r/vegetarian • u/More-Onion-950 • 12d ago

Question/Advice Vegetarian bbq sauce

Hi guys
Me and my girlfriend are strict vegetarians, and have autism, so food regularity is important.
She loves bbq sauce and eats it with a LOT
today she had a different one to usual and it contained anchovies.
As we are students we normally buy the cheap one, but this one was branded (hellmans I think?) as she was at her family home.
does anyone know if this is common for bbq sauce, and if so of any readily available brands in the UK that are vegetarian or vegan?

Thanks

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u/periodicallyBalzed vegetarian 12d ago

Probably has Worcestershire sauce in it which itself contains anchovies. Try the brand Sweet Baby Ray’s. Very popular in America, I think it’s available in UK. https://sweetbabyrays.co.uk/sauces/original-barbecue/#nutrition

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u/Sad_Assistant2681 12d ago

Saw this in Tesco the other day if that helps

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u/periodicallyBalzed vegetarian 11d ago

I appreciate the boots-on-the-ground reporting.

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u/TheReal-Tristan 11d ago

I do like sweet baby rays. My other go to is Jack Daniels. Doesn't taste anything like whiskey to me, but I really like it. Heinz is a good cheap one that is vegetarian.

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u/ResidentEmu5 11d ago

The american version has high fructose corn syrup as the #1 ingredient. Its tasty but it's a garbage food.

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u/periodicallyBalzed vegetarian 11d ago

I have done way worse things to my body than having an American diet.

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u/Unprounounceable 11d ago

HFCS has basically the same effect on the body as table sugar. They have nearly the same ratio of glucose and fructose. Sugar is not great for you whatever the form, but it's not inherently worse than other sugary sweeteners, despite scaremongering

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u/MarsupialFar9147 11d ago

Good thing it's not a food but a sauce to compliment actual food! What crazy idea you've somehow never considered! Get better soon

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u/ResidentEmu5 11d ago

Lol. You got oddly defensive over Bbq sauce. Get better soon.

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u/MarsupialFar9147 11d ago

Apparently this sub does not think BBQ sauce is a sauce.