Heinz Carolina Gold Mustard BBQ Sauce: calories, sugar, salt and nutrition

How much salt is in Heinz Carolina Gold Mustard BBQ Sauce? A tablespoon (15g) delivers 0.32g of salt, 5% of the adult daily limit. Used in small quantities, sauces like this can still add up significantly across a meal.

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Heinz Carolina Gold Mustard BBQ Sauce contains 118 kcal, 0.8g of fat (0.1g saturated), 25g of carbohydrate (20g sugar), 1.2g of protein and 2.1g of salt per 100g. A standard BBQ sauce portion — 1 tablespoon (15g) — delivers 18 kcal, 3g of sugar and 0.32g of salt.

Heinz Carolina Gold is a mustard-based BBQ sauce in the South Carolina tradition, where yellow mustard is used instead of tomato as the base. At 20g of sugar per 100g it is slightly less sweet than standard BBQ sauce, with the mustard tartness balancing the sweetness. Contains mustard allergen.

Portion size matters significantly for condiments. A small squeeze or single teaspoon contributes little to daily intake. But condiments are easy to apply generously: 1 tablespoon (15g) delivers 3g of sugar and 0.32g of salt, while 4 tablespoons (60g) delivers 12g of sugar and 1.26g of salt. Adding multiple condiments to a single meal multiplies this further.

Sugar

Heinz Carolina Gold Mustard BBQ Sauce contains 20g of sugar per 100g, all of it free sugar. There are no naturally occurring bound sugars in condiments — the sugar in sauces counts in full against the NHS daily free sugar limit of 30g for adults, 24g for children aged 7 to 10, and 19g for children aged 4 to 6.

1 tablespoon (15g): 3g of sugar (10% of the adult daily limit); 2 tablespoons (30g): 6g of sugar (20% of the adult daily limit); 4 tablespoons (60g): 12g of sugar (40% of the adult daily limit).

Salt

Heinz Carolina Gold Mustard BBQ Sauce contains 2.1g of salt per 100g. 1 tablespoon (15g): 0.32g (5% of the adult daily limit of 6g); 2 tablespoons (30g): 0.63g (11% of the adult daily limit of 6g); 4 tablespoons (60g): 1.26g (21% of the adult daily limit of 6g).

At 2.1g of salt per 100g, this is one of the higher-salt condiments. The salt content is relevant because condiments are often added at table after cooking, meaning the salt they contribute is on top of whatever salt is already in the food.

Ingredients and ultra-processed food

Heinz Carolina Gold Mustard BBQ Sauce is a commercially produced BBQ sauce. Its ingredients are: Mustard (water, spirit vinegar, mustard seed), sugar, spirit vinegar, water, honey, salt, modified maize starch, molasses, spices and herb extracts (celery). Yellow mustard-based sauce in the South Carolina tradition..

A home-made equivalent would typically require fewer ingredients. The processing aids are used to deliver a consistent flavour, texture and shelf life at scale that home preparation cannot match.

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Nutrition information from UK manufacturer labels and retailer databases. Per-portion values calculated proportionally. NHS/SACN guidelines used for daily limits. For guidance only, not medical advice.