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Barbecue sauce leads 7–2 · 9 categories decided · 1 tie

Each value is per 100 g edible portion.

The verdict

Barbecue sauce comes out ahead, winning 7 of 9 nutrient match-ups.

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

Pick Pepper (hot) sauce for less sugar and more vitamin C.

Evenly matched on saturated fat.

Head-to-head

  • Energy
    172 kcal
    11 kcal
  • Proteinmore is better
    WIN0.82 g
    0.51 g
  • Carbohydrate
    40.77 g
    1.75 g
  • Fibermore is better
    WIN0.9 g
    0.3 g
  • Total sugarsless is better
    33.24 g
    1.26 gWIN
  • Total fat
    0.63 g
    0.37 g
  • Saturated fatless is better
    0.05 g
    0.05 g
  • Sodiumless is better
    WIN1027 mg
    2643 mg
  • Potassiummore is better
    WIN232 mg
    144 mg
  • Calciummore is better
    WIN33 mg
    8 mg
  • Ironmore is better
    WIN0.64 mg
    0.48 mg
  • Magnesiummore is better
    WIN13 mg
    5 mg
  • Vitamin Cmore is better
    0.6 mg
    74.8 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.

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