The Ginger People · Oriental, Mexican and Ethnic Sauces
Sweet Ginger Chili Cooking Sauce
A 2 Tbsp (30ml) serving of Sweet Ginger Chili Cooking Sauce by The Ginger People has 80 calories, 17g of sugars and 5mg of sodium, as submitted by Food Market Management, Inc. to USDA (FoodData Central 1909862, record updated Jul 14, 2017).
Values for the declared serving and per 100 g. FoodData Central 1909862, available Jul 29, 2021; USDA record.
Nutrition Facts
* The % Daily Value (DV) tells you how much a nutrient in a serving of food contributes to a daily diet. 2,000 calories a day is used for general nutrition advice. Protein % DV here is not corrected for protein quality.
Computed from the values per 100 g that Food Market Management, Inc. submitted to USDA, for the declared 30ml serving. They are rounded as FDA requires labels to round; the package in your hand is the authority. Check the USDA record.
- UPC
- 734027901278
- Category
- Oriental, Mexican and Ethnic Sauces
- Records
- 3 under this UPC; this page shows the newest record of this barcode
How it compares with other oriental, mexican and ethnic sauces
Per 100 g, it has more sugar than 99% of the 3,347 oriental, mexican and ethnic sauces products in USDA's branded database, and it has more sodium than 3% of them.
Where the calories come from: 100% carbohydrate, 0% fat and 0% protein (4 calories a gram of protein or carbohydrate, 9 of fat).
Where it sits among oriental, mexican and ethnic sauces: sugar per 100 g
| Per 100 g | This product | Median of the category | Share of the category lower |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total sugars | 56.7 g | 8.5 g | 99% |
| Sodium | 17 mg | 967 mg | 3% |
| Protein | 0 g | 0 g | 0% |
| Calories | 267 | 117 | 88% |
Source: USDA FoodData Central branded foods, April 30, 2026 release; category statistics computed by GetFoodFacts from 3,347 products, one per barcode.
Other sauce in this aisle
2,593 of the 3,347 oriental, mexican and ethnic sauces products are named sauce. Per 100 g their median is 107 calories, 917 mg of sodium and 0 g of protein; 52 have less sodium than this one.
| Other brands with less sodium | Sodium per 100 g | Calories per 100 g |
|---|---|---|
| Salted Fish Sauce KAMAYAN | 10 mg | 67 |
| Cinnamon Apple Sauce MUSSELMAN'S | 9 mg | 80 |
| Cherry Apple Sauce GEFEN | 9 mg | 80 |
Source: USDA FoodData Central branded foods, April 30, 2026 release: products in this aisle whose name contains "sauce", one per barcode.
What is in it
Ingredients (as submitted): CANE SUGAR, WATER, DISTILLED VINEGAR, ROASTED RED BELL PEPPER PUREE (RED PEPPER, WATER, SALT, CITRIC ACID), MODIFIED CORN STARCH, GINGER, CANDIED GINGER (GINGER, SUGAR), DRIED GARLIC, SHREDDED GINGER (GINGER, SUGAR, RICE VINEGAR, WATER, SALT, CITRIC ACID), CHILI PEPPER, PAPRIKA EXTRACTIVE.
The statement lists 11 ingredients at the top level, beginning with Cane Sugar, Water, Distilled Vinegar. It has no separate "Contains" line; a major allergen (the nine the FDA requires on labels: milk, eggs, fish, shellfish, tree nuts, peanuts, wheat, soybeans, sesame) may be named inside the ingredients instead. For allergies, read the package: this is the record USDA holds (updated Jul 14, 2017), not the label on the shelf today.
Source: the ingredient statement Food Market Management, Inc. submitted to USDA (FoodData Central 1909862).
More The Ginger People oriental, mexican and ethnic sauces
| Product | Calories per 100 g | Sugars per 100 g | Sodium per 100 g |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spicy Ginger Teriyaki | 267 | 53.33 g | 2,733 mg |
| Ginger Peanut Cooking Sauce | 83 | 6.67 g | 600 mg |
| Organic Minced Ginger | 0 | 0 g | 0 mg |
Source: USDA FoodData Central branded foods, April 30, 2026 release.
Questions about this product
How many calories are in The Ginger People Sweet Ginger Chili Cooking Sauce?
80 per 2 Tbsp (30ml) serving, and 267 per 100 g.
How much sodium is in The Ginger People Sweet Ginger Chili Cooking Sauce?
5mg per serving (0% of the 2,300 mg Daily Value).
Is this the label on the package today?
It is the record Food Market Management, Inc. submitted to USDA, last updated Jul 14, 2017. Recipes change: the package in your hand is the authority.
Sources for this page
- USDA FoodData Central
- this record and every record it is compared with, April 30, 2026 release. fdc.nal.usda.gov
- FoodData Central documentation
- what branded, SR Legacy, Foundation and survey records are. fdc.nal.usda.gov
- USDA Food and Nutrient Database for Dietary Studies
- survey foods and their household portions. ars.usda.gov
- 21 CFR 101.9, Nutrition labeling of food
- the label format, its rounding and the Daily Values. ecfr.gov
- 21 CFR 101 subpart D, Nutrient content claims
- the FDA thresholds the comparisons count. ecfr.gov
- FDA, How to Understand and Use the Nutrition Facts Label
- the 5% and 20% Daily Value rule. fda.gov