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Can barbecue sauce fit a keto diet?

Hand-drawn editorial illustration of Barbecue sauce.
Editorial illustration of Barbecue sauce.

Nutrition facts for Barbecue sauce​

Source-portion carb band: Moderate net carbs per listed portion. The category is based only on calculated net carbs for the listed portion: 5 g or less, more than 5 g to 10 g, or more than 10 g. Your total intake, preparation, and clinical context can change how a food fits your own plan.

NutrientPer listed portion: 1 tablespoon (17 g)Per 100 g
Energy29 kcal172 kcal
Protein0.1 g0.8 g
Total fat0.1 g0.6 g
Saturated fat0 g0 g
Total carbohydrate6.9 g40.8 g
Dietary fiber0.2 g0.9 g
Calculated net carbs6.8 g39.9 g
Total sugars5.6 g33.2 g
Sodium175.1 mg1030 mg
Potassium39.4 mg232 mg
The table keeps the USDA basis separate from the selected portion.
  1. Food formBarbecue sauce
  2. USDA per-100 g basis39.9 g calculated net carbs
  3. Selected source portion6.8 g calculated net carbs
  4. Calculation boundaryPortion value is calculated from the cited 100 g record and portion weight

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How the calculation works​

Calculated net carbs = total carbohydrate − dietary fiber. For this USDA record, that is 40.8 g − 0.9 g = 39.9 g per 100 g. Net carbs is a planning convention used on this site; it is not a separate USDA nutrient field or a regulatory nutrition-label value. This calculation does not automatically subtract sugar alcohols.

For the underlying approach and its limitations, see how net carbs are explained and the net-carb calculator.

Food record and source​

  • USDA food description: Barbecue sauce
  • FoodData Central ID: FDC ID 2709750
  • Dataset: Survey (FNDDS) FNDDS 2021-2023 (2024-10-31)
  • Record publication date: 10/31/2024
  • Selected portion: 1 tablespoon (17 g)

The nutrition values are reported by the USDA per 100 g. The per-portion column above is calculated from that value and the USDA portion weight; no household measure was invented for this page.

  1. USDA FoodData Central, Survey (FNDDS) FNDDS 2021-2023 (2024-10-31), FDC ID 2709750. https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/food-search/?query=2709750, https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-datasets/FoodData_Central_survey_food_json_2024-10-31.zip
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Frequently Asked Questions

Can barbecue sauce fit a keto diet?
Barbecue sauce requires the current label to answer whether it fits a keto diet. 1 tablespoon (17 g) contains 6.8 g calculated net carbs.
How many net carbs are in Barbecue sauce?
The listed 1 tablespoon (17 g) has 6.8 g calculated net carbs. Per 100 g, the record has 39.9 g calculated net carbs.
How are net carbs calculated for Barbecue sauce?
247-Keto calculates net carbs as total carbohydrate minus dietary fiber, capped at zero. For this record, that is 40.8 g total carbohydrate minus 0.9 g fiber per 100 g. Sugar alcohols are not subtracted by this calculation.
Where do these Barbecue sauce nutrition facts come from?
The values come from USDA FoodData Central's Survey (FNDDS) FNDDS 2021-2023 (2024-10-31) release, FDC ID 2709750. The page preserves the listed food description and portion weight so the comparison is traceable.

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