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Tabasco Chipotle Pepper Sauce: calories, sugar, salt and nutrition
How much salt is in Tabasco Chipotle Pepper Sauce? A tablespoon (15g) delivers 0.83g of salt, 14% 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
The table below shows how the nutrition changes across realistic portion sizes.
Nutrition by portion size: Tabasco Chipotle Pepper Sauce
Portion
Calories
Sugar
Salt
Sat fat
Few drops (3g)
1 kcal
0.11g
0.17g
0g
1 teaspoon (5g)
2 kcal
0.19g
0.28g
0g
1 tablespoon (15g)
6 kcal
0.57g
0.83g
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Sugar highlighted in amber above 20% of adult daily limit, red above 75%. Salt highlighted in amber above 38% of adult daily limit (2.3g per day), red above 75%.
Tabasco Chipotle Pepper Sauce contains 41 kcal, 0.5g of fat (0g saturated), 8.5g of carbohydrate (3.8g sugar), 1.2g of protein and 5.5g of salt per 100g. A standard hot sauce portion — Few drops (3g) — delivers 1 kcal, 0.11g of sugar and 0.17g of salt.
Tabasco Chipotle has 3.8g of sugar per 100g, notably sweeter than Original (0.8g). A tablespoon (15g) delivers 0.57g of sugar and 0.83g of salt, the highest sugar contribution of the Tabasco range.
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 0.11g of sugar and 0.17g of salt, while 1 tablespoon (15g) delivers 0.57g of sugar and 0.83g of salt. Adding multiple condiments to a single meal multiplies this further.
Sugar
Tabasco Chipotle Pepper Sauce contains 3.8g of sugar per 100g. Few drops (3g) delivers 0.11g 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
Tabasco Chipotle Pepper Sauce contains 5.5g of salt per 100g. Few drops (3g): 0.17g (3% of the adult daily limit of 6g); 1 teaspoon (5g): 0.28g (5% of the adult daily limit of 6g); 1 tablespoon (15g): 0.83g (14% of the adult daily limit of 6g).
At 5.5g 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
Tabasco Chipotle Pepper Sauce is a commercially produced hot sauce. Its ingredients are: Vinegar, water, chipotle pepper (smoked jalapeno), onion, tomato paste, salt, sugar, garlic, natural smoke flavour, spices. More complex than Original, with tomato and onion in the base giving a sweeter, smoky profile..
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.
Chipotle hot sauce
Vinegar, water, chipotle pepper (smoked jalapeno), onion, tomato paste, salt, sugar, garlic, natural smoke flavour, spices. More complex than Original, with tomato and onion in the base giving a sweeter, smoky profile.
Processing (NOVA classification)
Tabasco Chipotle Pepper Sauce falls into NOVA group 4, ultra-processed food. Most commercially produced condiments, including those made primarily from natural ingredients like tomatoes or peppers, are classified as ultra-processed due to the additives and processing aids used in production.
Tabasco Chipotle Pepper Sauce contains 3.8g of sugar per 100g. Few drops (3g): 0.11g of sugar; 1 teaspoon (5g): 0.19g of sugar; 1 tablespoon (15g): 0.57g of sugar. All sugar in condiments is free sugar and counts towards the NHS daily free sugar limit (30g for adults, 24g for children aged 7 to 10, 19g for children aged 4 to 6).
Tabasco Chipotle Pepper Sauce contains 5.5g of salt per 100g. Few drops (3g): 0.17g of salt (3% of the adult daily limit); 1 teaspoon (5g): 0.28g of salt (5% of the adult daily limit); 1 tablespoon (15g): 0.83g of salt (14% of the adult daily limit). The adult daily salt limit is 6g; for children aged 7 to 10 it is 5g, and for children aged 4 to 6 it is 3g.
Yes, Tabasco Chipotle Pepper Sauce is classified as NOVA group 4, ultra-processed food. This applies to almost all commercially produced condiments, regardless of how natural their core ingredients are.
Tabasco Chipotle Pepper Sauce does not contain any of the 14 major UK allergens in its standard recipe.
At 3.8g per 100g, Tabasco Chipotle Pepper Sauce sits in the mid-range for sugar content among condiments. Ketchup contains 23.7g per 100g; mustard typically contains 2 to 5g per 100g.
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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.
