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Chef Chens' Famous Chili Crisp

Contains rice bran oil

This wok-fired chili crisp is made weekly in small batches in San Francisco and won a Good Food Award. It contains rice bran oil and sugar, and carries a California lead exposure warning.

No artificial dyesNo artificial flavorsNo natural flavorsNo synthetic preservativesNo added nitritesNo phosphatesNo gums or thickenersNo gluten ingredientsContains soy
$15.95 6 oz · lowest price at China Live
Price and stock checked Oct 30, 2026
Key nutrition facts

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Ingredients: Rice bran oil, dried chili flakes, broad bean paste, garlic, shallots, fermented soybeans, sugar, black beans, Shaoxing rice wine, cayenne pepper, paprika
61 / 100
Fair Scored automatically
Weighted as ready meals, soups, saucesLow confidence · Scored on 4 of 11 inputs, 2 claims verified
Nutrition facts not available. Scored on its ingredients, processing, sourcing and transparency; the Nutrition part is neutral until we can read the label.Your product? Claim this listing to add the label and it’s scored in full.
Nutrition · counts 35%50
Ingredients · counts 25%82
Processing · counts 15%60
Sourcing · counts 10%40
Transparency · counts 15%65
Why it scores 61
Nutrition 50 · No nutrition facts available; scored mid-range
Ingredients 82 · Rice bran oil, 1st ingredient (seed oil, −18, ClearShelf standard); no dyes or artificial sweeteners
Processing 60 · Chili crisp with oil-fried aromatics, fermented beans and added sugar
Sourcing 40 · Made in SF, but the main ingredients' origins are not stated
Transparency 65 · Complete ingredient list and specific small-batch production details
Contains rice bran oil
Contains sugar
California lead exposure warning
Evidence behind the Ingredients deductions
ClearShelf standard−18 for rice bran oil · our house standard, not a medical claim
Scored Oct 20, 2026 · Scoring guide v3.1 · Updated Oct 20, 2026 · See what changed

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Ingredients
Rice bran oil Dried chili flakes Broad bean paste Garlic Shallots Fermented soybeans Sugar Black beans Shaoxing rice wine Cayenne pepper Paprika
11 ingredients 1 to watch1 to avoid
Sourcing

Origin not disclosed on the product page.

Additives2 additives · 2 limited risk
Seed oilFatLimited risk
ClearShelf standard: we lower the Ingredients score when seed oils are used. This is our house standard, not a medical claim. Research is mixed; major health groups have not found harm at typical intakes.
Added sugarSugarLimited risk
Added sugar; the WHO and the US Dietary Guidelines advise keeping added sugars under 10% of daily calories.
Matched from the ingredient list. Risk levels summarise findings from EFSA, the FDA, IARC and published studies; they explain a concern, not a diagnosis.

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