Hybrid Buffalo-barbecue sauce blending smoky-sweet Kansas City notes with buttery spicy Buffalo tang; more heat than expected.
Flavor profile
Ingredients
High Fructose Corn Syrup, Distilled Vinegar, Aged Cayenne Red Pepper, Water, Tomato Paste, Salt, Modified Corn Starch, Contains Less Than 2% Of Dried Garlic, Mustard Flour, Natural Smoke Flavor, Pineapple Juice Concentrate, Paprika, Potassium Sorbate and Sodium Benzoate (Preservatives), Spice, Molasses, Citric Acid, Caramel Color, Xanthan Gum, Corn Syrup, Sugar, Calcium Disodium EDTA (To Protect Flavor), Celery Seed, Natural Flavor (Milk), Tamarind
Ingredients source: Open Food Facts (community-contributed; values may differ from the current bottle label).
Nutrition
| Per serving | Per 100 g | |
|---|---|---|
| Serving size | 2 tbsp (35 g) | 100 g |
| Calories | 50 | 143 |
| Sodium (mg) | 690 | 1971 |
| Total carbs (g) | 11 | 31.4 |
| Total sugars (g) | 10 | 28.6 |
Nutrition source: Open Food Facts (community-contributed; values may differ from the current bottle label).
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What reviewers say
The two available editorial reviews of Sweet Baby Ray’s Buff-a-Cue present a hybrid Buffalo-barbecue sauce that successfully blends smoky-sweet barbecue notes with buttery, spicy Buffalo tang and delivers more heat than expected. One reviewer found the fusion strange and not entirely cohesive, rating it 5/10 and predicting it would not rank among top Sweet Baby Ray’s sauces. The second source calls the result “stellar” and praises its versatility as a condiment, marinade, or glaze. Overall reception is mixed but leans toward cautious acceptance for those seeking a novel combined flavor.
Pros
- true hybrid of barbecue sweetness and Buffalo buttery tang
- noticeable heat/spice level
- versatile for wings, nuggets, sandwiches, ribs, or as glaze/marinade
Cons
- flavors do not fully mesh; buttery barbecue can taste strange
- unlikely to rank highly among Sweet Baby Ray’s sauces overall
“It has the smoky, sticky sweetness of a McDonald’s-style barbecue sauce and the buttery tang of a Buffalo sauce. It’s Buffalo in the front, barbecue in the back… And it is spicy!”
sporked.com →“Sweet Baby Ray's Buffalo Barbecue Sauce also works as a more versatile buffalo sauce. It benefits from the thicker consistency and spice-countering flavor of barbecue sauce, making it easier to use as a condiment, marinade, or glaze.”
chowhound.com →“While it does taste like Buffalo sauce and barbecue sauce together in one sauce, I’m not sure that’s a great thing. The two sauces don’t totally go together. Buttery barbecue sauce? It’s kind of strange.”
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