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

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How are barbecue sauce and hot sauce different?

  • Barbecue sauce is richer in carbs, while hot sauce is higher in vitamin C and vitamin B6.
  • Hot sauce covers your daily need for vitamin C 82% more than barbecue sauce.
  • Barbecue sauce contains 26 times more sugar than hot sauce. Barbecue sauce contains 33.24g of sugar, while hot sauce contains 1.26g.

Sauce, barbecue and Sauce, ready-to-serve, pepper or hot types were used in this article.

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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.
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%
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%
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

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.
Vitamin C Vit. C Vitamin D Vit. D Vitamin A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E 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 2% 0% 3.7% 16% 5.8% 13% 11% 9.8% 17% 0% 4.5% 1.5%
Vitamin C Vit. C Vitamin D Vit. D Vitamin A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E 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 249% 0% 2.7% 2.4% 9% 19% 4.8% 6.6% 36% 0% 6% 4.5%
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%
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%
~equal in Vitamin D ~µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Barbecue sauce Hot sauce DV% diff.
Vitamin C 0.6mg 74.8mg 82%
Sodium 1027mg 2643mg 70%
Fructose 14.17g 18%
Carbs 40.77g 1.75g 13%
Calories 172kcal 11kcal 8%
Vitamin B6 0.075mg 0.157mg 6%
Copper 0.072mg 0.028mg 5%
Vitamin E 0.8mg 0.12mg 5%
Calcium 33mg 8mg 3%
Potassium 232mg 144mg 3%
Manganese 0.126mg 0.049mg 3%
Magnesium 13mg 5mg 2%
Iron 0.64mg 0.48mg 2%
Fiber 0.9g 0.3g 2%
Selenium 1.3µg 0µg 2%
Vitamin B2 0.056mg 0.082mg 2%
Vitamin B3 0.597mg 0.254mg 2%
Protein 0.82g 0.51g 1%
Zinc 0.17mg 0.11mg 1%
Phosphorus 20mg 11mg 1%
Vitamin B1 0.023mg 0.036mg 1%
Vitamin B5 0.164mg 0.11mg 1%
Vitamin K 1.8µg 2.4µg 1%
Folate 2µg 6µg 1%
Choline 7.1mg 1%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.101g 0.196g 1%
Omega-3 (ALA) 0.021g 1%
Protein per 100 calories 0.48g 4.6g N/A
Calories per 10 g protein 2098kcal 216kcal N/A
Weight per 100 calories 58g 909g N/A
Fats 0.63g 0.37g 0%
Net carbs 39.87g 1.45g N/A
Sugar 33.24g 1.26g N/A
Starch 0.35g 0%
Vitamin A 11µg 8µg 0%
Saturated fat 0.045g 0.052g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.082g 0.03g 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-6 (Eicosadienoic acid) 0.001g N/A
Omega-6 (Linoleic acid) 0.08g 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
41% 55% 3%
Protein: 0.82 g
Fats: 0.63 g
Carbs: 40.77 g
Water: 54.71 g
Other: 3.07 g
2% 90% 7%
Protein: 0.51 g
Fats: 0.37 g
Carbs: 1.75 g
Water: 89.98 g
Other: 7.39 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +60.8%
Contains more FatsFats +70.3%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +2229.7%
Contains more WaterWater +64.5%

Fat Type Comparison

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

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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. Barbecue sauce - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/174523/nutrients
  2. Hot sauce - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/174527/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.