Nutrition facts · Sauces and condiments
Calories in Hot sauce
Hot sauce has 11 calories per 100 g, and a 1 tsp serving (4.7 g) has about 1 calorie. Most of those few calories come from carbs, with 1.8 g of carbs per 100 g compared with 0.5 g of protein and 0.4 g of fat.
Calories come from: Carbs 56% · Fat 28% · Protein 16%
Common servings
| Serving | Weight | Calories | Protein | Carbs | Fat |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Per 100 g | 100 g | 11 kcal | 0.5 g | 1.8 g | 0.4 g |
| 1 tsp | 4.7 g | 1 kcal | 0 g | 0.1 g | 0 g |
| 1/4 tsp | 1.2 g | 0 kcal | 0 g | 0 g | 0 g |
Full nutrition (Per 100 g)
| Calories | 11 kcal |
|---|---|
| Protein | 0.5 g |
| Carbohydrates | 1.8 g |
| of which sugars | 1.3 g |
| Fiber | 0.3 g |
| Fat | 0.4 g |
| of which saturated | 0.1 g |
| Sodium | 2,643 mg |
What changes the calories
- Classic vinegar-and-pepper hot sauces stay very low in calories, but styles made with added sugar, honey or fruit can be noticeably higher.
- Creamy or oil-based chili sauces and chili crisps carry the calories of the oil or mayonnaise they contain, so they are far higher than a thin pepper sauce.
- Portion habits matter more than the sauce itself: a few dashes add almost nothing, while pouring it freely over wings or bowls can add up over many teaspoons.
- Hot sauce is often eaten mixed with butter or other fats, as in buffalo sauce, and those added fats bring most of the calories.
Tips for logging it accurately
- If you use more than a few dashes, measure it with a teaspoon or weigh the bottle before and after to get a realistic amount.
- Log the sauce you actually used: choose a sweet chili, buffalo or creamy sriracha entry instead of plain hot sauce when that is what you ate.
- In BerryFit, add hot sauce as its own item next to your meal so the food it goes on is logged separately and accurately.
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Frequently asked questions
How many calories are in a teaspoon of hot sauce?
A 1 tsp serving of hot sauce (4.7 g) has about 1 calorie, with 0.1 g of carbs and essentially no protein or fat.
Does hot sauce have zero calories?
Not quite, but close. It has 11 calories per 100 g, and a 1/4 tsp serving rounds down to 0 calories, which is why many labels list it as zero.
Is hot sauce high in carbs or sugar?
No. Hot sauce has 1.8 g of carbs and 1.3 g of sugar per 100 g, so a normal serving adds very little. Sweet chili sauces are the exception and contain more sugar.
How does hot sauce compare to other condiments like pickles or vinegar?
It is in the same low range: hot sauce has 11 calories per 100 g, pickles have 12, vinegar has 18 and sambal oelek has 21.
Similar foods
Calories in common foodsValues per 100 g from USDA FoodData Central (Sauce, ready-to-serve, pepper or hot, FDC ID 174527); servings use USDA portion weights. Real foods vary by variety, ripeness and preparation.
The text on this page was written with the help of AI (Anthropic's Claude) and checked against the numbers in a separate review. The numbers themselves come only from USDA.
