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Hot sauce vs. Barbecue sauce — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are hot sauce and barbecue sauce different?

  • Hot sauce is higher than barbecue sauce in vitamin C and vitamin B6.
  • Hot sauce covers your daily need for vitamin C, 82% more than barbecue sauce.
  • Hot sauce contains 3 times more sodium than barbecue sauce. Hot sauce contains 2643mg of sodium, while barbecue sauce contains 1027mg.

Sauce, ready-to-serve, pepper or hot and Sauce, barbecue types were 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 3.6% 2.4% 13% 18% 9.3% 3% 4.7% 345% 6.4% 0%
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 more MagnesiumMagnesium +160%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +312.5%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +61.1%
Contains more IronIron +33.3%
Contains more CopperCopper +157.1%
Contains more ZincZinc +54.5%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +81.8%
Contains less SodiumSodium -61.1%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +157.1%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +∞%

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 249% 2.7% 2.4% 0% 9% 19% 4.8% 6.6% 36% 0% 6% 4.5% 0%
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 Vitamin CVitamin C +12366.7%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +56.5%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +46.4%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +109.3%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +33.3%
Contains more FolateFolate +200%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +37.5%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +566.7%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +135%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +49.1%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Hot sauce Barbecue sauce DV% diff.
Vitamin C 74.8mg 0.6mg 82%
Sodium 2643mg 1027mg 70%
Fructose 14.17g 18%
Carbs 1.75g 40.77g 13%
Calories 11kcal 172kcal 8%
Vitamin B6 0.157mg 0.075mg 6%
Vitamin E 0.12mg 0.8mg 5%
Copper 0.028mg 0.072mg 5%
Calcium 8mg 33mg 3%
Potassium 144mg 232mg 3%
Manganese 0.049mg 0.126mg 3%
Vitamin B3 0.254mg 0.597mg 2%
Selenium 0µg 1.3µg 2%
Vitamin B2 0.082mg 0.056mg 2%
Iron 0.48mg 0.64mg 2%
Fiber 0.3g 0.9g 2%
Magnesium 5mg 13mg 2%
Protein 0.51g 0.82g 1%
Vitamin K 2.4µg 1.8µg 1%
Zinc 0.11mg 0.17mg 1%
Phosphorus 11mg 20mg 1%
Choline 7.1mg 1%
Vitamin B1 0.036mg 0.023mg 1%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.196g 0.101g 1%
Vitamin B5 0.11mg 0.164mg 1%
Folate 6µg 2µg 1%
Fats 0.37g 0.63g 0%
Net carbs 1.45g 39.87g N/A
Sugar 1.26g 33.24g N/A
Starch 0.35g 0%
Vitamin A 8µg 11µg 0%
Saturated fat 0.052g 0.045g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.03g 0.082g 0%
Tryptophan 0.007mg 0%
Threonine 0.019mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.017mg 0%
Leucine 0.027mg 0%
Lysine 0.023mg 0%
Methionine 0.006mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.016mg 0%
Valine 0.022mg 0%
Histidine 0.01mg 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
2% 90% 7%
Protein: 0.51 g
Fats: 0.37 g
Carbs: 1.75 g
Water: 89.98 g
Other: 7.39 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 WaterWater +64.5%
Contains more OtherOther +140.7%
Contains more ProteinProtein +60.8%
Contains more FatsFats +70.3%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +2229.7%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
19% 11% 71%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.052 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.03 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.196 g
20% 36% 44%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.045 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.082 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.101 g
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +94.1%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -13.5%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +173.3%

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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. Hot sauce - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/174527/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.

Data provided by FoodStruct.com should be considered and used as information only. Please consult your physician before beginning any diet.