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    Home Β» At the Store Β» Buying Organic Β» 365 Whole Foods Organic BBQ Sauce Review

    365 Whole Foods Organic BBQ Sauce Review

    Published: Sep 7, 2015 by Eric Samuelson

    365 Organic Barbeque Sauces

    I love it when my love for food and geography can come together. Whenever I see those posts online about each state's regional food, I enjoy clicking through them (while being annoyed I have to click an arrow and wait to see the next one). I want to spend more time researching regional foods. One thing I have selected to learn more about his barbecue sauce. In different parts of the country, different types of sauces are present. As part of this research project, I wanted to take a look at how sauces from different regions are re-created to sell at the grocery store. I decided to pick up 3 organic 365 brand sauces from Whole Foods Market. Each sauce is based on a different region - Memphis, Kansas City, and Texas. While not expecting these to be as good a a homemade sauce, I wanted to see what the perspective on the difference in each type of sauce.

    Let's start by looking at the ingredient list of each sauce. I put in italics some ingredients I want to highlight.

    365 Organic Barbeque Sauces

    Kansas City Love - Thick and Sweet
    Tomato Paste
    Water
    Apple Cider Vinegar
    Brown Sugar
    White Vinegar
    Cane Sugar
    Jalapeno Puree
    Paprika
    Salt
    Garlic Puree
    Cayenne Pepper
    White Pepper
    Onion Powder
    Spice Blend

    The first ingredient on this list is tomato paste. When people think of barbecue sauces, the Kansas City style is what most people think of - heavy on the tomato. Tomato is definitely the thing that dominates the flavor. It is a thick sauces that sits atop of the meat. There is some heat to it, but gentle heat.

    365 Organic Barbeque Sauces

    Memphis Madness - Tangy, Sweet, and Spicy
    Apple Cider Vinegar
    Water
    Brown Sugar
    Tomato Paste
    Paprika
    Salt
    Mustard Powder
    Soy Sauce
    Onion Powder
    Xanthan Gum
    Jalapeno Puree
    Molasses
    Spice Blend
    Cane Sugar
    Lemon Juice
    Tamarind
    Cayenne Pepper
    Allspice
    Cloves
    Caramel color
    Garlic powder
    Natural anchovy flavor
    Lemon extract
    Ginger oil
    Orange extract
    Capsicum extract
    Natural onion flavor

    The first ingredient on this list is apple cider vinegar. Memphis sauces tend to be similar to the Kansas City style but with more vinegar, which is definitely the case here. The Memphis sauce had molasses where the Kansas City does not. You could taste the spices more in this sauce than the other two.

    365 Organic Barbeque Sauces

    Texas True - Savory and Tangy
    Water
    Tomato Paste
    Apple Cider Vinegar
    Cane Sugar
    Molasses
    White Vinegar
    Tamarind
    Soy Sauce
    Salt
    Black Pepper
    Cayenne Pepper
    Cumin
    Allspice
    Cloves
    Chili Powder
    Onion
    Lemon juice
    Caramel color
    Garlic powder
    Natural anchovy flavor
    Lemon extract
    Ginger oil
    Xantham Gum
    Orange Extract
    Capsicum extract
    natural onion flavor

    The first ingredient on this list is water. Out of the three sauces this one was easily the thinnest. Good for when you want it to soak into the meat. The Texas sauce is influenced by it's proximity to Mexico which is why you find tamarind and cumin in it. It has a good amount of heat to it - more so than the KC sauce. I would have liked to have the cumin flavor make a bigger impact. It is less sweet than the KC sauce.

    From this experiment it is easy to see the basic in the different styles of sauces - thickness, tomato ratio, vinegar ratio. It's a good start for me on my journey to understand regional sauces. These bottled sauces don't necessarily capture on the nuances of each style, which is what I hope to do when I try to make my very own versions.

    My favorite was probably the Memphis Madness. It has the most balanced flavor profile. You could taste the spices better, I think that the KC, which is so strong on the tomato. The Texas True was my least favorite. My personal preference is towards a thicker sauce but also the flavor was more watery down in general.

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