Calculating the cost for YOUR BBQ sauce

When I go to the store, I will look at the price by oz. Should be listed on all the prices. So let's say a ketchup bottle cost 3.00 for 30 oz. so that would be 10 cents an oz.. Then you do this with all the products and you should be able to judge how much a bottle of your sauce costs to make. If that makes since.

I really don't think there's any formula, as there's too many valuables to get a good estimate.

I'd do a couple test runs, take really good notes on everything used and exact quantities, when you're finished you'll need to know exactly how much that batch yielded. And then figure out how much you spent vs how much you got.

Dadeo is on the right track but you have to look at weight vs. fluid ounces. A bottle of ketchup is 10 cents per ounce (weight) but how much does a 1/2 cup (4 fl. oz) of ketchup weigh? I have broken down my sauce recipe cost by ingredient and have an exact cost and it was time consuming...but worth it because now I know.

For instance: I buy Paprika in 5 lb bags for $15.54 each and 1/4 cup weighs 1 oz. There are 80 1/4 cups in the bag costing $0.19 each. Then break down/multiply the 1/4 cup into other portions to get your cost.

I'm not aware of a specific formula,however, may I suggest:

Cost of liquid ingredients per fluid oz + cost of dry ingredients per oz by weight = cost of product.

If you need to be ultra accurate then you will need to factor in labor, H L P, and bottling/ jarring cost.

Hope this helps
John