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Dark Star - 5oz bottle

Contains brown sugar

A superhot sauce with Carolina reaper and ghost peppers, coffee, cherries and black garlic. It contains brown sugar and has less than 1 g of added sugar per serving.

Seed-oil freeNo artificial dyesNo artificial flavorsNo natural flavorsNo synthetic preservativesNo added nitritesNo phosphatesNo gums or thickeners
$14.00 5 oz · lowest price at Funky's Hot Sauce Factory
Price and stock checked Oct 30, 2026
Key nutrition facts
5caloriesPer serving · 1 tsp (5mL)
Protein
0g
Fiber
—
Added sugar
<1g▼
Sodium
65mg▼
Saturated fat
—
▲ raises the score · ▼ lowers it · From the product label
Ingredients: Peppers (Carolina Reaper & Ghost), Onion, Organic Apple Cider Vinegar, Lime Juice, Cherry Puree, Organic Brown Sugar, Olive Oil, Madrona Smoked Sea Salt, Orange Peel, Molasses, Coffee, Black Garlic, Organic Cinnamon
72 / 100
Good Scored automatically
Weighted as ready meals, soups, saucesHigh confidence · Scored on 10 of 11 inputs, 3 claims verified
Nutrition · counts 35%58
Ingredients · counts 25%100
Processing · counts 15%62
Sourcing · counts 10%70
Transparency · counts 15%72
Why it scores 72
Nutrition 58 · Compared with other ready meals and sauces: more sodium (65 mg); 0.5 g added sugar per 1 tsp
Ingredients 100 · 13 ingredients; no added sugar, seed oils, dyes or flagged additives
Processing 62 · A blended chili sauce with vinegar, sugar, oil and seasonings
Sourcing 70 · Several ingredients are identified as organic; peppers have no origin stated here
Transparency 72 · Complete ingredient list and organic ingredients are identified
Less than 1 g added sugar per serving
Evidence behind the Ingredients deductionsNone: no added sugar, seed oils, dyes, sweeteners or flagged additives were found.
Scored Oct 23, 2026 · Scoring guide v3.1 · Updated Oct 20, 2026 · See what changed

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Ingredients
Peppers (Carolina Reaper & Ghost) Onion Organic Apple Cider Vinegar Lime Juice Cherry Puree Organic Brown Sugar Olive Oil Madrona Smoked Sea Salt Orange Peel Molasses Coffee Black Garlic Organic Cinnamon
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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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