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Sriracha

Thai-style hot sauce of chilli, garlic, vinegar and sugar.

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About Sriracha

Sriracha is a chilli-based hot sauce associated with Thai-style seasoning. Typical recipes combine red chillies, garlic, vinegar, sugar, and salt, and the sauce is used at the table or stirred into marinades, dips, noodles, soups, sandwiches, and cooked dishes. Formulas vary substantially between homemade and commercial versions.

It usually has a bright chilli flavour balanced by acidity, sweetness, and garlic. Heat may range from moderate to quite hot, while vinegar can be sharp or restrained and sugar can make the finish noticeably sweet. The texture is commonly thick and pourable, either smooth or lightly flecked with chilli and garlic.

Prepared sriracha is generally red or orange-red and sold in bottles, jars, or other sauce containers. It can be used straight, diluted, heated, or mixed with mayonnaise and other ingredients. Blending or straining changes its particle size, while cooking mellows fresh chilli and garlic and concentrates the sauce as moisture evaporates.

Ingredient type
sauce

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Sriracha nutrition & diet

Sriracha nutritional value

Reference: Sriracha sauce

Per 100 g of the edible portion in the named reference form.

Calories
77kcal
Protein
1.6g
Carbs
16.2g
Fat
0.6g

Per 100 g edible portion. Rural Development Administration, Korean Standard Food Composition Database 10.4 (2026). Original reference food and preparation are shown; product recipes and moisture can differ.

Portions & preparation

Use the specific bottled sriracha recipe and serving form as the reference, since formulations vary in chilli, garlic, vinegar, sweetener, salt, thickeners, and preservatives. Distinguish a sauce serving from sriracha-flavored foods. Dilution, cooking, and use as a glaze can change the overall recipe.

Compare the right form: Match references to the named brand or recipe of bottled sriracha, including its stated ingredients and whether it is used plain, cooked, or diluted.

Diet considerations

Sriracha is a plant-based sauce when its recipe contains only chilli, garlic, vinegar, sugar, and other plant or mineral ingredients. Brand formulations may differ and can include animal-derived additives or cereal-based thickeners. Compatibility therefore requires checking the exact label and the dish context.

AI-authored reading notes · Awaiting editorial review. Measured values, where available, have a separate source above.

Dietary compatibility

  • Vegan
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  • Vegetarian
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  • Pescatarian
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  • Keto
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  • Paleo
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  • Low-carb
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  • Halal
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  • Kosher
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What these diet assessments mean
Vegan · Not established
The available profile does not establish the full composition or processing for this dietary pattern.
Vegetarian · Not established
The available profile does not establish the full composition or processing for this dietary pattern.
Pescatarian · Not established
The available profile does not establish the full composition or processing for this dietary pattern.
Keto · Not established
A defined serving and sourced carbohydrate data are needed before assessing this dietary pattern.
Paleo · Not established
The ingredient form and processing have not been assessed against this dietary pattern.
Low-carb · Not established
A defined serving and sourced carbohydrate data are needed before assessing this dietary pattern.
Halal · Not established
Sourcing, processing and any applicable certification have not been verified. A food name alone does not establish halal status.
Kosher · Not established
Sourcing, processing and any applicable certification have not been verified. A food name alone does not establish kosher status.

For the plain ingredient · Awaiting review. Diet compatibility is not allergy suitability or halal/kosher certification. Keto and low-carb depend on the portion.

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Sources & review

Nutrition reference: Korean Standard Food Composition DB 10.4 — R0760000009a ↗. Values are scaled from 100 g of the recorded edible form. Individual portions have no assumed fixed weight.

Expanded overview, name examples and nutrition notes are database drafts awaiting editorial review. Numeric nutrition values, where shown, have their own source and food-form reference.

The ingredient description and dish connections come from the draft catalogue and may change after review.

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