Original Red Pepper Sauce, 57 ml

Name: Original Red Pepper Sauce, 57 ml
Brand: TABASCO

74Clean

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

Ingredients · 3

GoodCautionAvoid

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Nutrition facts

Nutrient	Per 100g	Per serving
Calories	16 kcal	16 kcal
Fat	0.7 g	0.7 g
Saturated fat	0.2 g	0.2 g
Carbohydrates	1.6 g	1.6 g
Sugars	0.1 g	0.1 g
Fiber	1.3 g	1.3 g
Protein	1 g	1 g
Sodium	0.68 g	0.68 g

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Common questions

Is TABASCO Original Red Pepper Sauce, 57 ml healthy?

TABASCO Original Red Pepper Sauce, 57 ml 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. Per serving it carries 1g fiber, 1g protein and 0g sugar. 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 Red Pepper Sauce, 57 ml?

TABASCO Original Red Pepper Sauce, 57 ml 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.

How many calories are in TABASCO Original Red Pepper Sauce, 57 ml?

16 kcal per serving, or 16 kcal per 100g. Calories are only part of the picture — Tallow scores TABASCO Original Red Pepper Sauce, 57 ml on what the ingredients are, not how many calories they carry.

Does TABASCO Original Red Pepper Sauce, 57 ml contain seed oils?

No. Nothing in TABASCO Original Red Pepper Sauce, 57 ml’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 Red Pepper Sauce, 57 ml?

TABASCO Original Red Pepper Sauce, 57 ml 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 Red Pepper Sauce, 57 ml compare to other hot sauce?

At 74/100 TABASCO Original Red Pepper Sauce, 57 ml 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 Red Pepper Sauce, 57 ml organic?

TABASCO Original Red Pepper Sauce, 57 ml is not certified organic in our data.

Has TABASCO Original Red Pepper Sauce, 57 ml been lab tested?

Yes. 4 substances in TABASCO Original Red Pepper Sauce, 57 ml have a laboratory result on file — see the Contaminants section above for each reading and the limit it was measured against.

Does TABASCO Original Red Pepper Sauce, 57 ml contain heavy metals?

Yes. A lab detected cadmium at 5.32 ppb against a 5 ppb limit in TABASCO Original Red Pepper Sauce, 57 ml. It also tested for lead, arsenic and mercury and found none above its detection limit. Each reading is in the Contaminants section above.

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