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Sweet and sour sauce

Prepared sauce balancing sugar and acidity, commonly served with fried foods.

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About Sweet and sour sauce

Sweet-and-sour sauce is a prepared sauce whose defining profile combines sweetness with an acidic or tart flavour. Recipes vary widely and may use sugar or other sweeteners alongside vinegar, fruit or other acidic ingredients. Some versions include tomato, starch, or additional seasonings; the name alone does not specify a standard formulation.

It is used as a condiment, dip or cooking sauce, often with fried foods. Its colour may range from pale to red or orange, and its consistency from thin and pourable to thick and glossy. Bottled sauces and freshly made versions can differ in ingredients, sweetness, acidity and texture, so the category should not be mistaken for one fixed recipe.

Ingredient type
sauce

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English

Sauce, sweet and sour, prepared-from-recipe

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Sauce, sweet and sour, ready-to-serve

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Sauce, sweet and sour, take-away

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sweet and sour sauce mix (dry)

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Sweet and sour sauce nutrition & diet

Sweet and sour sauce nutritional value

Sauce, sweet and sour, ready-to-serve

Per 100 g of the edible portion in the recorded USDA food form.

Calories
154kcal
Protein
0.3g
Carbs
38.2g
Fat
0.0g

Reference values for the displayed USDA form. Varieties, brands and preparation can differ.

Compare specific recipes or labels: sweeteners, acidic ingredients, thickeners and added seasonings vary, as do homemade and commercial formulations.

Dietary compatibility

  • Vegan
    Not established
  • Vegetarian
    Not established
  • Pescatarian
    Not established
  • Keto
    Not established
  • Paleo
    Not established
  • Low-carb
    Not established
  • Halal
    Not established
  • Kosher
    Not established
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: USDA FoodData Central — Sauce, sweet and sour, ready-to-serve ↗. 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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