Barbecue sauce vs. French dressing — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Significant differences between barbecue sauce and french dressing

French dressing is richer than barbecue sauce in fats, vitamin K, and copper.
French dressing covers your daily fats needs 17% more than barbecue sauce.
Barbecue sauce has 3 times more calcium than french dressing. Barbecue sauce has 33mg of calcium, while french dressing has 11mg.
French dressing is lower in sugar.

Specific food types used in this comparison are Sauce, barbecue and Salad dressing, french dressing, reduced fat.

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Mineral Comparison

The mineral comparison score is based on which food has a more favorable amount of each mineral. The �coverage� charts below show how much of the daily mineral needs are covered by the selected amount of each food.

Barbecue sauce

French dressing

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+62.5%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+200%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+116.8%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+25%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+14.5%

Contains more IronIron	+14.1%
Contains more CopperCopper	+122.2%
Contains more ZincZinc	+17.6%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-18.4%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+23.1%

Vitamin Comparison

The vitamin comparison score is based on the number of vitamins in which one food is richer than the other. The �coverage� charts below show how much of the daily vitamin needs are covered by the selected amount of each food.

Barbecue sauce

French dressing

Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+27.8%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+36.4%

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+700%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+145.5%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+25%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+888.9%

~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin B1 ~0.024mg

~equal in Vitamin B2 ~0.052mg

~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

~equal in Folate ~2µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Polyunsaturated fat	0.101g	3.852g	25%
Fructose	14.17g		18%
Fats	0.63g	11.52g	17%
Vitamin K	1.8µg	17.8µg	13%
Monounsaturated fat	0.082g	4.518g	11%
Copper	0.072mg	0.16mg	10%
Sodium	1027mg	838mg	8%
Vitamin C	0.6mg	4.8mg	5%
Potassium	232mg	107mg	4%
Saturated fat	0.045g	0.842g	4%
Calories	172kcal	222kcal	3%
Carbs	40.77g	31.22g	3%
Vitamin B5	0.164mg	0mg	3%
Calcium	33mg	11mg	2%
Fiber	0.9g	1.5g	2%
Vitamin A	11µg	27µg	2%
Vitamin B6	0.075mg	0.055mg	2%
Magnesium	13mg	8mg	1%
Iron	0.64mg	0.73mg	1%
Phosphorus	20mg	16mg	1%
Vitamin E	0.8mg	1mg	1%
Manganese	0.126mg	0.11mg	1%
Selenium	1.3µg	1.6µg	1%
Vitamin B3	0.597mg	0.467mg	1%
Choline	7.1mg	4mg	1%
Omega-3 (ALA)	0.021g		1%
Protein	0.82g	0.58g	0%
Weight per 100 calories	58g	45g	N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio	4.1	9.9	N/A
Net carbs	39.87g	29.72g	N/A
Sugar	33.24g	16.86g	N/A
Zinc	0.17mg	0.2mg	0%
Starch	0.35g		0%
Vitamin B1	0.023mg	0.024mg	0%
Vitamin B2	0.056mg	0.052mg	0%
Folate	2µg	2µg	0%
Tryptophan		0.003mg	0%
Threonine		0.014mg	0%
Isoleucine		0.01mg	0%
Leucine		0.015mg	0%
Lysine		0.017mg	0%
Methionine		0.002mg	0%
Phenylalanine		0.016mg	0%
Valine		0.01mg	0%
Histidine		0.008mg	0%
Omega-6 (Eicosadienoic acid)	0.001g		N/A
Omega-6 (Linoleic acid)	0.08g		0%