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Hatch Smoked Chile Hot Sauce from La Posta

Contains xanthan gum

A chile-forward hot sauce with vinegar, lime, garlic and cumin. It contains xanthan gum; a 1 oz serving has 120 mg sodium.

Seed-oil freeNo artificial dyesNo artificial flavorsNo natural flavorsNo synthetic preservativesNo added nitritesNo phosphatesNo gluten ingredientsContains corn
$13.99 lowest price at #1 Ranked New Mexico Salsa & Chile Powder | Made in New Mexico
Price and stock checked Oct 30, 2026
Key nutrition facts
15caloriesPer serving · 1 oz (28g)
Protein
1g
Fiber
1g▲
Added sugar
0g
Sodium
120mg▲
Saturated fat
0g
▲ raises the score · ▼ lowers it · From the product label
Ingredients: Chiles (Serrano, Cayene, Hatch Red Chile, Smoked Jalapeno, Ancho), Distilled Vinegar, Apple Cider Vinegar, Brown Sugar, Lime Juice, Garlic, Onion, Cumin, Sea Salt, Xanthan Gum (a natural thickener from corn)
76 / 100
Good Scored automatically
Weighted as ready meals, soups, saucesHigh confidence · Scored on 9 of 11 inputs
Nutrition · counts 35%85
Ingredients · counts 25%92
Processing · counts 15%60
Sourcing · counts 10%50
Transparency · counts 15%63
Why it scores 76
Nutrition 85 · Compared with other ready meals and sauces: more fiber (1 g), less sodium (120 mg); no added sugar per 1 oz
Ingredients 92 · Brown sugar, 4th ingredient (added sugar, −8); no dyes or artificial sweeteners
Processing 60 · Vinegar-based chile sauce with a short ingredient list and xanthan gum
Sourcing 50 · No growing practices or ingredient origin stated
Transparency 63 · Complete ingredient list, but no specific sourcing claims
Contains xanthan gum
Evidence behind the Ingredients deductions
Strong evidence−8 for brown sugar
Scored Oct 24, 2026 · Scoring guide v3.1 · Updated Oct 20, 2026 · See what changed

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Ingredients
Chiles (Serrano, Cayene, Hatch Red Chile, Smoked Jalapeno, Ancho) Distilled Vinegar Apple Cider Vinegar Brown Sugar Lime Juice Garlic Onion Cumin Sea Salt Xanthan Gum (a natural thickener from corn)
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Sourcing

The La Posta Restaurant has a wonderful ambiance of an old Mexican Hacienda. The original Adobe walls that are still intact date back as far as the 1840's, have sheltered Billy the Kid, Kit Carson, General Douglas MacArthur, and Pancho Villa. On September 16, 1939, an entrepreneurial 25 year old Katy Griggs opened her “little chile joint” and named it La Posta. Her uncle, Edgar Griggs, loved his niece and admired her independent streak so much that he actually sold Katy the historic adobe property that would become La Posta for a mere “one dollar, love and affection”. For over 80 years, this s

Additives2 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.
Xanthan gum (E415)ThickenerNo risk
Made by fermentation; EFSA re-confirmed its safety in 2017, though large amounts can cause bloating.
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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