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Reaper Hot Sauce

Contains brown and cane sugars

This sweet-heat sauce combines Carolina Reaper peppers with cherries, cranberries and Kentucky bourbon. Brown sugar and cane sugar are included.

Seed-oil freeNo artificial dyesNo artificial flavorsNo natural flavorsNo synthetic preservativesNo added nitritesNo phosphatesNo gums or thickeners
$14.00 lowest price at Elijah's Xtreme
Price and stock checked Oct 29, 2026
Key nutrition facts
5caloriesPer serving · 1 TSP (5ML)
Protein
—
Fiber
—
Added sugar
—▼
Sodium
5mg▲
Saturated fat
—
▲ raises the score · ▼ lowers it · From the product label
Ingredients: black cherries, brown sugar, tomato paste, cranberry sauce (cranberries, cane sugar, water), Carolina Reaper peppers, Kentucky bourbon, onion, vinegar, water, vanilla extract, sea salt
On Open Food FactsNutri-Score CTheir grades, for reference; not part of our score. Data: Open Food Facts (ODbL).
66 / 100
Fair Scored automatically
Weighted as ready meals, soups, saucesMedium confidence · Scored on 8 of 11 inputs, 1 claim verified
Nutrition · counts 35%65
Ingredients · counts 25%80
Processing · counts 15%60
Sourcing · counts 10%50
Transparency · counts 15%64
Why it scores 66
Nutrition 65 · Compared with other ready meals and sauces: less sodium (5 mg); 20 g added sugar per 1 TSP
Ingredients 80 · Brown sugar, 2nd ingredient (added sugar, −20); no dyes or artificial sweeteners
Processing 60 · Fruit, peppers, sugar and vinegar make a processed sauce
Sourcing 50 · Kentucky bourbon is named; sourcing of the main ingredients is unstated
Transparency 64 · Complete ingredient list; no specific growing or sourcing claims
Contains brown sugar and cane sugar
Evidence behind the Ingredients deductions
Strong evidence−20 for brown sugar
Scored Oct 20, 2026 · Scoring guide v3.1 · Updated Oct 20, 2026 · See what changed

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Ingredients
Black cherries Brown sugar Tomato paste Cranberry sauce (cranberries, cane sugar, water) Carolina Reaper peppers Kentucky bourbon Onion Vinegar Water Vanilla extract Sea salt
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Sourcing

Origin not disclosed on the product page.

Additives1 additive · 1 limited risk
Added sugarSugarLimited risk
Added sugar; the WHO and the US Dietary Guidelines advise keeping added sugars under 10% of daily calories.
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