Original Hot Sauce

How it scored 68 / 100

Nutrition snapshot

Ingredients 8 listed

• 1 Vinegar
  Dilute aqueous solution of acetic acid produced by acetic-acid-bacteria fermentation of ethanol from fruit, grain, or other carbohydrate sou…
  Safe
• 2 Aged Red Peppers
  Red peppers (Capsicum spp.) that have been aged or fermented to develop deeper flavor; commonly used in hot sauce production.
  Safe
• 3 Water
  Water intended for human consumption; the most common ingredient in processed foods and beverages. Bottled water is regulated as a food unde…
  Safe
• 4 Xanthan Gum
  Xanthan gum is a high-molecular-weight polysaccharide produced by aerobic fermentation of glucose or sucrose by the bacterium Xanthomonas ca…
  Low
• 5 Sodium Benzoate
  Sodium salt of benzoic acid; white crystalline powder.
  Moderate
• 6 Pepper
  Dried fruit (peppercorns) of Piper nigrum, ground or whole, used as a spice; or generic term for capsicum peppers.
  Safe
• 7 Salt
  Sodium chloride (NaCl), a crystalline mineral compound composed of roughly 40% sodium and 60% chloride by mass.
  Low
• 8 Flavouring
  Umbrella term for one or more flavor compounds, natural or artificial, not individually disclosed.
  Low