Nando's Lemon & Herb PERi-PERi Sauce: calories, sugar, salt and nutrition

How much salt is in Nando's Lemon & Herb PERi-PERi Sauce? A tablespoon (15g) delivers 0.39g of salt, 7% of the adult daily limit. Used in small quantities, sauces like this can still add up significantly across a meal.

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Nando's Lemon & Herb PERi-PERi Sauce contains 60 kcal, 3.5g of fat (0.4g saturated), 6.5g of carbohydrate (2.5g sugar), 0.5g of protein and 2.6g of salt per 100g. A standard hot sauce portion — 1 teaspoon (5g) — delivers 3 kcal, 0.13g of sugar and 0.13g of salt.

Nando's Lemon & Herb is the mildest PERi-PERi sauce in the range, using African bird's eye chillies at a low concentration alongside lemon, garlic and parsley. At 2.5g of sugar per 100g and 2.6g of salt per 100g, a tablespoon (15g) delivers 0.375g of sugar and 0.39g of salt. Gluten-free and suitable for vegans.

Portion size matters significantly for condiments. A small squeeze or single teaspoon contributes little to daily intake. But condiments are easy to apply generously: 1 teaspoon (5g) delivers 0.13g of sugar and 0.13g of salt, while 2 tablespoons (30g) delivers 0.75g of sugar and 0.78g of salt. Adding multiple condiments to a single meal multiplies this further.

Sugar

Nando's Lemon & Herb PERi-PERi Sauce contains 2.5g of sugar per 100g. 1 teaspoon (5g) delivers 0.13g of sugar. Sugar in condiments is all free sugar: unlike the naturally occurring sugars in whole fruit or plain dairy, there is no food matrix to slow absorption.

Salt

Nando's Lemon & Herb PERi-PERi Sauce contains 2.6g of salt per 100g. 1 teaspoon (5g): 0.13g (2% of the adult daily limit of 6g); 1 tablespoon (15g): 0.39g (7% of the adult daily limit of 6g); 2 tablespoons (30g): 0.78g (13% of the adult daily limit of 6g).

At 2.6g 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

Nando's Lemon & Herb PERi-PERi Sauce is a commercially produced hot sauce. Its ingredients are: Water, vinegar, onion puree (6%), lemon puree (4%), sunflower seed oil, garlic puree (2.5%), salt, spices and herbs (cayenne pepper, paprika, parsley, African bird's eye chilli), stabilisers (xanthan gum, propylene glycol alginate), antioxidants (ascorbic acid, rosemary extract), spice extract (paprika), dextrose. The mildest in the range..

Reading the ingredient list closely, it contains xanthan gum. Xanthan gum stabilises the texture and prevents separation during storage.

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. Per-portion values calculated proportionally. NHS/SACN guidelines used for daily limits. For guidance only, not medical advice.