Potato salad leads 7–2 · 9 categories decided
Barbecue sauce: 100 g · Potato salad: 100 g.
The verdict
Potato salad comes out ahead, winning 7 of 9 nutrient match-ups.
Pick Barbecue sauce for less saturated fat and more calcium.
Pick Potato salad for more protein, more fiber, less sodium, more potassium, more iron, more magnesium and more vitamin C.
Head-to-head
- Energy172 kcal143 kcal
- Proteinmore is better0.82 g2.68 gWIN
- Carbohydrate40.77 g11.17 g
- Fibermore is better0.9 g1.3 gWIN
- Total sugarsless is better33.24 g—
- Total fat0.63 g8.2 g
- Saturated fatless is betterWIN0.05 g1.43 g
- Sodiumless is better1027 mg529 mgWIN
- Potassiummore is better232 mg254 mgWIN
- Calciummore is betterWIN33 mg19 mg
- Ironmore is better0.64 mg0.65 mgWIN
- Magnesiummore is better13 mg15 mgWIN
- Vitamin Cmore is better0.6 mg10 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.

