Taco sauce
Taco sauce is a usually tomato-based savoury condiment seasoned with chilli and spices, adding tangy flavour, moisture and variable heat to foods.
About Taco sauce
Taco sauce is a prepared, usually tomato-based savoury sauce seasoned with chilli and other spices. It is served as a condiment or used to add flavour and moisture to foods. The term covers a category of sauces rather than one fixed recipe.
It is generally smooth or slightly textured and ranges from red to reddish brown, with a tangy, savoury flavour and heat that varies by product. Commercial and homemade versions can differ in ingredients, thickness, and chilli intensity; the name alone does not specify a particular formulation.
- Ingredient type
- whole food
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Taco sauce nutrition & diet
Taco sauce nutritional value
Taco sauce
Per 100 g of the edible portion in the recorded USDA food form.
- Calories
- 11kcal
- Protein
- 1.2g
- Carbs
- 0.7g
- Fat
- 0.7g
Reference values per 100 g for the displayed USDA form. Varieties, recipes, brands and preparation can differ.
Compare specific formulations, since products vary in salt, sweeteners, ingredients, and concentration.
Dietary compatibility
- VeganNot established
- VegetarianNot established
- PescatarianNot established
- KetoNot established
- PaleoNot established
- Low-carbNot established
- HalalNot established
- KosherNot 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 — Taco sauce ↗. 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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