Beyond Better · Other Cooking Sauces
Beyond Better, Cashew Sauce, Zesty Black Bean
A 1/4 cup (28g) serving of Beyond Better, Cashew Sauce, Zesty Black Bean has 140 calories, 2g of sugars and 370mg of sodium, as submitted by Boulder Vegans, LLC to USDA (FoodData Central 2489699, record updated Nov 1, 2017).
Values for the declared serving and per 100 g. FoodData Central 2489699, available Feb 16, 2023; USDA record.
Nutrition Facts
* The % Daily Value (DV) tells you how much a nutrient in a serving of food contributes to a daily diet. 2,000 calories a day is used for general nutrition advice. Protein % DV here is not corrected for protein quality.
Computed from the values per 100 g that Boulder Vegans, LLC submitted to USDA, for the declared 28g serving. They are rounded as FDA requires labels to round; the package in your hand is the authority. Check the USDA record.
- UPC
- 850246005037
- Category
- Other Cooking Sauces
- Records
- 5 under this UPC; this page shows the newest record of this barcode
How it compares with other other cooking sauces
Per 100 g, it has more sugar than 58% of the 1,856 other cooking sauces products in USDA's branded database, and it has more sodium than 89% of them.
Where the calories come from: 45% carbohydrate, 38% fat and 17% protein (4 calories a gram of protein or carbohydrate, 9 of fat).
Where it sits among other cooking sauces: sugar per 100 g
| Per 100 g | This product | Median of the category | Share of the category lower |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total sugars | 7.1 g | 5.6 g | 58% |
| Sodium | 1,321 mg | 189 mg | 89% |
| Protein | 21.4 g | 0 g | 100% |
| Calories | 500 | 67 | 98% |
Source: USDA FoodData Central branded foods, April 30, 2026 release; category statistics computed by GetFoodFacts from 1,856 products, one per barcode.
Other sauce in this aisle
745 of the 1,856 other cooking sauces products are named sauce. Per 100 g their median is 105 calories, 594 mg of sodium and 1.6 g of protein; 631 have less sodium than this one.
| Other brands with less sodium | Sodium per 100 g | Calories per 100 g |
|---|---|---|
| Rosemary Chicken Roasting Sauce RED FORK | 1,050 mg | 83 |
| Traditional Spicy Cooking Sauce TAPATIO | 1,031 mg | 78 |
| Slow-simmered Sweet Teriyaki Barbecue Sauce KRAFT | 1,029 mg | 171 |
Source: USDA FoodData Central branded foods, April 30, 2026 release: products in this aisle whose name contains "sauce", one per barcode.
What is in it
Ingredients (as submitted): ORGANIC CASHEWS, ORGANIC BLACK BEANS, NUTRITIONAL YEAST, ORGANIC TAPIOCA, ORGANIC SEA SALT, ORGANIC SPICES, ORGANIC ONION, ORGANIC GARLIC, ORGANIC ACACIA FIBER (PREBIOTIC), ORGANIC BELL PEPPER, ORGANIC CUMIN, ORGANIC JALAPENO, ORGANIC CILANTRO, GUAR GUM, ORGANIC TUMERIC, ORGANIC YELLOW MUSTARD, XANTHAN GUM, VEGAN LACTIC ACID.
The statement lists 18 ingredients at the top level, beginning with Organic Cashews, Organic Black Beans, Nutritional Yeast. It has no separate "Contains" line; a major allergen (the nine the FDA requires on labels: milk, eggs, fish, shellfish, tree nuts, peanuts, wheat, soybeans, sesame) may be named inside the ingredients instead. For allergies, read the package: this is the record USDA holds (updated Nov 1, 2017), not the label on the shelf today.
Source: the ingredient statement Boulder Vegans, LLC submitted to USDA (FoodData Central 2489699).
Questions about this product
How many calories are in Beyond Better, Cashew Sauce, Zesty Black Bean?
140 per 1/4 cup (28g) serving, and 500 per 100 g.
How much sodium is in Beyond Better, Cashew Sauce, Zesty Black Bean?
370mg per serving (16% of the 2,300 mg Daily Value).
Is this the label on the package today?
It is the record Boulder Vegans, LLC submitted to USDA, last updated Nov 1, 2017. Recipes change: the package in your hand is the authority.
Sources for this page
- USDA FoodData Central
- this record and every record it is compared with, April 30, 2026 release. fdc.nal.usda.gov
- FoodData Central documentation
- what branded, SR Legacy, Foundation and survey records are. fdc.nal.usda.gov
- USDA Food and Nutrient Database for Dietary Studies
- survey foods and their household portions. ars.usda.gov
- 21 CFR 101.9, Nutrition labeling of food
- the label format, its rounding and the Daily Values. ecfr.gov
- 21 CFR 101 subpart D, Nutrient content claims
- the FDA thresholds the comparisons count. ecfr.gov
- FDA, How to Understand and Use the Nutrition Facts Label
- the 5% and 20% Daily Value rule. fda.gov