Dr Foo's Kitchen · Oriental, Mexican and Ethnic Sauces
Thai Sweet Garlic & Ginger Sauce, Medium Heat
One Tbsp (20g) serving of Thai Sweet Garlic & Ginger Sauce, Medium Heat by Dr Foo's Kitchen has 25 calories, 5g of sugars and 55mg of sodium, as submitted by Fischer & Wieser Specialty Foods, Inc. to USDA (FoodData Central 1945793, record updated Apr 10, 2018).
Values for the declared serving and per 100 g. FoodData Central 1945793, 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 Fischer & Wieser Specialty Foods, Inc. submitted to USDA, for the declared 20g serving. They are rounded as FDA requires labels to round; the package in your hand is the authority. Check the USDA record.
- UPC
- 020138991131
- 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 76% of the 3,347 oriental, mexican and ethnic sauces products in USDA's branded database, and it has more sodium than 8% 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 | 25 g | 8.5 g | 76% |
| Sodium | 275 mg | 967 mg | 8% |
| Protein | 0 g | 0 g | 0% |
| Calories | 125 | 117 | 52% |
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; 165 have less sodium than this one.
| Other brands with less sodium | Sodium per 100 g | Calories per 100 g |
|---|---|---|
| Strawberry Pie Sauce AUNT BEE'Z | 219 mg | 169 |
| Coconut Curry Simmering Sauce with Yams NAFIS | 219 mg | 94 |
| Chocolate Hazelnut Flavored Puremade Sauce TORANI | 218 mg | 282 |
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): WATER, PURE CANE SUGAR, RED BELL PEPPERS (WITH WATER AND CITRIC ACID), DISTILLED VINEGAR, SAMBAL (WITH VINEGAR, SALT AND XANTHAN GUM), MODIFIED TAPIOCA STARCH, GARLIC, GINGER, SEA SALT, CRUSHED RED PEPPER FLAKES.
The statement lists 10 ingredients at the top level, beginning with Water, Pure Cane Sugar, Red Bell Peppers (with Water and Citric Acid). 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 Apr 10, 2018), not the label on the shelf today.
Source: the ingredient statement Fischer & Wieser Specialty Foods, Inc. submitted to USDA (FoodData Central 1945793).
Questions about this product
How many calories are in Dr Foo's Kitchen Thai Sweet Garlic & Ginger Sauce, Medium Heat?
25 per 1 Tbsp (20g) serving, and 125 per 100 g.
How much sodium is in Dr Foo's Kitchen Thai Sweet Garlic & Ginger Sauce, Medium Heat?
55mg per serving (2% of the 2,300 mg Daily Value).
Is this the label on the package today?
It is the record Fischer & Wieser Specialty Foods, Inc. submitted to USDA, last updated Apr 10, 2018. 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