Sriracha Hot Chili Sauce

Name: Sriracha Hot Chili Sauce
Brand: Melinda's

87Clean

Ingredients · 7

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Common questions

Is Melinda's Sriracha Hot Chili Sauce healthy?

Melinda's Sriracha Hot Chili Sauce scores 87/100 on Tallow — our clean 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.

What is in Melinda's Sriracha Hot Chili Sauce?

Melinda's Sriracha Hot Chili Sauce lists 7 ingredients, starting with Red Jalapeño Pepper Mash, White Vinegar, Water, Sugar and Garlic. Ingredients are listed in descending order by weight, so the first few make up most of what you are eating.

Does Melinda's Sriracha Hot Chili Sauce contain seed oils?

No. Nothing in Melinda's Sriracha Hot Chili Sauce’s ingredient list matches a seed oil — canola, soybean, corn, cottonseed, grapeseed, sunflower, safflower, rice bran or peanut oil, or an unspecified "vegetable oil".

How processed is Melinda's Sriracha Hot Chili Sauce?

Melinda's Sriracha Hot Chili Sauce is NOVA group 4: ultra-processed. That is the top of the scale and the classification the score penalises most heavily.

How does Melinda's Sriracha Hot Chili Sauce compare to other hot sauce?

At 87/100 Melinda's Sriracha Hot Chili Sauce sits in our top band, among the better hot sauce we have scored. A higher-scoring option in hot sauce is Louisiana Original Hot Sauce at 95/100.

Is Melinda's Sriracha Hot Chili Sauce organic?

Melinda's Sriracha Hot Chili Sauce is not certified organic in our data.

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