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Los Calientes Barbacoa | Hot Ones Hot Sauce

Contains cane sugar

A smoky chipotle sauce balanced with pineapple and tomatillos, plus garlic, herbs and spices. It contains cane sugar and less than 1 g added sugar per teaspoon.

Seed-oil freeNo artificial dyesNo artificial flavorsNo natural flavorsNo synthetic preservativesNo added nitritesNo phosphatesNo gums or thickeners
$12.00 lowest price at HEATONIST
Price and stock checked Oct 29, 2026
Key nutrition facts
5caloriesPer serving · 1 tsp (5 mL)
Protein
0g
Fiber
—
Added sugar
<1g▼
Sodium
60mg▼
Saturated fat
—
▲ raises the score · ▼ lowers it · From the product label
Ingredients: Apple Cider (Apple Cider, Ascorbic Acid (Vitamin C)), Chipotle Pepper Puree (Chipotle Peppers, Salt, and Vinegar), Water, Pineapple, Pure Cane Sugar, Tomatillos (Tomatillos, Water, Citric Acid and Salt), Lemon Juice from concentrate, Apple Cider Vinegar, Chipotle Powder, Garlic, Molasses, Toasted Onion, Salt, Cilantro, Cumin, Black Pepper, Celery Seed, Marjoram
68 / 100
Fair Scored automatically
Weighted as ready meals, soups, saucesHigh confidence · Scored on 9 of 11 inputs, 1 claim verified
Nutrition · counts 35%60
Ingredients · counts 25%92
Processing · counts 15%60
Sourcing · counts 10%50
Transparency · counts 15%65
Why it scores 68
Nutrition 60 · Compared with other ready meals and sauces: more sodium (60 mg); 0.5 g added sugar per 1 tsp
Ingredients 92 · Cane sugar, 5th ingredient (added sugar, −8); no dyes or artificial sweeteners
Processing 60 · Sauce made from peppers, fruit, vinegar, sugar and seasonings
Sourcing 50 · No origin or growing practices stated for the ingredients
Transparency 65 · Complete ingredient list; no specific sourcing claims
Contains cane sugar
Less than 1 g added sugar per serving
Evidence behind the Ingredients deductions
Strong evidence−8 for cane sugar
Scored Oct 20, 2026 · Scoring guide v3.1 · Updated Oct 20, 2026 · See what changed

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Ingredients
Apple Cider (Apple Cider Ascorbic Acid (Vitamin C)) Chipotle Pepper Puree (Chipotle Peppers, Salt, and Vinegar) Water Pineapple Pure Cane Sugar Tomatillos (Tomatillos, Water, Citric Acid and Salt) Lemon Juice from concentrate Apple Cider Vinegar Chipotle Powder Garlic Molasses Toasted Onion Salt Cilantro Cumin Black Pepper Celery Seed Marjoram
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Sourcing

Origin not disclosed on the product page.

Additives3 additives · 1 limited risk
Added sugarSugarLimited risk
Added sugar; the WHO and the US Dietary Guidelines advise keeping added sugars under 10% of daily calories.
Citric acid (E330)AcidNo risk
Usually made by fermentation; considered safe.
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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