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TABASCO Original Flavor Pepper Sauce

Original Flavor Pepper Sauce

74Clean
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Contaminants · 4

1 at/over limit

Measured by an independent lab and compared against published safety limits.

Cadmium5.32 ppbof 5 ppb
Over the limit — 1.1×FDA bottled-water Standard of Quality, 21 CFR 165.110(b) — 0.005 mg/L
ArsenicNDof 10 ppb
Not detectedFDA bottled-water Standard of Quality, 21 CFR 165.110(b) — 0.010 mg/L (= EPA MCL)
LeadNDof 5 ppb
Not detectedFDA bottled-water Standard of Quality, 21 CFR 165.110(b) — 0.005 mg/L
MercuryNDof 2 ppb
Not detectedFDA bottled-water Standard of Quality, 21 CFR 165.110(b) — 0.002 mg/L

Contaminants · 4

1 at/over limit
Includes lab tests of other products in its family
Tabasco Original Red Pepper Sauce
Worst result per contaminant across the family

In the family’s tests: measured by an independent lab and compared against published safety limits.

Cadmium5.32 ppbof 5 ppb
Over the limit — 1.1×FDA bottled-water Standard of Quality, 21 CFR 165.110(b) — 0.005 mg/L
Measured in: Original Red Pepper Sauce, 57 ml
ArsenicNDof 10 ppb
Not detectedFDA bottled-water Standard of Quality, 21 CFR 165.110(b) — 0.010 mg/L (= EPA MCL)
Measured in: Original Red Pepper Sauce, 57 ml
LeadNDof 5 ppb
Not detectedFDA bottled-water Standard of Quality, 21 CFR 165.110(b) — 0.005 mg/L
Measured in: Original Red Pepper Sauce, 57 ml
MercuryNDof 2 ppb
Not detectedFDA bottled-water Standard of Quality, 21 CFR 165.110(b) — 0.002 mg/L
Measured in: Original Red Pepper Sauce, 57 ml

Ingredients · 3

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Common questions

Is TABASCO Original Flavor Pepper Sauce healthy?

TABASCO Original Flavor Pepper Sauce scores 74/100 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, plus lab results from its product family, Tabasco Original Red Pepper Sauce. 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 TABASCO Original Flavor Pepper Sauce?

TABASCO Original Flavor Pepper Sauce lists 3 ingredients, starting with Distilled Vinegar, Red Pepper and Salt. Ingredients are listed in descending order by weight, so the first few make up most of what you are eating.

Does TABASCO Original Flavor Pepper Sauce contain seed oils?

No. Nothing in TABASCO Original Flavor Pepper 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 TABASCO Original Flavor Pepper Sauce?

TABASCO Original Flavor Pepper Sauce is NOVA group 3: processed, but not ultra-processed. NOVA runs 1 to 4, where 1 is whole food and 4 is ultra-processed.

How does TABASCO Original Flavor Pepper Sauce compare to other hot sauce?

At 74/100 TABASCO Original Flavor Pepper 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 TABASCO Original Flavor Pepper Sauce organic?

TABASCO Original Flavor Pepper Sauce is not certified organic in our data.

Has TABASCO Original Flavor Pepper Sauce been lab tested?

Yes. 4 substances in TABASCO Original Flavor Pepper Sauce have a laboratory result on file — see the Contaminants section above for each reading and the limit it was measured against. Other products in its family (Tabasco Original Red Pepper Sauce), which share its base recipe, were lab tested too. This product is scored with the worst result for each contaminant across those tests. Their results are in the family's Contaminants section above.

Does TABASCO Original Flavor Pepper Sauce contain heavy metals?

Yes. A lab detected cadmium at 5.32 ppb against a 5 ppb limit in TABASCO Original Flavor Pepper Sauce. It also tested for lead, arsenic and mercury and found none above its detection limit. Each reading is in the Contaminants section above. Other products in its family, which share its base recipe, were tested too: a lab detected cadmium at 5.32 ppb against a 5 ppb limit in Original Red Pepper Sauce, 57 ml. This product is scored with the worst result for each contaminant across those tests.

Full methodology: how we score products.

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