Barbecue sauce: weights & conversions
A US cup of barbecue sauce weighs about 288 g. 100 g is 172 calories and 0.8 g of protein.
Also written as: bbq sauce.
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1 cup of barbecue sauce is about 288 grams.
Cups to grams
What each measure of barbecue sauce weighs, from the cup weight above.
| Volume | Grams | Ounces |
|---|---|---|
| 1 cup | 288 g | 10.2 oz |
| 3/4 cup | 216 g | |
| 2/3 cup | 192 g | |
| 1/2 cup | 144 g | |
| 1/3 cup | 96 g | |
| 1/4 cup | 72 g | |
| 1 tablespoon | 18 g | |
| 1 teaspoon | 6 g |
Ounces and pounds
The weights an older recipe card is most likely to use.
| Weight | Grams | Ounces |
|---|---|---|
| 1 oz | 28.3 g | |
| 4 oz (1/4 lb) | 113 g | |
| 8 oz (1/2 lb) | 227 g | |
| 1 lb | 454 g | |
| 100 g | 100 g |
Nutrition
Per 100 g of edible portion, transcribed from USDA reference data, and scaled to the measures above.
| Measure | Calories | Protein | Fat | Carbs | Fiber | Sodium |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Per 100 g (100 g) | 172 | 0.8 g | 0.6 g | 40.8 g | 0.7 g | 1027 mg |
| Per cup (288 g) | 495 | 2.3 g | 1.73 g | 118 g | 2.02 g | 2958 mg |
| Per tablespoon (18 g) | 31 | 0.14 g | 0.11 g | 7.34 g | 0.13 g | 185 mg |
| Per 4 oz (113 g) | 195 | 0.91 g | 0.68 g | 46.3 g | 0.79 g | 1165 mg |
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- Ketchup, the same amount. Stir in a spoonful of brown sugar and a dash of vinegar and smoked paprika to bring back the barbecue flavor.
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Common questions
- How many grams are in a cup of barbecue sauce?
- One US cup of barbecue sauce weighs about 288 g (10.2 oz). A tablespoon is about 18 g and a teaspoon about 6 g.
- How many cups is 100 g of barbecue sauce?
- 100 g of barbecue sauce is about 0.35 cups — near enough to 3/8 of a cup in a measuring cup.
- How many calories are in barbecue sauce?
- Barbecue sauce has about 172 calories per 100 g, which works out to roughly 495 calories a cup.
- What can I use instead of barbecue sauce?
- Ketchup, the same amount. Stir in a spoonful of brown sugar and a dash of vinegar and smoked paprika to bring back the barbecue flavor.