Is Kroger® Honey Sweet Barbecue Sauce GERD Friendly?

Description
Sweet, mildly smoky barbecue sauce with a smooth, thick, slightly sticky texture. Commonly used as a brush-on glaze, dipping sauce, or sandwich spread for grilled meats and poultry, and as a finishing sauce. Reviewers note sweetness, reliable thickness for coating, good value, and sometimes report it can be overly sweet.
Why it's not GERD friendly
- dried onion
- apple cider vinegar
- tomato paste
- distilled vinegar
- tomato puree
dried onion
Dietitian noteOnions, particularly when eaten raw, contain compounds that can relax the lower esophageal sphincter (LES), the muscle responsible for keeping stomach contents in place. When this muscle loses its tension, gastric acid can more easily reflux into the esophagus, causing the painful burning sensation of heartburn. Additionally, onions are high in fermentable fibers that may increase stomach pressure and delay digestion, further exacerbating GERD symptoms for sensitive individuals.
Note by Team Spoonful, Clinical nutrition experts
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Description
Sweet, mildly smoky barbecue sauce with a smooth, thick, slightly sticky texture. Commonly used as a brush-on glaze, dipping sauce, or sandwich spread for grilled meats and poultry, and as a finishing sauce. Reviewers note sweetness, reliable thickness for coating, good value, and sometimes report it can be overly sweet.
Ingredients
High Fructose Corn Syrup, Tomato puree (water, tomato paste), Distilled Vinegar, Apple Cider Vinegar, Honey, Modified Corn Starch, Salt, Molasses. Contains 2% or less of: Natural Smoke Flavors, Mustard Seed, Spices, Dried Garlic and Dried Onion.
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Often paired with GERD Friendly
No. This product is not low FODMAP as it lists 3 ingredients that are likely high FODMAP at 1 serving and 4 ingredients that could be moderate or high FODMAP depending on source or serving size.
Details →Yes! We believe this product is dairy free as there are no dairy ingredients listed on the label.
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Where to buy
Kroger® Honey Sweet Barbecue Sauce is available at 6 retailers
About this product
Sauce · Bottle


