Gochujang Korean Chili Sauce

Breakdown

Ultra-processed · 3 ingredients to avoid

O Food Gochujang Korean Chili Sauce scores 22/100 on Tallow — our avoid 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.

O Food Gochujang Korean Chili Sauce lists 13 ingredients, starting with Water, Brown Rice, Sugar, Red Pepper Powder and Salt. Ingredients are listed in descending order by weight, so the first few make up most of what you are eating.

At 22/100 O Food Gochujang Korean Chili Sauce scores worse than most hot sauce we have scored. A higher-scoring option in hot sauce is Louisiana Original Hot Sauce at 95/100.