Is Trader Joe's Carolina Gold Barbecue Sauce Nightshade Free?

Description
Bright, tang-forward barbecue sauce offers a sweet-savory profile with mild smokiness and smooth, pourable texture that clings to proteins. Commonly used as a glaze, marinade, dipping sauce, or finishing drizzle for grilled meats, pulled pork, chicken, and fries. Reviewers praise versatility; some find its regional character assertive and occasionally polarizing.
Why it's not nightshade free
- tomato paste
- tomato puree
tomato paste
Dietitian noteTomatoes are nightshades.
Note by Team Spoonful, Clinical nutrition experts
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Description
Bright, tang-forward barbecue sauce offers a sweet-savory profile with mild smokiness and smooth, pourable texture that clings to proteins. Commonly used as a glaze, marinade, dipping sauce, or finishing drizzle for grilled meats, pulled pork, chicken, and fries. Reviewers praise versatility; some find its regional character assertive and occasionally polarizing.
Ingredients
Cane Sugar, Yellow Mustard (Distilled Vinegar, Water, Mustard Seed), Distilled Vinegar, Tomato Puree (Water, Tomato paste), sea salt, corn starch, Worcestershire sauce, (distilled vinegar, molasses, sea salt, sugar, spices, tamarind), molasses, spices, garlic, onion, natural smoke flavor, xanthan gum.
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No. This product is not low FODMAP as it lists 2 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 →This product may or may not be GERD friendly free as it lists 4 ingredients that could contain GERD friendly depending on the source. We recommend contacting the manufacturer directly to confirm.
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Where to buy
Trader Joe's Carolina Gold Barbecue Sauce is available at 1 retailer
About this product
Sauce · Bottle, Liquid


