Lowest sodium hot sauce
The lowest of 47 hot sauces has 35 mg of sodium in 1 tsp; most have 60 to 180 mg. None is a low sodium hot sauce by the federal line: the list shows which come closest.
Other lists: wing sauce (on 1 tbsp)
| Product | Serving | % Daily Value | Level | Nutrition | |||||||||
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| 1Taco Bell Hot Sauce, 7.5 Oz | per 1 tsp (5 g) | 35mg | 2% DV | Per 1 tsp 35 mg | |||||||||
| 2Trader Joe's Habanero Hot Sauce | per 1 tsp (5 mL) | 35mg | 2% DV | Per 1 tsp 35 mg | |||||||||
| 3Sprouts Farmers Market Organic Sriracha red sauce | per 1 tsp (6 g) | 40mg | 2% DV | Per 1 tsp 40 mg | |||||||||
| 4Truff Black Truffle Infused Hot Sauce | per 1 tsp (5 g) | 40mg | 2% DV | Per 1 tsp 40 mg | |||||||||
| 5Mexico Lindo Salsa Marisquera Sea Food Hot Sauce | per 1 tsp (5 mL) | 45mg | 2% DV | Per 1 tsp 45 mg | |||||||||
| 6Kelchner Food Products Spicy Sriracha Sauce 6 ounce | per 1 tbsp (14 g) | 148mg | 6% DV | Per 1 tsp 49 mg | |||||||||
| 7Silver Spring Foods Spicy Sriracha Sauce 9.5 ounce | per 1 tbsp (14 g) | 148mg | 6% DV | Per 1 tsp 49 mg | |||||||||
| 8Ahold Organic Sriracha Hot Chili Sauce | per 1 tsp (5 mL) | 55mg | 2% DV | Per 1 tsp 55 mg | |||||||||
| 9Simply Asia Yuzu Kosho Hot Sauce | per 5 mL | 60mg | 3% DV | Per 1 tsp 60 mg | |||||||||
| 10Badia Chili Hot Sauce | per 1 tsp (3 g) | 61mg | 3% DV | Per 1 tsp 61 mg | |||||||||
| 11Texas Pete Hot Sauce | per 1 tsp (4 g) | 65mg | 3% DV | Per 1 tsp 65 mg | |||||||||
| 12Mexico Lindo Green Habanero Hot Sauce, Extra Hot | per 1 tsp (5 mL) | 70mg | 3% DV | Per 1 tsp 70 mg | |||||||||
| 13Sky Valley. Green Sriracha Sauce | per 1 tsp (5 g) | 70mg | 3% DV | Per 1 tsp 70 mg | |||||||||
| 14Trader Joe's Green Dragon Hot Sauce | per 1 tsp (5 g) | 70mg | 3% DV | Per 1 tsp 70 mg | |||||||||
| 15El Yucateco Caribbean Hot Sauce, Chile Habanero | per 1 tsp (5 mL) | 75mg | 3% DV | Per 1 tsp 75 mg | |||||||||
| 16Sonora Hot Sauce | per 1 tsp (5 mL) | 75mg | 3% DV | Per 1 tsp 75 mg | |||||||||
| 17P.F. Chang's Home Menu Korean Style Gochujang Hot Sauce, 10 fl oz. | per 5 mL | 80mg | 3% DV | Per 1 tsp 80 mg | |||||||||
| 18Trader Joe's Trader Joes, Sriracha Sauce | per 1 tsp (4 g) | 80mg | 3% DV | Per 1 tsp 80 mg | |||||||||
| 19Good & Gather Honey & Habanero Pepper Hot Sauce At Target | per 1 tsp (5 mL) | 85mg | 4% DV | Per 1 tsp 85 mg | |||||||||
| 20Melinda's Sriracha Hot Sauce | per 1 tsp (5 mL) | 85mg | 4% DV | Per 1 tsp 85 mg | |||||||||
| 21Hot Ones Buffalo Hot Sauce | per 1 serving (5 mL) | 90mg | 4% DV | Per 1 tsp 90 mg | |||||||||
| 22Matouk's Hot Pepper Sauce, 26 Fl Oz | per 5 mL | 90mg | 4% DV | Per 1 tsp 90 mg | |||||||||
| 23Tapatio Salsa Picante Hot Sauce | per 1 tsp (5 g) | 90mg | 4% DV | Per 1 tsp 90 mg | |||||||||
| 24Texas Pete Hot Sauce, Original | per 1 tsp (5 mL) | 90mg | 4% DV | Per 1 tsp 90 mg | |||||||||
| 25El Yucateco Chile Habanero Hot Sauce | per 1 tsp (5 mL) | 95mg | 4% DV | Per 1 tsp 95 mg | |||||||||
| 26El Yucateco Jalapena Hot Sauce | per 1 tsp (5 mL) | 100mg | 4% DV | Per 1 tsp 100 mg | |||||||||
| 27Herdez Habanero Hot Sauce | per 1 tsp (5 g) | 100mg | 4% DV | Per 1 tsp 100 mg | |||||||||
| 28Melinda's Original Habanero Pepper Sauce, Xxxtra Hot | per 1 tsp (5 mL) | 100mg | 4% DV | Per 1 tsp 100 mg | |||||||||
| 29Spur Tree Jamaican Hot Crushed Scotch Bonnet Pepper Sauce | per 1 tsp (6 g) | 100mg | 4% DV | Per 1 tsp 100 mg | |||||||||
| 30Melinda's Jalapeno Pepper Sauce | per 1 tsp (5 g) | 105mg | 5% DV | Per 1 tsp 105 mg | |||||||||
| 31Cholula Original Hot Sauce | per 1 tsp (5 mL) | 110mg | 5% DV | Per 1 tsp 110 mg | |||||||||
| 32Crystal Hot Sauce | per 1 tsp (5 mL) | 110mg | 5% DV | Per 1 tsp 110 mg | |||||||||
| 33De La Viuda Green Pepper Hot Sauce | per 1 tsp (5 mL) | 110mg | 5% DV | Per 1 tsp 110 mg | |||||||||
| 34Tajin Mild Hot Sauce with Lime, Mild with Lime | per 1/4 tsp (5 mL) | 110mg | 5% DV | Per 1 tsp 110 mg | |||||||||
| 35Melinda's Bhut Jolokia Ghost Pepper Sauce | per 1 tsp (5 g) | 115mg | 5% DV | Per 1 tsp 115 mg | |||||||||
| 36Crystal Hot Sauce, Extra Hot | per 1 tsp (5 g) | 120mg | 5% DV | Per 1 tsp 120 mg | |||||||||
| 37Grace Hot Pepper Sauce | per 1 tsp (5 mL) | 120mg | 5% DV | Per 1 tsp 120 mg | |||||||||
| 38Cholula Green Pepper Hot Sauce | per 5 mL | 150mg | 7% DV | Per 1 tsp 150 mg | |||||||||
| 39Skyline Chili Hot Sauce | per 1 tsp (5 mL) | 150mg | 7% DV | Per 1 tsp 150 mg | |||||||||
| 40Louisiana The Original Tangy Taco Hot Sauce | per 1 tsp (5 mL) | 160mg | 7% DV | Per 1 tsp 160 mg | |||||||||
| 41Tabasco Sriracha Sauce | per 1 tsp (5 mL) | 160mg | 7% DV | Per 1 tsp 160 mg | |||||||||
| 42Louisiana Brand Tabasco Peppers Pepper Sauce | per 5 mL | 175mg | 8% DV | Per 1 tsp 175 mg | |||||||||
| 43Frank's Original Cayenne Pepper Sauce | per 1 tsp (5 mL) | 190mg | 8% DV | Per 1 tsp 190 mg | |||||||||
| 44Frank's RedHot Original Cayenne Pepper Sauce | per 5 mL | 190mg | 8% DV | Per 1 tsp 190 mg | |||||||||
| 45Tabasco Hot Sauce, Buffalo Style | per 1 tsp (5 mL) | 190mg | 8% DV | Per 1 tsp 190 mg | |||||||||
| 46"louisiana" Hot Sauce | per 1 tsp (5 mL) | 200mg | 9% DV | Per 1 tsp 200 mg | |||||||||
| 47Cholula Green Pepper Hot Sauce | per 1 tsp (5 mL) | 200mg | 9% DV | Per 1 tsp 200 mg |
No hot sauce here matches all of that.
% Daily Value is one serving's share of 2,300 mg, the Daily Value for sodium on US packages.
Package data: USDA FoodData Central, October 29, 2026 release, and Open Food Facts as of November 12, 2026. Sources
Is there a low sodium hot sauce?
Not among these 47. None has 140 mg of sodium or less in 1 tsp (5 mL) and in 50 g, the federal line for the words “low sodium”. 37 of them have 140 mg or less in 1 tsp, but none is shown to pass the 50 g test as well.
The lowest has 35 mg in 1 tsp (5 mL), and most hot sauce has 60 to 180 mg in a serving, 3% to 8% of the Daily Value.
Low sodium hot sauce brands
No brand has a hot sauce at the low sodium level here. The lowest of each brand:
- Taco Bell Hot Sauce, 7.5 Oz 35mg per 1 tsp (5 g) · 35 mg in 1 tsp
- Trader Joe's Habanero Hot Sauce 35mg per 1 tsp (5 mL) · 35 mg in 1 tsp
- Sprouts Farmers Market Organic Sriracha red sauce 40mg per 1 tsp (6 g) · 40 mg in 1 tsp
- Truff Black Truffle Infused Hot Sauce 40mg per 1 tsp (5 g) · 40 mg in 1 tsp
- Mexico Lindo Salsa Marisquera Sea Food Hot Sauce 45mg per 1 tsp (5 mL) · 45 mg in 1 tsp
Lowest sodium hot sauce by kind
The lowest hot sauce of each kind, least sodium first. None of them reaches the low sodium level.
- Habanero: Trader Joe's Habanero Hot Sauce 35mg per 1 tsp (5 mL) · 35 mg in 1 tsp
- Classic: Taco Bell Hot Sauce, 7.5 Oz 35mg per 1 tsp (5 g) · 35 mg in 1 tsp
- Sriracha: Sprouts Farmers Market Organic Sriracha red sauce 40mg per 1 tsp (6 g) · 40 mg in 1 tsp
- Jalapeno or green: Trader Joe's Green Dragon Hot Sauce 70mg per 1 tsp (5 g) · 70 mg in 1 tsp
- Ghost or reaper: Melinda's Bhut Jolokia Ghost Pepper Sauce 115mg per 1 tsp (5 g) · 115 mg in 1 tsp
- Cayenne or louisiana: Frank's Original Cayenne Pepper Sauce 190mg per 1 tsp (5 mL) · 190 mg in 1 tsp
No salt added hot sauce
No hot sauce here carries “no salt added”, “unsalted” or “low sodium” in the name.
“No salt added” and “unsalted” mean that no salt goes in while the food is made, on a food that is normally made with salt. Neither means no sodium: the other ingredients have sodium of their own. When the food is not sodium free, the package has to say “not a sodium free food” or “not for control of sodium in the diet” next to the Nutrition Facts.
Salt free hot sauce
“Salt free” is stricter. A package may say it only when the food is sodium free, under 5 mg. No hot sauce here is that low.
Low sodium hot sauce at Trader Joe's, Target and other stores
The lowest hot sauce of each store's own brand. None of them reaches the low sodium level.
- Trader Joe's Habanero Hot Sauce 35mg per 1 tsp (5 mL) · 35 mg in 1 tsp
- Target: Good & Gather Honey & Habanero Pepper Hot Sauce 85mg per 1 tsp (5 mL) · 85 mg in 1 tsp
Questions about low sodium hot sauce
What is a low sodium hot sauce?
A hot sauce with 140 mg or less of sodium in 1 tsp (5 mL), the amount federal labeling rules use to compare hot sauces, and in 50 g: the rules test a food with a small serving on 50 g as well. That is the line for the words “low sodium” on a package. “Very low sodium” is 35 mg or less, tested the same way, and “sodium free” is under 5 mg.
Is there a sodium free or no sodium hot sauce?
No. “Sodium free” and “no sodium” on a package both mean under 5 mg in 1 tsp (5 mL) and in the package's own serving. The lowest hot sauce here has 5 mg in a serving, on an older package.
Is there a reduced sodium hot sauce?
No hot sauce here carries “reduced sodium”, “less sodium” or “lower sodium” in the name. On a package those words mean at least 25 percent less sodium than the regular food it is compared with, so a reduced sodium hot sauce can still be above the low sodium line.
Does Frank's RedHot make a low sodium hot sauce?
No Frank's RedHot hot sauce here is at the low sodium level. Its lowest:
Frank's Redhot Stingin' Redhot Sauce, Honey Garlic has 130 mg per 1 tbsp (15 mL), 43 mg in 1 tsp (an older package).
Does Tabasco make a low sodium hot sauce?
No Tabasco hot sauce here is at the low sodium level. Its lowest:
Tabasco Sriracha Sauce has 160 mg per 1 tsp (5 mL), 160 mg in 1 tsp.
Does Cholula make a low sodium hot sauce?
No Cholula hot sauce here is at the low sodium level. Its lowest:
Cholula Original Hot Sauce has 110 mg per 1 tsp (5 mL), 110 mg in 1 tsp.
Does Texas Pete make a low sodium hot sauce?
No Texas Pete hot sauce here is at the low sodium level. Its lowest:
Texas Pete Hot Sauce has 65 mg per 1 tsp (4 g), 65 mg in 1 tsp.
What are the nutrition facts of the lowest sodium hot sauce?
35 mg sodium, 0 calories, 0 g protein and 0 g total fat in one 1 tsp (5 g) serving of Taco Bell Hot Sauce, 7.5 Oz, the lowest sodium hot sauce here. The Nutrition button on each product in the list opens the rest of its Nutrition Facts.
How to read the numbers
Sodium in one serving, from the package's Nutrition Facts. The serving is next to it.
% Daily Value is that serving's share of 2,300 mg, the Daily Value for sodium on US packages.
In 1 tsp (5 mL): every package on the same amount, so a small serving and a large one line up.
Level: a green tag means the package meets a federal level in 1 tsp and in 50 g: low sodium (140 mg or less), very low sodium (35 mg or less) or sodium free (under 5 mg). A label that gives its serving only in mL does not say what 50 g holds, so that package gets no tag.
Nutrition opens the rest of one serving's Nutrition Facts and the ingredient list. More nutrition puts those numbers in the list, to order by any of them.
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These are package numbers, not advice. How much sodium is right for you is for your doctor or dietitian to say.