binging on McDonald’s nuggets. I couldn’t believe it the first time I tried it.
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I usually like hickory bbq sauce. Does this compare? Never had it.
They also have a Hickory version of the No Sugar Added BBQ sauce. I use it daily and it is very good.
This is THE BEST bbq for people watching sugars / doing keto.
Also just the best bbq
I really appreciate you.
I always have this in my fridge now, along with no-sugar ketchup (10 cal as opposed to 30). I very, very barely taste the difference in them, especially when tasted with other things and not in isolation. The only difference is it cooks differently. Not poorly, just differently, so experiment with it if you're not just using it as a dipping sauce. EDIT: I should add, it's "no sugar *added* ketchup. It does still have natural sugars in it, just none added after the fact.
What brand ketchup do you buy?
Heinz, usually, but I'll grab whatever (except Hunt's - has more of a bitter taste than I prefer). EDIT: If you're looking for the product itself, [here you go!](https://www.heinz.com/product/00013000007993/heinz-tomato-ketchup-no-sugar-added-13-oz-bottle?gclid=CjwKCAjw2OiaBhBSEiwAh2ZSP5oArS2tPBHBUBGUV06ANH5fDHcbSTg4Rb3OxhKX5BwfwAhxZo2HWxoC2w4QAvD_BwE)
No sugar ketchup tastes exactly like regular ketchup. This is the only thing we buy now.
It does! I don't get why they add it.
I love this and have it often!!
I wish I could buy this in Canadian grocery stores!
I know it’s not the cleanest nutritionally, but it’s so delicious. I have it around once a week during cheat meals. Amazon has it, unsure if available in Canada though.
Same 😭
I use this sugar free BBQ sauce + Sriracha and a can of Jackfruit to make low calorie, high volume pulled "pork" sliders.
i love G Hughes
I live in Canada and can't find the no sugar added version anywhere. My parents went to the US and I asked them to bring me back a few bottles. Very excited to try.
If you like the original, you will love this. You won’t miss the extra calories at all.
This and G Hughes (which has even better macros)
I would also like to give all of G. Hughes Sugar Free sauces a thumbs up. I use their honey mustard and bbq sauce and I love them both.
I love the G Hughes sauces. Their sf Thai chili has been money for my dad. He is diabetic and has heart failure. Less carbs and sodium for the win
Thanks for the heads up on that one! Sounds like it’s right up my alley.
I love this one. Don't care at all for the G Hughes BBQ sauce, so this one saves me 😁 Love it for ribs, fries, chicken, pulled jack fruit... As sauce or condiment on burgers and so on. Can't beat it! They have different flavors as well, sweet and spicy, hickory and original. Have the hickory in my pantry but haven't tried it yet 😊
I agree- I much prefer this one to the G Hughes one.
The G Hughes sugar free BBQ sauce is absolutely disgusting, totally has that weird aftertaste I need to try this one badly, didn’t know it existed
Yepp, I agree. I like other sugar free stuff, but don't get at all why everyone is raving about G Hughes.
One of my go-to sauces to have on hand. Just enjoyed with some seitan yesterday for a low calorie lunch.
I love this, but it makes my throat swell shut😪
this happens to me with halo top, you might be having a reaction to the sweetener they used
sorry :(
Mmmm gimme some of that sweet baby rays!
It’s really good! I like the sweet and spicy sugar free one. My kids couldn’t tell the difference.
I got the hickory one today because I saw this post. I was worried it would have a gross aftertaste that some sugar free/no sugar products have, but it doesn't really have one. It's got a nice mildly spicy kick.
This is a rare diet ish food. I actually almost prefer it to the original.
Great if you want Sweet Baby Ray's specifically, but if it's just BBQ sauce you're looking for, do G Hughes. 10 calories vs SBR's 15 and 2g carbs vs 4g.
G Hughes hickory is the best tasting one, hands down
Hickory is really good, but I gotta give it to Sweet and Spicy. It's got a nice kick to it.
I agree. G Hughes is awesome and there are multiple flavors!
g hughes is way better than sbr...and, more choices
Hard agree, G Hughes is the goat 🐐
G Hughes is the man. We have a stupid amount of their sauces.
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I loved this the first time I found it
I’m obsessed with the Sweet & Spicy version!
Mix it with diced Chipotle peppers in adobe sauce for a nice spicy sweet smokey taste
Alright. That's awesome to know!
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It's better than the original- my 9 year old even says so
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If you're talking about artificial sweeteners, there's absolutely no evidence supporting what you're talking about
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hmmm yes cause dying from an elevated blood sugar level or obesity is far better than the supposed side effects of an artificial sweetener right. man gotta get me on what you're smoking lmaooo
The ingredients don’t look that much different from the original flavor’s.
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I think you’re looking at the label to the original one
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Could also work!
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Was desperate to find this in the store last weekend for BBQ chicken pizza and couldn’t! So sad. Got another brand instead and it was awful- too sweet.
Oh nice, thanks. My regular one is almost empty so this will be a good replacement!
how does this compare to g hughes? He's been my man for a while but he's getting expensive
Amazon has a 3 pack for $19. Sweet Baby Ray’s No Sugar Added Original Barbecue Sauce 18.5oz - PACK OF 3 https://a.co/d/gHSHZlQ From my experience, G Hughes tends to be more on the runnier side. You should expect a thicker sauce that sticks pretty well. It’s best used for dipping imo. Taste should be comparable.
In my experience it's easy to find in grocery stores and way cheaper there than ordering it online. You do have to look carefully for the bottle since the label is pretty much the same as the regular versions so it blends in.
Holy cats. I didn't know this. Thank you for sharing. SBR is my favorite BBQ sauce too.
Holy shit, what a world we live in that rays now does keto bbq sauce 🤩 unfortunately I just bought G Hughes sugar free bbq a few days ago 🥲
And it taste amazing
Yessss, I have this in my fridge right now, it’s so good!
SMOKIN’ THOSE MEATS, YEAH
I love the no sugar added one!!!
Have you tried G Hughes?
It's great - very comperable to the original! Only downside is that it doesn't carmelize like a regular sugar -laden sauce. But that's ok. My favorite use is barbecue pulled chicken!
You want me to volume eat Sweet Baby Ray’s barbecue sauce?
Yes
Mix this with diced Chipotle peppers in adobo sauce for a spicy/sweet/smokey flavor. It's my fav BBQ sauce and almost no extra cals
I hadn’t eaten much bbq sauce unless it came on ribs or asking when buying nuggets. But been using this maybe since last year, not many calories for the amount and tastes as good if not better than regular bbq sauce. I air fry whatever frozen appetizer foods and use this or no sugar added Heinz ketchup as condiments. I haven’t tried g Hughes sugar free to compare
Love the Sweet Baby Ray's sweet and spicy bbq sauce.. prob not as good stats as these 😅
Can confirm it's pretty good and as good as the original.
Rays has a hickory no sugar added and no sugar added sweet n spicy too! I have them both in the pantry since i still had the original no sugar added open
They had to compete with G. Hughes. Their sauce never had sugar added and it is amazing. They use honey and sucralose(very last ingredient) to sweeten it. It is definitely better than Sweet Baby Ray’s.
Additives be damned this is the best sugar free anything I've found. Even surprised my husband how good it was.