Food calories · USDA data
Calories in barbecue sauce
29 calories
in 1 tbsp, 17 g
- Protein
- 0.1 g
- Carbs
- 6.9 g
- Fat
- 0.1 g
- Fiber
- 0.2 g
Barbecue sauce has 29 calories. That is USDA's figure for 1 tbsp, which weighs 17 g. Per 100 g, barbecue sauce has 172 calories.
Almost all of its calories, 95%, come from carbohydrate.
It takes 58 g of barbecue sauce to reach 100 calories, which is about 3.4 × 1 tbsp.
Calories by portion
| Portion | Weight | Calories | Protein | Carbs | Fat |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 tbsp | 17 g | 29 | 0.1 g | 6.9 g | 0.1 g |
| ½ cup | 143 g | 246 | 1.2 g | 58.3 g | 0.9 g |
| 1 cup | 279 g | 480 | 2.3 g | 113.7 g | 1.8 g |
| 1 oz | 28.3 g | 49 | 0.2 g | 11.5 g | 0.2 g |
| 100 g | 100 g | 172 | 0.8 g | 40.8 g | 0.6 g |
Portion weights are USDA's own. Your barbecue sauce may weigh more or less; for an exact number, weigh it and enter the grams in the food calorie lookup.
Where the calories come from
- Protein: 2% of calories (0.8 g per 100 g)
- Carbohydrate: 95% (40.8 g per 100 g, of which 0.9 g fiber)
- Fat: 3% (0.6 g per 100 g)
Shares use the general factors of 4 calories per gram of protein and carbohydrate and 9 per gram of fat, so they can differ a little from USDA's calorie figure. Daily Values are the FDA's adult Daily Values.
Compared with similar foods
Weight for weight, ketchup has the fewest calories of these four (101 per 100 g) and ranch dressing the most (430).
| Per 100 g | Calories | Protein | Carbs | Fat |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barbecue sauce | 172 | 0.8 g | 40.8 g | 0.6 g |
| Italian dressing | 240 | 0.4 g | 12.1 g | 21.1 g |
| Ketchup | 101 | 1 g | 27.4 g | 0.1 g |
| Ranch dressing | 430 | 1.3 g | 5.9 g | 44.5 g |
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Questions people ask
How many calories is in barbecue sauce?
Barbecue sauce has 29 calories. USDA weighs 1 tbsp at 17 g, and barbecue sauce has 172 calories per 100 g.
How much protein does barbecue sauce have?
1 tbsp (17 g) has 0.1 g of protein, 0% of the 50 g Daily Value. Per 100 g it is 0.8 g.
How many carbs does barbecue sauce have?
1 tbsp has 6.9 g of carbohydrate, including 0.2 g of fiber, and 0.1 g of fat.
Source: USDA FoodData Central, SR Legacy (2018). USDA entry: Sauce, barbecue (FDC ID 174523). Values are averages; a packaged food's label may differ.