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Green Pepper Hot Sauce, 5 FZ
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📊 NOVA 4🌱 Vegan🌾 Gluten-Free🥛 Dairy-Free✨ Seed Oil Free

Green Pepper Hot Sauce, 5 FZ

CHOLULA
Available at Whole Foods
0
Calories
0g
Protein
0.99g
Sugars
170mg
Sodium
25
Ingredients

What You Should Know

You'd spot this bottle in the condiments aisle or on a kitchen counter at taco night, brunch, or a backyard cookout — an easy reach for eggs, tacos, or snacks. It delivers a bright, zesty, slightly nostalgic Mexican-inspired vibe, but the smooth, shelf-stable texture and ingredients like xanthan gum, flavoring agents, and preservatives reveal industrial processing typical of ultra-processed products.

Nutrition Facts

Serving Size: 1 TSP
Servings per Container: 30
Calories0
% Daily Value*
Total Fat0g0%
Saturated Fat0g0%
Sodium170mg7%
Total Carbohydrate0.99g0%
Total Sugars0.99g
Protein0g
* The % Daily Value (DV) tells you how much a nutrient in a serving of food contributes to a daily diet. 2,000 calories a day is used for general nutrition advice.

Ingredients

JALAPENO, PEPPER, WATER, SUGAR, SALT, POBLANO, PEPPER, ACETIC, ACID, GARLIC, POWDER, JALAPENO, POWDER, XANTHAN, GUM, POBLANO, PEPPER, FLAVOR, SODIUM, BENZOATE, (PRESERVATIVE), AND, SODIUM, METABISULFITE, (PRESERVATIVE)..

Flagged Ingredients:

  • sodium benzoate - Synthetic preservative
  • sodium metabisulfite - Synthetic preservative
No Preservative

Dietary Labels

This product is vegan, is gluten-free, and is not organic.

Ultra-Processing Assessment

NOVA Score:4 / 4

Ultra-Processed

Why this score?

The product contains industrial additives (xanthan gum), flavoring agents and chemical preservatives (sodium benzoate, sodium metabisulfite), which are hallmarks of NOVA 4 ultra-processed foods despite whole peppers being primary ingredients.

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Common Questions about Green Pepper Hot Sauce, 5 FZ

When it comes to hot sauces, Cholula's Green Pepper Hot Sauce is pretty darn healthy! With zero calories and minimal carbs, it adds flavor without packing on the pounds. Just keep in mind that 'healthy' can mean different things depending on your dietary goals, but this sauce is a flavorful way to spice up your meals without guilt.

Perfect For

weekend-brunch
game-day-prep
road-trip

Vibe:

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$4.79
per package