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What Is Louisiana Hot Sauce Made Of?

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Do you want to try Louisiana Hot Sauce but want to check the ingredients first? Sensible. Well, here is everything that goes into this particular brand of sauce.

So, what is Louisiana hot sauce made of? Louisiana hot sauce is made from just three ingredients; Aged Peppers, Distilled Vinegar, and Salt. However, this brand does produce ten other varieties of their original version, all of which contain different ingredients from the base recipe.

In actuality, it depends on what Louisiana hot sauce product is in question.

Chances are, you are here to enquire about the original version. That’s the most popular one after all.

But you may want to try something a little different, mix it up a bit, or maybe the other options sound a little more enticing.

So let us now take a look at what goes into each product!

What Are The Ingredients In Louisiana Hot Sauce?

Louisiana Hot sauce is made from a base of three ingredients: Aged Peppers, Distilled Vinegar, and Salt. From there, additional ingredients are used to create variations of the sauce and introduce new flavors.

Let us now walk through the ingredient list of each one.

As you will see most work from the base recipe of aged peppers. What those peppers exactly depend on the type and style of the sauce.

From there, distilled vinegar is a routine ingredient.

This gives this sauce its tang, a flavor that is synonymous with hot sauce and what gives it a somewhat runny consistency.

From there additional flavorings (like garlic, natural flavors, spices) and stabilizers (like Xantham gum) are sometimes used:

Habanero

Louisiana Habanero is made from Aged Habanero Peppers, Distilled Vinegar, Salt.

Chipotle

Louisiana Chipotle is made from Aged Peppers, Distilled Vinegar, Salt, Chipotle Peppers.

Red Chili

Louisiana Red Chili is made from Aged Peppers, Distilled Vinegar, Salt, Red Chili Peppers, Spices, Garlic Powder.

Roasted Garlic

Louisiana Roasted Garlic is made from Aged Peppers, Distilled Vinegar, Salt, Red Bell Peppers, Natural Flavor.

Jalapeno

Louisiana Jalapeno is made from Aged Peppers, Vinegar, Salt, Red Bell Pepper Powder, Natural Flavor.

Sweet Heat with Honey

Louisiana Sweet Heat with Honey is made from Aged Red Peppers, Distilled Vinegar, Sugar, Salt, Refinery Syrup, Honey.

Hotter Than Hot

Louisiana Hotter Than Hot is made from Aged Red Pepper (including Habanero and Cayenne), Distilled Vinegar, Salt.

Small Batch Louisiana 1928 Bourbon Barrel Aged Hot Sauce

Louisiana Small Batch Louisiana 1928 Bourbon Barrel Aged Hot Sauce is made from Bourbon Barrel Aged Peppers (Aged Peppers, Bourbon, Distilled Vinegar, Salt).

The Original Wing Sauce

Louisiana Original Wing Sauce is made from Aged Peppers, Distilled, Vinegar, Salt, Soybean Oil, Sugar, Xanthan Gum, Citric Acid, Natural Garlic Flavor.

Red Pepper Sauce with Tabasco Peppers

Louisiana Red Pepper Sauce with Tabasco Peppers is made from Aged Red Peppers and Aged Tabasco Peppers, Distilled Vinegar, Salt

Green Pepper Sauce with Tabasco Peppers

Louisiana Green Pepper Sauce with Tabasco Peppers is made from Aged Jalapeno Peppers, Aged Peppers, Distilled Vinegar, Salt, Tabasco Peppers

Wasabi Pepper Sauce

Louisiana Wasabi Pepper Sauce is made from Aged Peppers, Corn Syrup, Distilled Vinegar, Natural Flavor (Contains Canola Oil), Salt, Mustard Seed, Xanthan Gum, White Wine, Citric Acid, Wasabi Powder, Tartaric Acid, Spices

Horseradish Pepper Sauce

Louisiana Horseradish Pepper Sauce is made from Aged Peppers, Distilled Vinegar, Corn Syrup, Salt, Natural Flavors (Contains Canola Oil), Mustard Seed, Xanthan Gum, White Wine, Citric Acid, Horseradish Powder, Tartaric Acid, Spices

What Kind Of Peppers Is Louisiana Hot Sauce Made From?

The Original Louisiana Hot sauce is made from aged long cayenne peppers, which undergo an aging process of around 1 year. However, variations of the sauce have been known to use other, or additional peppers. Habenero, Chipotle, Red Chili and Jalapeno are such examples.

Louisiana Hot Sauce Nutrition

The below nutritional information is for the Louisiana Hot Original sauce.

Most of the sauces in the range also provide similar nutrition profiles, with minor exceptions depending on the ingredient profile.

NameTotal
Calories0
Total Fat0g
Total Carbohydrates0g
– of which sugars0g
Protein0g
Fiber0g
Sodium200mg
Per Serving – 1 TSP (5g)

That’s right. This sauce typically contains 0 calories!

And that’s true of most of the product variations too, including Habanero, Chipotle, Red Chili, Roasted Garlic, Roasted Pepper, Jalapeno, and Hotter Than Hot.

However, some variations, such as The Original Wing Sauce or Sweet Heat with Honey have ~10 calories per serving.

Read more: Louisiana Hot Sauce Nutrition

Finally

Louisiana Hot Sauce is one with an absolute minimal ingredient list.

Nevertheless, even a small amount still packs a lot of flavor!

Just consider that this is not the hottest sauce on the market.

Each bottle is estimated to be around 450 SHU’s on the Scoville Heat Scale, which you can see makes this one of the least spicy compared to other hot sauces in its category:

  • Franks – 450 SHU
  • Texas Pete – 750 SHU
  • Cholula – 1,000-2,000 SHU
  • Sriracha – 1,000-2,500 SHU
  • Tabasco – 2500-5000 SHU

Of course, there are variations of each brand to consider too.

But comparing the original versions, Louisiana is not going to be the hottest.

That may or may not be an issue, depending on your preferences and desire for heat.

But do bear it in mind.

Thankfully though, Louisana hot sauce is one that for the most part, does not contain many, if any, allergens!

And if you like your hot sauces, you may be interested in checking the ingredients of the following brands:


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