Low sodium BBQ sauce
The lowest of 78 BBQ sauces has 100 mg of sodium in 2 tbsp; most have 180 to 390 mg. None is a low sodium BBQ sauce (barbecue sauce) by the federal line: the list shows which come closest.
| Product | Serving | % Daily Value | Level | Nutrition | |||||||||
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| 1Fody Barbecue Sauce | per 2 tbsp (33 g) | 100mg | 4% DV | Per 2 tbsp 100 mg | |||||||||
| 2True Made Foods Carolina Gold "pitmaster" Bbq Sauce | per 2 tbsp (30 mL) | 100mg | 4% DV | Per 2 tbsp 100 mg | |||||||||
| 3Primal Kitchen Unsweetened Classic Bbq Sauce | per 2 tbsp (31 g) | 105mg | 5% DV | Per 2 tbsp 105 mg | |||||||||
| 4Portland Bbq Sauce | per 2 tbsp (33 g) | 140mg | 6% DV | Per 2 tbsp 140 mg | |||||||||
| 5Yo Mama's Hickory BBQ Sauce | per 1 tbsp (14 g) | 75mg | 3% DV | Per 2 tbsp 150 mg | |||||||||
| 6Famous Dave's Bbq Sugar Free Sauce | per 2 tbsp (32 g) | 160mg | 7% DV | Per 2 tbsp 160 mg | |||||||||
| 7G Hughes Smokehouse Sugar Free Carolina Style Bbq Sauce, Sweet Heat | per 2 tbsp (28 g) | 170mg | 7% DV | Per 2 tbsp 170 mg | |||||||||
| 8Jim Beam Maple Bourbon Barbecue Sauce | per 2 tbsp (30 g) | 170mg | 7% DV | Per 2 tbsp 170 mg | |||||||||
| 9Woodstock Original Organic Bar-b-q Sauce | per 32 g | 180mg | 8% DV | Per 2 tbsp 180 mg | |||||||||
| 10G Hughes Smokehouse Sugar Free Bbq Sauce, Hickory | per 2 tbsp (30 g) | 190mg | 8% DV | Per 2 tbsp 190 mg | |||||||||
| 11Head Country Apple Habanero Sugar Free Bar-b-q Sauce | per 2 tbsp (29 g) | 190mg | 8% DV | Per 2 tbsp 190 mg | |||||||||
| 12Head Country Bar-b-q Sugar Free Sauce | per 2 tbsp (29 g) | 190mg | 8% DV | Per 2 tbsp 190 mg | |||||||||
| 13Rib Rack Sweet Honey Bbq Sauce | per 2 tbsp (33 g) | 190mg | 8% DV | Per 2 tbsp 190 mg | |||||||||
| 14Trader Joe's Sriracha and Roasted Garlic Bbq Sauce | per 2 tbsp (34 g) | 190mg | 8% DV | Per 2 tbsp 190 mg | |||||||||
| 15G Hughes Smokehouse Original Sugar Free Bbq Sauce | per 2 tbsp (30 g) | 200mg | 9% DV | Per 2 tbsp 200 mg | |||||||||
| 16G Hughes Smokehouse Sugar Free Sweet & Spicy Bbq Sauce | per 2 tbsp (30 g) | 200mg | 9% DV | Per 2 tbsp 200 mg | |||||||||
| 17Rib Rack Hot Honey Bbq Sauce | per 2 tbsp (34 g) | 200mg | 9% DV | Per 2 tbsp 200 mg | |||||||||
| 18Wegmans Carolina Red Style Bbq Sauce | per 2 tbsp (33 g) | 200mg | 9% DV | Per 2 tbsp 200 mg | |||||||||
| 19Good & Gather Honey Barbecue Sauce At Target | per 2 tbsp (34 g) | 210mg | 9% DV | Per 2 tbsp 210 mg | |||||||||
| 20Rib Rack Original Bbq Sauce | per 2 tbsp (33 g) | 210mg | 9% DV | Per 2 tbsp 210 mg | |||||||||
| 21The Shed Barbeque & Blues Joint Original Vinegar Bbq Sauce, Southern Sweet & Tangy | per 2 tbsp (34 g) | 217mg | 9% DV | Per 2 tbsp 217 mg | |||||||||
| 22Kinder's Honey Hot Bbq Sauce | per 2 tbsp (34 g) | 220mg | 10% DV | Per 2 tbsp 220 mg | |||||||||
| 23Jack Daniel's Original Bbq Sauce | per 2 tbsp (37 g) | 230mg | 10% DV | Per 2 tbsp 230 mg | |||||||||
| 24Kc Masterpiece The American Original Kettle Cooked Barbecue Sauce | per 2 tbsp (35 g) | 230mg | 10% DV | Per 2 tbsp 230 mg | |||||||||
| 25Stubb's Sticky Sweet Legendary Bar-b-q Sauce | per 2 tbsp (35 g) | 230mg | 10% DV | Per 2 tbsp 230 mg | |||||||||
| 26Kc Masterpiece Sweet Honey & Molasses Kettle Cooked Barbecue Sauce | per 2 tbsp (36 g) | 240mg | 10% DV | Per 2 tbsp 240 mg | |||||||||
| 27Chick-Fil-A Barbeque Sauce | per 2 tbsp (36 g) | 250mg | 11% DV | Per 2 tbsp 250 mg | |||||||||
| 28Fresh Thyme St.louis Soul Bbq Sauce, St. Louis Soul | per 2 tbsp (36 g) | 250mg | 11% DV | Per 2 tbsp 250 mg | |||||||||
| 29Stubb's Original Legendary Bar-b-q Sauce | per 2 tbsp (33 g) | 250mg | 11% DV | Per 2 tbsp 250 mg | |||||||||
| 30Bull Head Vegetarian Barbecue Sauce | per 2 tbsp (20 g) | 251mg | 11% DV | Per 2 tbsp 251 mg | |||||||||
| 31Kinder's Gold BBQ Sauce | per 2 tbsp (34 g) | 260mg | 11% DV | Per 2 tbsp 260 mg | |||||||||
| 32Kinder's Hickory Brown Sugar Bbq Sauce | per 2 tbsp (34 g) | 260mg | 11% DV | Per 2 tbsp 260 mg | |||||||||
| 33Kinder's Kinders Hickory Brown Sugar Bbq Sauce | per 2 tbsp (34 g) | 260mg | 11% DV | Per 2 tbsp 260 mg | |||||||||
| 34Smash Kitchen American Style BBQ Sauce | per 2 tbsp (34 g) | 260mg | 11% DV | Per 2 tbsp 260 mg | |||||||||
| 35Bull's-Eye Barbecue Sauce | per 2 tbsp (35 g) | 270mg | 12% DV | Per 2 tbsp 270 mg | |||||||||
| 36H-E-B Original Bbq Sauce | per 2 tbsp (34 g) | 270mg | 12% DV | Per 2 tbsp 270 mg | |||||||||
| 37Simple Truth Organic Bbq Sauce, Original At Kroger | per 2 tbsp (34 g) | 270mg | 12% DV | Per 2 tbsp 270 mg | |||||||||
| 38Bull's-Eye Original Barbecue Sauce | per 2 tbsp (36 g) | 280mg | 12% DV | Per 2 tbsp 280 mg | |||||||||
| 39French's Memphis Sweet Bbq Sauce | per 2 tbsp (29 g) | 280mg | 12% DV | Per 2 tbsp 280 mg | |||||||||
| 40Kinder's BBQ Sauce Original | per 2 tbsp (34 g) | 280mg | 12% DV | Per 2 tbsp 280 mg | |||||||||
| 41Kinder's Bbq Sauce, Mild | per 2 tbsp (34 g) | 280mg | 12% DV | Per 2 tbsp 280 mg | |||||||||
| 42Signature Select Sweet & Spicy Bbq Sauce | per 2 tbsp (37 g) | 280mg | 12% DV | Per 2 tbsp 280 mg | |||||||||
| 43Fire & Smoke Society Original Bbq Sauce | per 2 tbsp (35 g) | 290mg | 13% DV | Per 2 tbsp 290 mg | |||||||||
| 44Kinder's Bbq Sauce, Sweet Sriracha | per 2 tbsp (34 g) | 290mg | 13% DV | Per 2 tbsp 290 mg | |||||||||
| 45Sweet Baby Ray's Barbecue Sauce | per 2 tbsp (36 g) | 290mg | 13% DV | Per 2 tbsp 290 mg | |||||||||
| 46Sweet Baby Ray's Hickory & Brown Sugar Barbecue Sauce | per 2 tbsp (36 g) | 290mg | 13% DV | Per 2 tbsp 290 mg | |||||||||
| 47Sweet Baby Ray's Original Barbecue Sauce | per 2 tbsp (36 g) | 290mg | 13% DV | Per 2 tbsp 290 mg | |||||||||
| 48Sweet Baby Ray's Sweet 'n Spicy Barbecue Sauce | per 2 tbsp (36 g) | 290mg | 13% DV | Per 2 tbsp 290 mg | |||||||||
| 49Primal Kitchen Unsweetened Golden Bbq Sauce | per 2 tbsp (32 g) | 300mg | 13% DV | Per 2 tbsp 300 mg | |||||||||
| 50Stubb's Reduced Sugar Simply Sweet Legendary Bar-b-q Sauce | per 2 tbsp (33 g) | 300mg | 13% DV | Per 2 tbsp 300 mg | |||||||||
| 51Sweet Baby Ray's Honey Barbecue Sauce | per 2 tbsp (37 g) | 300mg | 13% DV | Per 2 tbsp 300 mg | |||||||||
| 52Sweet Baby Ray's Sweet Vidalia Onion Barbecue Sauce | per 2 tbsp (36 g) | 300mg | 13% DV | Per 2 tbsp 300 mg | |||||||||
| 53Heinz Original Sweet & Thick Bbq Sauce | per 2 tbsp (39 g) | 310mg | 13% DV | Per 2 tbsp 310 mg | |||||||||
| 54Famous Dave's Sweet & Zesty Bbq Sauce | per 2 tbsp (38 g) | 320mg | 14% DV | Per 2 tbsp 320 mg | |||||||||
| 55Full Circle Market Kansas City Style Bbq Sauce | per 2 tbsp (30 g) | 320mg | 14% DV | Per 2 tbsp 320 mg | |||||||||
| 56Sweet Baby Ray's Sweet Golden Mustard Barbecue Sauce | per 2 tbsp (32 g) | 320mg | 14% DV | Per 2 tbsp 320 mg | |||||||||
| 57H-E-B Memphis Barbeque Sauce | per 2 tbsp (33 g) | 330mg | 14% DV | Per 2 tbsp 330 mg | |||||||||
| 58Head Country Original Bar-b-q Sauce | per 2 tbsp (36 g) | 330mg | 14% DV | Per 2 tbsp 330 mg | |||||||||
| 59Rufus Teague Honey Sweet Bbq Sauce | per 2 tbsp (34 g) | 330mg | 14% DV | Per 2 tbsp 330 mg | |||||||||
| 60Kraft Slow-simmered Spicy Honey Barbecue Sauce | per 37 g | 340mg | 15% DV | Per 2 tbsp 340 mg | |||||||||
| 61Triple Crown Organic Bbq Sauce, Tangy, Sweet & Smoky, Classic | per 2 tbsp (30 g) | 340mg | 15% DV | Per 2 tbsp 340 mg | |||||||||
| 62Kraft Original Slow-Simmered Barbecue BBQ Sauce, 18 oz Bottle | per 2 tbsp (36 g) | 350mg | 15% DV | Per 2 tbsp 350 mg | |||||||||
| 63Rufus Teague Bbq Sauce | per 2 tbsp (34 g) | 350mg | 15% DV | Per 2 tbsp 350 mg | |||||||||
| 64Ray's Original Barbecue Sauce | per 2 tbsp (32 g) | 360mg | 16% DV | Per 2 tbsp 360 mg | |||||||||
| 65Blues Hog Original Barbecue Sauce | per 2 tbsp (36 g) | 370mg | 16% DV | Per 2 tbsp 370 mg | |||||||||
| 66Stubb's Sweet Honey & Spice Legendary Bar-b-q Sauce | per 2 tbsp (35 g) | 370mg | 16% DV | Per 2 tbsp 370 mg | |||||||||
| 67Whataburger Honey Bbq Sauce | per 2 tbsp (35 g) | 370mg | 16% DV | Per 2 tbsp 370 mg | |||||||||
| 68Cattlemen's Carolina Tangy Gold Bbq Sauce | per 2 tbsp (36 g) | 380mg | 17% DV | Per 2 tbsp 380 mg | |||||||||
| 69Open Pit Blue Label Original BBQ Sauce, 18 oz. | per 2 tbsp (34 g) | 390mg | 17% DV | Per 2 tbsp 390 mg | |||||||||
| 70Open Pit Thick And Tangy Original BBQ Sauce | per 2 tbsp (34 g) | 390mg | 17% DV | Per 2 tbsp 390 mg | |||||||||
| 71Trader Joe's Carolina Gold Barbeque Sauce | per 2 tbsp (35 g) | 410mg | 18% DV | Per 2 tbsp 410 mg | |||||||||
| 72Buffalo Wild Wings Honey Bbq Sauce, Honey; Bbq | per 37 g | 420mg | 18% DV | Per 2 tbsp 420 mg | |||||||||
| 73P.F. Chang's P.F. Changs Home Menu Mongolian Style BBQ Sauce, 14.2 oz. | per 35 g | 440mg | 19% DV | Per 2 tbsp 440 mg | |||||||||
| 74Kroger Barbecue Sauce | per 2 tbsp (36 g) | 450mg | 20% DV | Per 2 tbsp 450 mg | |||||||||
| 75French's Kansas City Classic Bbq Sauce | per 2 tbsp (35 g) | 460mg | 20% DV | Per 2 tbsp 460 mg | |||||||||
| 76Steve's & Ed's Honey Bbq Sauce | per 2 tbsp (30 mL) | 500mg | 22% DV | Per 2 tbsp 500 mg | |||||||||
| 77Q39 Classic Bbq Sauce | per 2 tbsp (38 g) | 520mg | 23% DV | Per 2 tbsp 520 mg | |||||||||
| 78Taste of Inspirations Backyard Bbq Sauce | per 2 tbsp (33 g) | 630mg | 27% DV | Per 2 tbsp 630 mg |
No BBQ sauce here matches all of that.
% Daily Value is one serving's share of 2,300 mg, the Daily Value for sodium on US packages.
Package data: USDA FoodData Central, October 29, 2026 release, and Open Food Facts as of November 12, 2026. Sources
Is there a low sodium BBQ sauce?
Not among these 78. None has 140 mg of sodium or less in 2 tbsp (30 mL) and in 50 g, the federal line for the words “low sodium”. 4 of them have 140 mg or less in 2 tbsp, but none is shown to pass the 50 g test as well.
The lowest has 100 mg in 2 tbsp (30 mL), and most BBQ sauce has 180 to 390 mg in a serving, 8% to 17% of the Daily Value.
Low sodium BBQ sauce brands
No brand has a BBQ sauce at the low sodium level here. The lowest of each brand:
- Fody Barbecue Sauce 100mg per 2 tbsp (33 g) · 100 mg in 2 tbsp
- True Made Foods Carolina Gold "pitmaster" Bbq Sauce 100mg per 2 tbsp (30 mL) · 100 mg in 2 tbsp
- Primal Kitchen Unsweetened Classic Bbq Sauce 105mg per 2 tbsp (31 g) · 105 mg in 2 tbsp
- Portland Bbq Sauce 140mg per 2 tbsp (33 g) · 140 mg in 2 tbsp
- Yo Mama's Hickory BBQ Sauce 75mg per 1 tbsp (14 g) · 150 mg in 2 tbsp
Lowest sodium BBQ sauce by kind
The lowest BBQ sauce of each kind, least sodium first. None of them reaches the low sodium level.
- Mustard or carolina: True Made Foods Carolina Gold "pitmaster" Bbq Sauce 100mg per 2 tbsp (30 mL) · 100 mg in 2 tbsp
- Sweet: Primal Kitchen Unsweetened Classic Bbq Sauce 105mg per 2 tbsp (31 g) · 105 mg in 2 tbsp
- Hickory or smoky: Yo Mama's Hickory BBQ Sauce 75mg per 1 tbsp (14 g) · 150 mg in 2 tbsp
- Original: Woodstock Original Organic Bar-b-q Sauce 180mg per 32 g · 180 mg in 2 tbsp
- Honey: Rib Rack Sweet Honey Bbq Sauce 190mg per 2 tbsp (33 g) · 190 mg in 2 tbsp
- Spicy: Head Country Apple Habanero Sugar Free Bar-b-q Sauce 190mg per 2 tbsp (29 g) · 190 mg in 2 tbsp
No salt added BBQ sauce
No BBQ sauce here carries “no salt added”, “unsalted” or “low sodium” in the name.
“No salt added” and “unsalted” mean that no salt goes in while the food is made, on a food that is normally made with salt. Neither means no sodium: the other ingredients have sodium of their own. When the food is not sodium free, the package has to say “not a sodium free food” or “not for control of sodium in the diet” next to the Nutrition Facts.
Salt free BBQ sauce
“Salt free” is stricter. A package may say it only when the food is sodium free, under 5 mg. No BBQ sauce here is that low.
Low sodium BBQ sauce at Kroger, Trader Joe's, Target and other stores
The lowest BBQ sauce of each store's own brand. None of them reaches the low sodium level.
- Kroger: Simple Truth Organic Bbq Sauce, Original 270mg per 2 tbsp (34 g) · 270 mg in 2 tbsp
- Trader Joe's Sriracha and Roasted Garlic Bbq Sauce 190mg per 2 tbsp (34 g) · 190 mg in 2 tbsp
- Target: Good & Gather Honey Barbecue Sauce 210mg per 2 tbsp (34 g) · 210 mg in 2 tbsp
- Wegmans Carolina Red Style Bbq Sauce 200mg per 2 tbsp (33 g) · 200 mg in 2 tbsp
- H-E-B Original Bbq Sauce 270mg per 2 tbsp (34 g) · 270 mg in 2 tbsp
Questions about low sodium BBQ sauce
What is a low sodium BBQ sauce or barbecue sauce?
A BBQ sauce with 140 mg or less of sodium in 2 tbsp (30 mL), the amount federal labeling rules use to compare BBQ sauces, and in 50 g: the rules test a food with a small serving on 50 g as well. That is the line for the words “low sodium” on a package. “Very low sodium” is 35 mg or less, tested the same way, and “sodium free” is under 5 mg.
Is there a sodium free or no sodium BBQ sauce?
No. “Sodium free” and “no sodium” on a package both mean under 5 mg in 2 tbsp (30 mL) and in the package's own serving. The lowest BBQ sauce here has 5 mg in a serving, on an older package.
Is there a reduced sodium BBQ sauce?
No BBQ sauce here carries “reduced sodium”, “less sodium” or “lower sodium” in the name. On a package those words mean at least 25 percent less sodium than the regular food it is compared with, so a reduced sodium BBQ sauce can still be above the low sodium line.
Does Sweet Baby Ray's make a low sodium BBQ sauce?
No Sweet Baby Ray's BBQ sauce here is at the low sodium level. Its lowest:
Sweet Baby Ray's Barbecue Sauce has 290 mg per 2 tbsp (36 g), 290 mg in 2 tbsp.
Does Kraft make a low sodium BBQ sauce?
No Kraft BBQ sauce here is at the low sodium level. Its lowest:
Kraft Slow-simmered Spicy Honey Barbecue Sauce has 340 mg per 37 g, 340 mg in 2 tbsp.
Does Stubb's make a low sodium BBQ sauce?
No Stubb's BBQ sauce here is at the low sodium level. Its lowest:
Stubb's Sticky Sweet Legendary Bar-b-q Sauce has 230 mg per 2 tbsp (35 g), 230 mg in 2 tbsp.
Does Bull's-Eye make a low sodium BBQ sauce?
No Bull's-Eye BBQ sauce here is at the low sodium level. Its lowest:
Bull's-Eye Barbecue Sauce has 270 mg per 2 tbsp (35 g), 270 mg in 2 tbsp.
Does G Hughes make a low sodium BBQ sauce?
No G Hughes BBQ sauce here is at the low sodium level. Its lowest:
G Hughes Smokehouse Sugar Free Carolina Style Bbq Sauce, Sweet Heat has 170 mg per 2 tbsp (28 g), 170 mg in 2 tbsp.
What are the nutrition facts of the lowest sodium BBQ sauce?
100 mg sodium, 40 calories, 1 g protein and 0 g total fat in one 2 tbsp (33 g) serving of Fody Barbecue Sauce, the lowest sodium BBQ sauce here. The Nutrition button on each product in the list opens the rest of its Nutrition Facts.
How to read the numbers
Sodium in one serving, from the package's Nutrition Facts. The serving is next to it.
% Daily Value is that serving's share of 2,300 mg, the Daily Value for sodium on US packages.
In 2 tbsp (30 mL): every package on the same amount, so a small serving and a large one line up.
Level: a green tag means the package meets a federal level in 2 tbsp and in 50 g: low sodium (140 mg or less), very low sodium (35 mg or less) or sodium free (under 5 mg). A label that gives its serving only in mL does not say what 50 g holds, so that package gets no tag.
Nutrition opens the rest of one serving's Nutrition Facts and the ingredient list. More nutrition puts those numbers in the list, to order by any of them.
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These are package numbers, not advice. How much sodium is right for you is for your doctor or dietitian to say.