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Barbecue sauce Leader
Barbecue sauce6
VS
Sweet and sour sauce
Sweet and sour sauce4

Barbecue sauce leads 6–4 · 10 categories decided

Both foods compared at 100 kcal.

The verdict

Barbecue sauce comes out ahead, winning 6 of 10 nutrient match-ups.

Pick Barbecue sauce for more protein, more fiber, more potassium, more calcium, more iron and more magnesium.

Pick Sweet and sour sauce for less sugar, less saturated fat, less sodium and more vitamin C.

Equal weight (per 100 g)Common servingEqual calories

Head-to-head

  • Energy
    100 kcal
    100 kcal
  • Proteinmore is better
    WIN0.48 g
    0.18 g
  • Carbohydrate
    23.7 g
    24.82 g
  • Fibermore is better
    WIN0.52 g
    0.06 g
  • Total sugarsless is better
    19.33 g
    12.18 gWIN
  • Total fat
    0.37 g
    0.01 g
  • Saturated fatless is better
    0.03 g
    0 gWIN
  • Sodiumless is better
    597.09 mg
    350 mgWIN
  • Potassiummore is better
    WIN134.88 mg
    64.29 mg
  • Calciummore is better
    WIN19.19 mg
    6.49 mg
  • Ironmore is better
    WIN0.37 mg
    0.14 mg
  • Magnesiummore is better
    WIN7.56 mg
    5.19 mg
  • Vitamin Cmore is better
    0.35 mg
    5.65 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.

Barbecue sauce vs Sweet and sour sauce · Foodatron