Is Ray's No Sugar Added Sweet & Spicy Barbecue Sauce GERD Friendly?

Description
Sweet-and-spicy barbecue sauce delivers a balanced heat with sweetness and smoky undertones, presenting a smooth, glossy, pourable texture that clings when used as a glaze. Commonly used for grilling, dipping, marinating, and finishing sandwiches, reviewers praise its versatility and flavor consistency while occasionally noting variable heat perception or excessive stickiness.
Why it's not GERD friendly
- onion
- distilled vinegar
- apple cider vinegar
- tomato paste
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-and-spicy barbecue sauce delivers a balanced heat with sweetness and smoky undertones, presenting a smooth, glossy, pourable texture that clings when used as a glaze. Commonly used for grilling, dipping, marinating, and finishing sandwiches, reviewers praise its versatility and flavor consistency while occasionally noting variable heat perception or excessive stickiness.
Ingredients
WATER, TOMATO PASTE, DISTILLED VINEGAR, ALLULOSE, SALT, CONTAINS LESS THAN 2% OF MODIFIED CORN STARCH, APPLE CIDER VINEGAR, GARLIC, * CARAMEL COLOR, NATURAL FLAVOR, NATURAL SMOKE FLAVOR, SPICE, POTASSIUM SORBATE AND SODIUM BENZOATE (PRESERVATIVES), XANTHAN GUM, MUSTARD FLOUR, PAPRIKA, ONION ,* SUCRALOSE. * DRIED.
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Often paired with GERD Friendly
No. This product is not low FODMAP as it lists 2 ingredients that are likely high FODMAP at 1 serving and 1 ingredient 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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Ray's No Sugar Added Sweet & Spicy Barbecue Sauce is available at 1 retailer
About this product
Sauce · Bottle, Liquid


