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Barbecue sauce
Barbecue sauce1
VS
Cocktail sauce Leader
Cocktail sauce9

Cocktail sauce leads 9–1 · 10 categories decided

Both foods compared at 100 kcal.

The verdict

Cocktail sauce comes out ahead, winning 9 of 10 nutrient match-ups.

Pick Barbecue sauce for less sodium.

Pick Cocktail sauce for more protein, more fiber, less sugar, less saturated fat, more potassium, more calcium, more iron, more magnesium and more vitamin C.

Equal weight (per 100 g)Common servingEqual calories

Head-to-head

  • Energy
    100 kcal
    100 kcal
  • Proteinmore is better
    0.48 g
    1.06 gWIN
  • Carbohydrate
    23.7 g
    22.05 g
  • Fibermore is better
    0.52 g
    1.41 gWIN
  • Total sugarsless is better
    19.33 g
    9.24 gWIN
  • Total fat
    0.37 g
    0.82 g
  • Saturated fatless is better
    0.03 g
    0 gWIN
  • Sodiumless is better
    WIN597.09 mg
    985.94 mg
  • Potassiummore is better
    134.88 mg
    241.41 mgWIN
  • Calciummore is better
    19.19 mg
    20.31 mgWIN
  • Ironmore is better
    0.37 mg
    0.65 mgWIN
  • Magnesiummore is better
    7.56 mg
    13.28 mgWIN
  • Vitamin Cmore is better
    0.35 mg
    9.06 mgWIN
  • Vitamin Dmore is better
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Winners are decided by deterministic per-metric rules on the stated basis; ties and missing data don’t score (missing ≠ zero). Educational information only — not medical advice.

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