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Ghost Pepper Hot Sauce

Contains soybean oil

This very hot sauce combines ghost pepper and habanero, with an estimated heat of about 450,000 SHU. It contains sugar, glucose, soybean oil, and gums; its soy-free claim conflicts with the ingredient list.

No artificial dyesNo artificial flavorsNo natural flavorsNo synthetic preservativesNo added nitritesNo phosphatesGluten-free (label)Dairy-freeContains soy
$11.00 lowest price at Elijah's Xtreme
Price and stock checked Oct 29, 2026
Key nutrition facts
5caloriesPer serving · 1 TSP (5ML)
Protein
0g
Fiber
—
Added sugar
—
Sodium
90mg▼
Saturated fat
—
▲ raises the score · ▼ lowers it · From the product label
Ingredients: Naga Jolokia and habanero peppers, water, tomato, salt, sugar, glucose, roasted garlic, apple cider vinegar, garlic, acetic and citric acids, onion, soybean oil, carrot, lime, cellulose gum and gel, xanthan gum, passion fruit, ascorbic acid
On Open Food FactsNOVA 4Ultra-processed foodTheir grades, for reference; not part of our score. Data: Open Food Facts (ODbL).
61 / 100
Fair Scored automatically
Weighted as ready meals, soups, saucesMedium confidence · Scored on 7 of 11 inputs
Nutrition · counts 35%60
Ingredients · counts 25%72
Processing · counts 15%50
Sourcing · counts 10%50
Transparency · counts 15%62
Why it scores 61
Nutrition 60 · Compared with other ready meals and sauces: more sodium (90 mg) per 1 TSP
Ingredients 72 · Soybean oil, 12th ingredient (seed oil, −10, ClearShelf standard); Carboxymethylcellulose (cellulose gum) (additive, −10); Sugar, 5th ingredient (added sugar, −8)
Processing 50 · Pepper sauce with sugar, soybean oil, and added gums
Sourcing 50 · No growing or ingredient-origin practices are stated
Transparency 62 · Full ingredient list, but the soy-free claim conflicts with soybean oil
Contains soybean oil despite the soy-free claim
Contains sugar and glucose
Evidence behind the Ingredients deductions
Strong evidence−8 for sugar
Varies by additive−10 for carboxymethylcellulose
ClearShelf standard−10 for soybean 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
Naga Jolokia and habanero peppers Water Tomato Salt Sugar Glucose Roasted garlic Apple cider vinegar Garlic Acetic and citric acids Onion Soybean oil Carrot Lime Cellulose gum and gel Xanthan gum Passion fruit Ascorbic acid
18 ingredients 3 to watch1 to avoid
Sourcing

Origin not disclosed on the product page.

Additives5 additives · 1 moderate risk
Carboxymethylcellulose (cellulose gum) (E466)ThickenerModerate risk
Changed gut bacteria in mice and, in a small 2022 human study, altered the gut microbiome.
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.
Xanthan gum (E415)ThickenerNo risk
Made by fermentation; EFSA re-confirmed its safety in 2017, though large amounts can cause bloating.
Ascorbic acid (vitamin C) (E300)AntioxidantNo risk
Vitamin C, used to keep colour and freshness; safe.
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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