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Sweet Baby Ray's Original BBQ Sauce nutrition

Figures from Sweet Baby Ray's’ published nutrition information, collected by Boone. Data checks are led by Murray Dare.

Traffic lights, per 1 tablespoon (15g)Colours from FSA guidance, per 100gHow
Energy28 kcal1% of RI778 kJ, 186 kcal per 100g
Saturates0gLow0% of RI0g per 100g
Sugars5.8gHigh6% of RI39g per 100g
Salt0.19gMedium3% of RI1.25g per 100g

Colours use the Food Standards Agency front-of-pack thresholds per 100g. RI is the adult reference intake. Boone does not hold fat figures for this product, so it is not shown.

How much
Who is eating
28kcal2% of the day
!Total sugar is the one to watch: 31% of their daily limit in 1 tablespoon (15g).
CaloriesEnergy28 kcal2%
Reference 1,291 kcal
Total sugarHigh5.8g31%
Limit 19g free sugar (NHS)
Saturated fatWithin limit0g0%
Guide 14g: Boone estimate, 10% of energy. No NHS limit at this age
SaltWithin limit0.19g6%
Limit 3g (NHS)
ProteinTarget0.1g
No set target for this age

1 tablespoon (15g) of Original BBQ Sauce. Figures from Sweet Baby Ray's; portion figures calculated by Boone. Free sugar cannot be worked out without the ingredient list, so total sugar is shown against the free sugar limit as an upper bound. How

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Sugar in a portion of Sweet Baby Ray's Original BBQ Sauce

Total sugar5.8gin 1 tablespoon (15g)
Teaspoons1.5One teaspoon is 4g
1.5 teaspoons of sugar

Boone does not hold an ingredient list for this product, so it cannot split free sugar from sugar that occurs naturally. The shares on the right treat all of it as free sugar, so they are the most it could be.

Up to 5.8g against the NHS free sugar limit
Age 4 to 6 19g a day31%
Age 7 to 10 24g a day24%
Age 11 and over 30g a day19%

The NHS free sugar limit is 19g a day at age 4 to 6, 24g at 7 to 10 and 30g from 11.

How it compares with other table sauces & condiments

Joint #14 of 78 table sauces & condiments for least salt per 100g.

Sorted by salt per 100gHow

Among all 78 table sauces & condiments

Where it sits per 100g against every table sauces & condiments product in the Boone database.

Sugar39g per 100g
0gMiddle 4.2g39g

More sugar than 99% of the 78 table sauces & condiments.

Saturated fat0g per 100g
0gMiddle 0.3g6.1g

Less saturated fat than 58% of the 78 table sauces & condiments.

Salt1.25g per 100g
0.9gMiddle 1.5g4.75g

Less salt than 77% of the 78 table sauces & condiments.

Calories186 kcal per 100g
33 kcalMiddle 169 kcal720 kcal

More calories than 65% of the 78 table sauces & condiments.

Is Sweet Baby Ray's Original BBQ Sauce ultra-processed?

NOVA group 4
1 Unprocessed
2 Ingredients
3 Processed
4 Ultra-processed

Group 4: ultra-processed. Made with industrial processes or ingredients. How NOVA works →

Boone does not hold a full ingredient list for this product, so the group is assigned from the type of food. Check the pack for the ingredients.

Sweet Baby Ray's Original BBQ Sauce nutrition by portion

Boone does not hold figures for fat, carbohydrate and fibre for this product.

Per100g1 tablespoon (15g)2 tablespoons (30g)4 tablespoons (60g)
Energy186 kcal28 kcal56 kcal112 kcal
of which saturates0.0g0.0g0.0g0.0g
of which sugars39.0g5.8g11.7g23.4g
Protein0.5g0.1g0.1g0.3g
Salt1.25g0.19g0.38g0.75g

Quick answers

How many calories are in Sweet Baby Ray's Original BBQ Sauce?+

28 kcal in 1 tablespoon (15g). Per 100g it is 186 kcal.

How much sugar is in Sweet Baby Ray's Original BBQ Sauce?+

5.8g of sugar in 1 tablespoon (15g), about 1.5 teaspoons. Without an ingredient list Boone cannot say how much of it is free sugar.

How much salt is in Sweet Baby Ray's Original BBQ Sauce?+

0.19g in 1 tablespoon (15g): 6% of the 3g daily limit for a child aged 4 to 6 and 3% of the 6g adult limit.

Is Sweet Baby Ray's Original BBQ Sauce ultra-processed?+

Yes, NOVA group 4.

Where the figures come from

Source. Sweet Baby Ray's’ published nutrition information, per 100g as sold.

Collected. Copied by Boone from Sweet Baby Ray's’ published figures. Data checks are led by Murray Dare.

Calculated by Boone. Portion figures, traffic lights. Labelled where they appear.

Limits. NHS free sugar and salt limits by age; UK reference intakes for adults.

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