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Corn syrup vs. Barbecue sauce — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are corn syrup and barbecue sauce different?

  • Barbecue sauce has more potassium, vitamin E, and vitamin B6 than corn syrup.
  • Daily need coverage for sodium for barbecue sauce is 38% higher.
  • Corn syrup contains 2 times more sugar than barbecue sauce. While corn syrup contains 77.59g of sugar, barbecue sauce contains only 33.24g.

Syrups, corn, dark and Sauce, barbecue are the varieties used in this article.

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Mineral Comparison

Mineral comparison score is based on the number of minerals by which one or the other food is richer. The "coverage" charts below show how much of the daily needs can be covered by 300 grams of the food.
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 5.7% 5.4% 3.9% 14% 18% 1.1% 4.7% 20% 13% 16%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 9.3% 9.9% 20% 24% 24% 4.6% 8.6% 134% 16% 7.1%
Contains less SodiumSodium -84.9%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +123.1%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +62.5%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +83.3%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +427.3%
Contains more IronIron +73%
Contains more CopperCopper +35.8%
Contains more ZincZinc +325%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +81.8%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +26%

Vitamin Comparison

Vitamin comparison score is based on the number of vitamins by which one or the other food is richer. The "coverage" charts below show how much of the daily needs can be covered by 300 grams of the food.
Vitamin C Vit. C Vitamin A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E Vitamin D Vit. D Vitamin B1 Vit. B1 Vitamin B2 Vit. B2 Vitamin B3 Vit. B3 Vitamin B5 Vit. B5 Vitamin B6 Vit. B6 Vitamin B12 Vit. B12 Vitamin K Vit. K Folate Folate Choline Choline 0% 0% 0% 0% 2.8% 2.1% 0.38% 1.4% 2.1% 0% 0% 0% 7.3%
Vitamin C Vit. C Vitamin A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E Vitamin D Vit. D Vitamin B1 Vit. B1 Vitamin B2 Vit. B2 Vitamin B3 Vit. B3 Vitamin B5 Vit. B5 Vitamin B6 Vit. B6 Vitamin B12 Vit. B12 Vitamin K Vit. K Folate Folate Choline Choline 2% 3.7% 16% 0% 5.8% 13% 11% 9.8% 17% 0% 4.5% 1.5% 3.9%
Contains more CholineCholine +87.3%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +109.1%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +522.2%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +2885%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +613%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +733.3%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +∞%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Corn syrup Barbecue sauce DV% diff.
Sodium 155mg 1027mg 38%
Fructose 14.17g 18%
Carbs 77.59g 40.77g 12%
Calories 286kcal 172kcal 6%
Potassium 44mg 232mg 6%
Vitamin B6 0.009mg 0.075mg 5%
Vitamin E 0mg 0.8mg 5%
Vitamin B2 0.009mg 0.056mg 4%
Fiber 0g 0.9g 4%
Vitamin B3 0.02mg 0.597mg 4%
Iron 0.37mg 0.64mg 3%
Vitamin B5 0.023mg 0.164mg 3%
Selenium 2.9µg 1.3µg 3%
Calcium 18mg 33mg 2%
Copper 0.053mg 0.072mg 2%
Vitamin K 0µg 1.8µg 2%
Protein 0g 0.82g 2%
Fats 0g 0.63g 1%
Polyunsaturated fat 0g 0.101g 1%
Choline 13.3mg 7.1mg 1%
Folate 0µg 2µg 1%
Vitamin C 0mg 0.6mg 1%
Vitamin B1 0.011mg 0.023mg 1%
Magnesium 8mg 13mg 1%
Manganese 0.1mg 0.126mg 1%
Vitamin A 0µg 11µg 1%
Phosphorus 11mg 20mg 1%
Zinc 0.04mg 0.17mg 1%
Net carbs 77.59g 39.87g N/A
Sugar 77.59g 33.24g N/A
Starch 0.35g 0%
Saturated fat 0g 0.045g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0g 0.082g 0%
Omega-3 - ALA 0.021g N/A
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid 0.001g N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid 0.08g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
78% 22%
Protein: 0 g
Fats: 0 g
Carbs: 77.59 g
Water: 22.01 g
Other: 0.4 g
41% 55% 3%
Protein: 0.82 g
Fats: 0.63 g
Carbs: 40.77 g
Water: 54.71 g
Other: 3.07 g
Contains more CarbsCarbs +90.3%
Contains more ProteinProtein +∞%
Contains more FatsFats +∞%
Contains more WaterWater +148.6%
Contains more OtherOther +667.5%

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References

All the values for which the sources are not specified explicitly are taken from FDA’s Food Central. The exact link to the food presented on this page can be found below.

  1. Corn syrup - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168836/nutrients
  2. Barbecue sauce - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/174523/nutrients

All the Daily Values are presented for males aged 31-50, for 2000-calorie diets.

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