Ketchup leads 6–3 · 9 categories decided · 1 tie
Each value is per 100 g edible portion.
The verdict
Ketchup comes out ahead, winning 6 of 9 nutrient match-ups.
Pick Barbecue sauce for more fiber, more calcium and more iron.
Pick Ketchup for more protein, less sugar, less saturated fat, less sodium, more potassium and more vitamin C.
Evenly matched on magnesium.
Head-to-head
- Energy172 kcal101 kcal
- Proteinmore is better0.82 g1.04 gWIN
- Carbohydrate40.77 g27.4 g
- Fibermore is betterWIN0.9 g0.3 g
- Total sugarsless is better33.24 g21.27 gWIN
- Total fat0.63 g0.1 g
- Saturated fatless is better0.05 g0.01 gWIN
- Sodiumless is better1027 mg907 mgWIN
- Potassiummore is better232 mg281 mgWIN
- Calciummore is betterWIN33 mg15 mg
- Ironmore is betterWIN0.64 mg0.35 mg
- Magnesiummore is better13 mg13 mg
- Vitamin Cmore is better0.6 mg4.1 mgWIN
- Vitamin Dmore is better——
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.

