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#8 | Hot Ones Hot Sauce

Contains brown sugar

This hot sauce uses Carolina Reaper, Scorpion and other super-hot chiles. Brown sugar adds sweetness.

Seed-oil freeNo artificial dyesNo artificial flavorsNo natural flavorsNo synthetic preservativesNo added nitritesNo phosphatesNo gums or thickeners
$16.00 lowest price at Hot Ones
Price and stock checked Oct 30, 2026
Key nutrition facts

Not available yet. We only show numbers printed on the product’s label or its product page, and we couldn’t read them for this product.

Ingredients: Chili Peppers, Vinegar Water, Water, Chili Pepper Powder, Lime Juice, Brown Sugar, Salt, Citric Acid, Arrowroot
69 / 100
Fair Scored automatically
Weighted as ready meals, soups, saucesLow confidence · Scored on 3 of 11 inputs, 1 claim verified
Nutrition facts not available. Scored on its ingredients, processing, sourcing and transparency; the Nutrition part is neutral until we can read the label.Your product? Claim this listing to add the label and it’s scored in full.
Nutrition · counts 35%50
Ingredients · counts 25%100
Processing · counts 15%60
Sourcing · counts 10%70
Transparency · counts 15%70
Why it scores 69
Nutrition 50 · No nutrition facts available; scored mid-range
Ingredients 100 · 9 ingredients; no added sugar, seed oils, dyes or flagged additives
Processing 60 · Sauce made with peppers, vinegar, lime juice, brown sugar and arrowroot
Sourcing 70 · The brand says super-hot chilis are from Smokin’ Ed Currie
Transparency 70 · Complete ingredient list and a named source for the super-hot chilis
Contains brown sugar
Evidence behind the Ingredients deductionsNone: no added sugar, seed oils, dyes, sweeteners or flagged additives were found.
Scored Oct 21, 2026 · Scoring guide v3.1 · Updated Oct 20, 2026 · See what changed

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Ingredients
Chili Peppers Vinegar Water Water Chili Pepper Powder Lime Juice Brown Sugar Salt Citric Acid Arrowroot
9 ingredients 1 to watch
Sourcing

Origin not disclosed on the product page.

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.
Citric acid (E330)AcidNo risk
Usually made by fermentation; considered safe.
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