El Yucateco Hot Sauce Chile Habanero

Breakdown

1 ingredient to avoid

El Yucateco Hot Sauce Chile Habanero scores 53/100 on Tallow — our okay band. That number comes from what is on the label: the ingredients, how processed it is, and what it is packaged in. It is not a verdict on your diet — Tallow does not weigh calories, portion size or how often you eat it, so a high score means the ingredients are clean, not that the food is unlimited.

El Yucateco Hot Sauce Chile Habanero lists 5 ingredients, starting with Habanero Peppers, Tomato, Spices, Acetic Acid and Fd&c Red 40. Ingredients are listed in descending order by weight, so the first few make up most of what you are eating.

At 53/100 El Yucateco Hot Sauce Chile Habanero lands mid-scale — below the typical score in hot sauce, but clear of the bottom band. A higher-scoring option in hot sauce is Santa Maria Sweet Chili Sauce Less Sugar at 66/100.