The Peru Chef · Oriental, Mexican and Ethnic Sauces
Yellow Hot Pepper Sauce
A 10g serving of Yellow Hot Pepper Sauce by The Peru Chef has 10 calories and 105mg of sodium, as submitted by THE PERU CHEF to USDA (FoodData Central 537636, record updated Sep 23, 2017).
Values for the declared serving and per 100 g. FoodData Central 537636, available Apr 1, 2019; 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 THE PERU CHEF submitted to USDA, for the declared 10g serving. They are rounded as FDA requires labels to round; the package in your hand is the authority. Check the USDA record.
- UPC
- 7755864000439
- Category
- Oriental, Mexican and Ethnic Sauces
- Records
- 1 under this UPC
How it compares with other oriental, mexican and ethnic sauces
Per 100 g, it has more sodium than 54% of the 3,347 oriental, mexican and ethnic sauces products in USDA's branded database.
Where the calories come from: 34% carbohydrate, 62% fat and 4% protein (4 calories a gram of protein or carbohydrate, 9 of fat).
| Per 100 g | This product | Median of the category | Share of the category lower |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sodium | 1,068 mg | 967 mg | 54% |
| Protein | 1.2 g | 0 g | 54% |
| Calories | 120 | 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; 1,441 have less sodium than this one.
| Other brands with less sodium | Sodium per 100 g | Calories per 100 g |
|---|---|---|
| Huntley's Cocktail Sauce, 8 Fl Oz HUNTLEY'S | 850 mg | 100 |
| Chili Skillet Sauce MCCORMICK | 844 mg | 78 |
| Teriyaki Sauce KEVIN'S NATURAL FOODS | 844 mg | 62 |
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): YELLOW HOT PEPPER, VEGETABLE OIL, SALT, PEANUT, MONOSODIUM GLUTAMATE (E-621), SPICES (PEPPER, CUMIN), CITRIC ACID (E-330), SODIUM BENZOATE (E-211) AND TARA GUM (E-417).
The statement lists 8 ingredients at the top level, beginning with Yellow Hot Pepper, Vegetable Oil, Salt. 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 Sep 23, 2017), not the label on the shelf today.
Source: the ingredient statement THE PERU CHEF submitted to USDA (FoodData Central 537636).
Questions about this product
How many calories are in The Peru Chef Yellow Hot Pepper Sauce?
10 per 10g serving, and 120 per 100 g.
How much sodium is in The Peru Chef Yellow Hot Pepper Sauce?
105mg per serving (5% of the 2,300 mg Daily Value).
Is this the label on the package today?
It is the record THE PERU CHEF submitted to USDA, last updated Sep 23, 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