Barbecue sauce nutrition, glycemic index, calories, net carbs & more

Carbs in Barbecue sauce
More than half of the macronutrients in Barbecue sauce are water (55%). If the water content is removed, this food chiefly consists of carbs. In a 100g of Barbecue sauce, there are 41% of carbs. In the chart below, you can see the distribution of macronutrients in this food.
Macronutrients chart
Barbecue sauce provides 14% of DV of carbs, equalling 40.8 grams per 100g. According to our database, it is higher in carbs than 76% of foods.
Carbs per serving size
The serving size for Barbecue sauce is one tablespoon, equalling 17 grams. One serving of the sauce provides 6.9g of carbs.
Carbohydrate type breakdown
The majority of carbs in Barbecue sauce are sugars. The sugar content of it is divided into glucose (16.4g), fructose (14.2g), sucrose (2.7g), and starch (0.4g).
Carbohydrate type breakdown
Net carbs in Barbecue sauce
0.9 grams of overall carbs in Barbecue sauce are fibers. Therefore, the net carb content of this food equals 39.9 grams.
Fiber content ratio for Barbecue sauce
COMPARISON
According to our database, Barbecue sauce contains more carbs than other sauces.
Food |
Carbs per serving |
Carbs per 100g |
Barbecue sauce |
6.9g (18g) |
40.8g |
0.1g (4.7g) |
1.8g |
|
0.7g (18g) |
3.6g |
Important nutritional characteristics for Barbecue sauce

Mineral coverage chart
Mineral chart - relative view
Vitamin coverage chart
Vitamin chart - relative view
Fat type information
All nutrients for Barbecue sauce per 100g
Nutrient | Value | DV% | In TOP % of foods | Comparison |
Calories | 172kcal | 9% | 54% |
3.7 times more than Orange![]() |
Protein | 0.82g | 2% | 87% |
3.4 times less than Broccoli![]() |
Fats | 0.63g | 1% | 78% |
52.9 times less than Cheese![]() |
Vitamin C | 0.6mg | 1% | 46% |
88.3 times less than Lemon![]() |
Net carbs | 39.87g | N/A | 22% |
1.4 times less than Chocolate![]() |
Carbs | 40.77g | 14% | 24% |
1.4 times more than Rice![]() |
Cholesterol | 0mg | 0% | 100% |
N/A![]() |
Vitamin D | 0µg | 0% | 100% |
N/A![]() |
Iron | 0.64mg | 8% | 72% |
4.1 times less than Beef![]() |
Calcium | 33mg | 3% | 42% |
3.8 times less than Milk![]() |
Potassium | 232mg | 7% | 52% |
1.6 times more than Cucumber![]() |
Magnesium | 13mg | 3% | 77% |
10.8 times less than Almond![]() |
Sugar | 33.24g | N/A | 27% |
3.7 times more than Coca-Cola![]() |
Fiber | 0.9g | 4% | 51% |
2.7 times less than Orange![]() |
Copper | 0.07mg | 8% | 68% |
2 times less than Shiitake![]() |
Zinc | 0.17mg | 2% | 87% |
37.1 times less than Beef![]() |
Starch | 0.35g | 0% | 97% |
43.7 times less than Potato![]() |
Phosphorus | 20mg | 3% | 88% |
9.1 times less than Chicken meat![]() |
Sodium | 1027mg | 45% | 5% |
2.1 times more than White Bread![]() |
Vitamin A | 224IU | 4% | 32% |
74.6 times less than Carrot![]() |
Vitamin A RAE | 11µg | 1% | 50% | |
Vitamin E | 0.8mg | 5% | 50% |
1.8 times less than Kiwifruit![]() |
Manganese | 0.13mg | 5% | 58% | |
Selenium | 1.3µg | 2% | 80% | |
Vitamin B1 | 0.02mg | 2% | 85% |
11.6 times less than Pea raw![]() |
Vitamin B2 | 0.06mg | 4% | 79% |
2.3 times less than Avocado![]() |
Vitamin B3 | 0.6mg | 4% | 76% |
16 times less than Turkey meat![]() |
Vitamin B5 | 0.16mg | 3% | 84% |
6.9 times less than Sunflower seed![]() |
Vitamin B6 | 0.08mg | 6% | 71% |
1.6 times less than Oat![]() |
Vitamin B12 | 0µg | 0% | 100% |
N/A![]() |
Vitamin K | 1.8µg | 2% | 66% |
56.4 times less than Broccoli![]() |
Trans Fat | 0g | N/A | 100% |
N/A![]() |
Folate | 2µg | 1% | 90% |
30.5 times less than Brussels sprout![]() |
Saturated Fat | 0.05g | 0% | 86% |
131 times less than Beef![]() |
Monounsaturated Fat | 0.08g | N/A | 82% |
119.5 times less than Avocado![]() |
Polyunsaturated fat | 0.1g | N/A | 85% |
467.1 times less than Walnut![]() |
Fructose | 14.17g | 18% | 80% |
2.4 times more than Apple![]() |
Omega-3 - EPA | 0g | N/A | 100% |
N/A![]() |
Omega-3 - DHA | 0g | N/A | 100% |
N/A![]() |
Omega-3 - ALA | 0.02g | N/A | 94% |
435.2 times less than Canola oil![]() |
Omega-3 - DPA | 0g | N/A | 100% |
N/A![]() |
Omega-3 - Eicosatrienoic acid | 0g | N/A | 100% | |
Omega-6 - Gamma-linoleic acid | 0g | N/A | 100% | |
Omega-6 - Dihomo-gamma-linoleic acid | 0g | N/A | 100% | |
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid | 0g | N/A | 89% | |
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid | 0.08g | N/A | 99% |
154 times less than Almond![]() |
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References
The source of all the nutrient values on the page (excluding the main article and glycemic index text the sources for which are presented separately if present) is the USDA's FoodCentral. The exact link to the food presented on this page can be found below.