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Killer Hogs Hot Sauce

Contains red 40

Aged pepper mash, vinegar and garlic make a savory hot sauce. It contains cellulose gum and red 40 coloring, with 220 mg of sodium per teaspoon.

Seed-oil freeNo added sugarNo artificial dyesNo artificial flavorsNo natural flavorsNo synthetic preservativesNo added nitritesNo phosphates
$4.50 6 oz · lowest price at HowToBBQRight
Price and stock checked Oct 29, 2026
Key nutrition facts
0caloriesPer serving · 1 Tsp (5g)
Protein
0g
Fiber
—
Added sugar
—
Sodium
220mg▼
Saturated fat
—
▲ raises the score · ▼ lowers it · From the product label
Ingredients: Aged pepper mash, Vinegar, Garlic, Salt, Cellulose Gum, F.D.&C., red #40
52 / 100
Fair Scored automatically
Weighted as ready meals, soups, saucesMedium confidence · Scored on 8 of 11 inputs
Nutrition · counts 35%40
Ingredients · counts 25%75
Processing · counts 15%30
Sourcing · counts 10%50
Transparency · counts 15%65
Why it scores 52
Nutrition 40 · Compared with other ready meals and sauces: more sodium (220 mg); no added sugar per 1 Tsp
Ingredients 75 · Red 40 (synthetic dye, −15); Carboxymethylcellulose (cellulose gum) (additive, −10); no artificial sweeteners
Processing 30 · Hot sauce with cellulose gum and added red 40 coloring
Sourcing 50 · Origin and production practices for the ingredients aren't stated
Transparency 65 · Full ingredient list, but no specific sourcing or production claims
Contains cellulose gum
Contains red 40 coloring
220 mg sodium per teaspoon
Evidence behind the Ingredients deductions
Moderate, evolving−15 for red 40
Varies by additive−10 for carboxymethylcellulose
Scored Oct 20, 2026 · Scoring guide v3.1 · Updated Oct 20, 2026 · See what changed

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Ingredients
Aged pepper mash Vinegar Garlic Salt Cellulose Gum F.D.&C. Red #40
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Sourcing

Origin not disclosed on the product page.

Additives1 additive · 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.
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