Lee Kum Kee · Other Cooking Sauces
Lee Kum Kee, Spare Rib Sauce
One Tbsp (19g) serving of Lee Kum Kee, Spare Rib Sauce has 40 calories, 7g of sugars and 840mg of sodium, as submitted by Lee Kum Kee Co. Ltd. to USDA (FoodData Central 2032543, record updated Apr 4, 2020). A newer USDA record of this product, under another barcode, is FoodData Central 2288658.
Values for the declared serving and per 100 g. FoodData Central 2032543, available Oct 28, 2021; 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 Lee Kum Kee Co. Ltd. submitted to USDA, for the declared 19g serving. They are rounded as FDA requires labels to round; the package in your hand is the authority. Check the USDA record.
- UPC
- 078895741025
- Category
- Other Cooking Sauces
- Records
- 4 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 88% of the 1,856 other cooking sauces products in USDA's branded database, and it has more sodium than 99% of them.
Where the calories come from: 78% carbohydrate, 22% fat and 0% 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 | 36.8 g | 5.6 g | 88% |
| Sodium | 4,421 mg | 189 mg | 99% |
| Protein | 0 g | 0 g | 0% |
| Calories | 211 | 67 | 87% |
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; 735 have less sodium than this one.
| Other brands with less sodium | Sodium per 100 g | Calories per 100 g |
|---|---|---|
| Garlic Chili Sauce ROLAND | 3,412 mg | 118 |
| Caribbean Spice Sauce ALL SPICE CAFE | 3,347 mg | 153 |
| Peppered Bacon Mix-in-sauce Burger CHILI'S | 3,294 mg | 88 |
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): SUGAR, WATER, TOMATO PASTE, SALT, FERMENTED SOYBEAN PASTE (WATER, SALT, SOYBEANS, WHEAT FLOUR), SESAME PASTE, MODIFIED CORN STARCH, SPICES, SESAME OIL, DEHYDRATED GARLIC, ACETIC ACID, CARAMEL COLOR, XANTHAN GUM, RED 40.
The statement lists 14 ingredients at the top level, beginning with Sugar, Water, Tomato Paste. 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 Apr 4, 2020), not the label on the shelf today.
Source: the ingredient statement Lee Kum Kee Co. Ltd. submitted to USDA (FoodData Central 2032543).
More Lee Kum Kee other cooking sauces
| Product | Calories per 100 g | Sugars per 100 g | Sodium per 100 g |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lee Kum Kee, Spicy Bean Sauce | 147 | 11.76 g | 3,235 mg |
Source: USDA FoodData Central branded foods, April 30, 2026 release.
Questions about this product
How many calories are in Lee Kum Kee, Spare Rib Sauce?
40 per 1 Tbsp (19g) serving, and 211 per 100 g.
How much sodium is in Lee Kum Kee, Spare Rib Sauce?
840mg per serving (37% of the 2,300 mg Daily Value).
Is this the label on the package today?
It is the record Lee Kum Kee Co. Ltd. submitted to USDA, last updated Apr 4, 2020. 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