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Tabasco

Aged Louisiana hot sauce of tabasco chilli, vinegar and salt.

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About Tabasco

Tabasco is an aged Louisiana hot sauce made from tabasco chilli, vinegar, and salt. It is used as a table condiment and as a seasoning in sauces, marinades, dressings, soups, drinks, and other savoury preparations.

Its flavour is sharply hot, vinegary, and salty, with the chilli character moderated by ageing. The sauce is thin and pourable rather than thick or pulpy, although the precise balance of heat and acidity is determined by the product.

Tabasco is typically sold in a small bottle as a ready-to-use liquid sauce. It may be added directly, stirred into a dish, or blended with other ingredients; dilution softens its intensity, while cooking can integrate its acidity and distribute its heat.

Ingredient type
sauce

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Tabasco nutrition & diet

Tabasco nutritional value

Reference: Sauce, tabasco, commercial

Per 100 g of the edible portion of the stated reference food.

Calories
13.6kcal
Protein
1.3g
Carbs
0.1g
Fat
0.8g

Reference example for the named food and preparation, per 100 g edible portion. This is not a universal value for every recipe or brand; packaged products should be compared with their own label. © Food Standards Australia New Zealand. AFCD Release 3, food F008077. Available carbohydrate excludes sugar alcohols; energy converted from kJ to kcal (÷4.184). Australian data may not be appropriate for use in other countries. There are limitations associated with food composition databases. Food composition data used in the database or databases may represent an average of the nutrient content of a particular sample of foods and ingredients, determined at a particular time. The nutrient composition of foods and ingredients can vary substantially between batches and brands because of a number of factors, including changes in season, processing practices and ingredient source, and methods of calculation. Data licensed under the FSANZ Data User Licence Agreement, based on CC BY-SA 3.0 AU: https://www.foodstandards.gov.au/science-data/monitoringnutrients/afcd/datauserlicenceagreement.

Portions & preparation

Use the exact Tabasco-style sauce and serving form, since recipes and aging can differ. Record the sauce alone rather than the food it seasons. A small condiment portion may be mixed into a larger dish, where oil, sugar, starch, or other ingredients determine the overall composition.

Compare the right form: Match references to the named bottled sauce or recipe, including pepper variety, vinegar, salt, aging, and serving portion; brand formulation matters.

Diet considerations

The named sauce is plant-derived from tabasco peppers, vinegar, and salt, but bottled formulations may include additional ingredients. Compatibility changes if a recipe adds sugar, starch, dairy, or animal-derived components. The sauce itself contributes a portion-dependent carbohydrate pattern, while the accompanying food often matters more.

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

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: Australian Food Composition Database, Release 3, 2025 — Sauce, tabasco, commercial ↗. 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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