HP Brown Sauce: calories, sugar, salt and nutrition

How much salt is in HP Brown Sauce? A tablespoon (15g) delivers 0.33g of salt, 6% of the adult daily limit. Used in small quantities, sauces like this can still add up significantly across a meal.

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Nutrition by portion size

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HP Brown Sauce contains 103 kcal, 0.2g of fat (0g saturated), 24g of carbohydrate (16g sugar), 1.5g of protein and 2.2g of salt per 100g. A standard brown sauce portion — Small squeeze (10g) — delivers 10 kcal, 1.6g of sugar and 0.22g of salt.

HP Brown Sauce has 2.2g of salt per 100g, double that of Heinz Ketchup. A tablespoon (15g) delivers 0.33g of salt and 2.4g of sugar. It contains fish via soy sauce in the ingredient list, making it unsuitable for vegetarians despite appearing to be a purely vegetable-based sauce.

Portion size matters significantly for condiments. A small squeeze or single teaspoon contributes little to daily intake. But condiments are easy to apply generously: Small squeeze (10g) delivers 1.6g of sugar and 0.22g of salt, while 4 tablespoons (60g) delivers 9.6g of sugar and 1.32g of salt. Adding multiple condiments to a single meal multiplies this further.

Sugar

HP Brown Sauce contains 16g of sugar per 100g, all of it free sugar. There are no naturally occurring bound sugars in condiments — the sugar in sauces counts in full against the NHS daily free sugar limit of 30g for adults, 24g for children aged 7 to 10, and 19g for children aged 4 to 6.

Small squeeze (10g): 1.6g of sugar (5% of the adult daily limit); 1 tablespoon (15g): 2.4g of sugar (8% of the adult daily limit); 2 tablespoons (30g): 4.8g of sugar (16% of the adult daily limit); 4 tablespoons (60g): 9.6g of sugar (32% of the adult daily limit).

Salt

HP Brown Sauce contains 2.2g of salt per 100g. Small squeeze (10g): 0.22g (4% of the adult daily limit of 6g); 1 tablespoon (15g): 0.33g (6% of the adult daily limit of 6g); 2 tablespoons (30g): 0.66g (11% of the adult daily limit of 6g); 4 tablespoons (60g): 1.32g (22% of the adult daily limit of 6g).

At 2.2g of salt per 100g, this is one of the higher-salt condiments. The salt content is relevant because condiments are often added at table after cooking, meaning the salt they contribute is on top of whatever salt is already in the food.

Ingredients and ultra-processed food

HP Brown Sauce is a commercially produced brown sauce. Its ingredients are: Tomatoes, malt vinegar (barley), molasses, glucose-fructose syrup, dates, tamarind extract, sugar, salt, spices, garlic, soy sauce (fish). HP stands for Houses of Parliament. Contains tamarind from India and dates alongside UK ingredients..

Reading the ingredient list closely, it contains glucose-fructose syrup. Glucose-fructose syrup adds sweetness more cheaply than sugar and extends shelf life.

A home-made equivalent would typically require fewer ingredients. The processing aids are used to deliver a consistent flavour, texture and shelf life at scale that home preparation cannot match.

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Nutrition information from UK manufacturer labels and retailer databases (Tesco, Ocado, Heinz To Home, official brand websites). Per-portion values calculated proportionally from per-100g figures. NHS/SACN guidelines used for daily limits. For guidance only, not medical advice.