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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.

barbecue sauce volume conversions
VolumeGramsOunces
1 cup288 g10.2 oz
3/4 cup216 g
2/3 cup192 g
1/2 cup144 g
1/3 cup96 g
1/4 cup72 g
1 tablespoon18 g
1 teaspoon6 g

Ounces and pounds

The weights an older recipe card is most likely to use.

barbecue sauce weight conversions
WeightGramsOunces
1 oz28.3 g
4 oz (1/4 lb)113 g
8 oz (1/2 lb)227 g
1 lb454 g
100 g100 g

Nutrition

Per 100 g of edible portion, transcribed from USDA reference data, and scaled to the measures above.

Nutrition for barbecue sauce by measure
MeasureCaloriesProteinFatCarbsFiberSodium
Per 100 g (100 g)1720.8 g0.6 g40.8 g0.7 g1027 mg
Per cup (288 g)4952.3 g1.73 g118 g2.02 g2958 mg
Per tablespoon (18 g)310.14 g0.11 g7.34 g0.13 g185 mg
Per 4 oz (113 g)1950.91 g0.68 g46.3 g0.79 g1165 mg

If you have run out

  • 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.

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