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Ingredient dictionary

Barbecue sauce on a food label: allergens, diets and other names

Barbecue sauce is a kind of sauce. It is made to a recipe, so its allergens depend on the recipe. Whether it is vegan depends on how it was made. Open Food Facts finds it in 152 products, most often in ready meals. Per 100 g: about 136 kcal and 0.6 g protein.

By Bravoora teamUpdated 13 October 2026Sources checked 13 October 20264 sourcesHow we check

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Does barbecue sauce contain an allergen?

It depends on how it was made. Open Food Facts does not link barbecue sauce to an allergen, and Bravoora’s label checker does not read the name as one. The label must name any allergen it carries.

Is barbecue sauce vegan?

It depends on the make. Some kinds of barbecue sauce are made with an animal product and a label rarely says which, so a vegan profile gets Heads up. Whether it is vegetarian depends on the make too.

VeganHeads upSome kinds are made with an animal product, and a label rarely says which.

VegetarianHeads upSome kinds are made with an animal product vegetarians avoid, and a label rarely says which.

A pack can differ from the usual recipe: the app reads the label in your hand.

What other names does barbecue sauce have on a label?

On European labels it is “salsa barbecue” in Italian and “bbq umak” in Croatian.

Italian: salsa barbecue
Croatian: bbq umak

Which foods contain barbecue sauce?

Open Food Facts lists barbecue sauce in the ingredients of 152 products, most often ready meals, pizzas, pies and quiches and meat. Most of them are sold in the United States, the United Kingdom and Canada.

Ready meals32
Pizzas, pies and quiches21
Meat15
Processed meat14
Sandwiches7
Dressings and sauces6

Products with it, by country of sale: United States 116 · United Kingdom 25 · Canada 2 · France 2.

Counted on 13 October 2026 from the Open Food Facts product database, which volunteers fill from real packs: it shows where barbecue sauce turns up, not how much of the market it is.

How many calories are in barbecue sauce?

Barbecue sauce has about 136 kcal per 100 g, with 0.6 g protein, 30 g carbohydrate and 0.6 g fat. The figures are for the entry “Barbecue sauce, prepacked” in CIQUAL, the French food composition table published by ANSES.

136kcal per 100 g

0.6g protein

30g carbohydrate

0.6g fat

Also per 100 g: sugars 28 g, saturated fat 0.1 g, fibre 1.2 g, salt 1.77 g, energy 578 kJ.

ANSES CIQUAL table, CALNUT 2020 edition, food code 11100. A product’s own nutrition panel is the figure to log.

What kind of ingredient is barbecue sauce?

Barbecue sauce is a kind of sauce.

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An allergen is stated only when two of three checks agree: the Open Food Facts record, Bravoora’s label checker, and the ingredient’s own name or family (oat flour is oats, a cheese is milk). Every name where they disagree waits for a person to review it.

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