Huy Fong Foods Sriracha Hot Chilli Sauce: calories, sugar, salt and nutrition

How much salt is in Huy Fong Foods Sriracha Hot Chilli Sauce? A tablespoon (15g) delivers 0.35g 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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Huy Fong Foods Sriracha Hot Chilli Sauce contains 93 kcal, 0g of fat (0g saturated), 20g of carbohydrate (19g sugar), 2.5g of protein and 2.3g of salt per 100g. A standard hot sauce portion — Few drops (3g) — delivers 3 kcal, 0.57g of sugar and 0.07g of salt.

Huy Fong Sriracha contains 19g of sugar per 100g, making it the highest-sugar hot sauce in this guide. A tablespoon (15g) delivers 2.85g of free sugar. Its near-zero fat and high sugar content make it nutritionally more similar to ketchup than to chilli 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: Few drops (3g) delivers 0.57g of sugar and 0.07g of salt, while 1 tablespoon (15g) delivers 2.85g of sugar and 0.35g of salt. Adding multiple condiments to a single meal multiplies this further.

Sugar

Huy Fong Foods Sriracha Hot Chilli Sauce contains 19g 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.

Few drops (3g): 0.57g of sugar (2% of the adult daily limit); 1 teaspoon (5g): 0.95g of sugar (3% of the adult daily limit); 1 tablespoon (15g): 2.85g of sugar (10% of the adult daily limit).

Salt

Huy Fong Foods Sriracha Hot Chilli Sauce contains 2.3g of salt per 100g. Few drops (3g): 0.07g (1% of the adult daily limit of 6g); 1 teaspoon (5g): 0.12g (2% of the adult daily limit of 6g); 1 tablespoon (15g): 0.35g (6% of the adult daily limit of 6g).

At 2.3g 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

Huy Fong Foods Sriracha Hot Chilli Sauce is a commercially produced hot sauce. Its ingredients are: Chilli, sugar, distilled vinegar, garlic, salt, potassium sorbate, sodium bisulphite, xanthan gum. The original US Huy Fong Foods Sriracha, distinguished by its rooster logo and green cap..

Reading the ingredient list closely, it contains xanthan gum and potassium sorbate. Xanthan gum stabilises the texture and prevents separation during storage. Potassium sorbate inhibits mould and yeast growth to extend 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.