Overall Tapatio Hot Sauce rolls with simple, reliable ingredients that are a sure-fit hit together. It won’t surprise you with unique flavor or crazy ingredient pairing, but it delivers exactly what you want for something you’ll want to use every day — a delicious fresh peppery taste with hints of garlic and spices. They get the flavor balance just about right to work with rich, flavorful foods. It’s uncomplicated and to the point. Tapatio Hot Sauce on a spoon

The list is long here for what foods work with Tapatio Hot Sauce. It’s very versatile. This will turn any egg dish into an absolute decadent breakfast. There’s something about eggs and Tapatio that just tastes perfect. Tapatío Foods, LLC started in 1971 from humble beginnings. Over 40 years later Tapatío Foods is still a family run business and has grown to become a staple not only in Hispanic households but in most American households today. Tapatío is a sauce that can be used with everything!Cucumbers, Water, Salt, Vinegar, Calcium Chloride (E509), Natural flavouring, sodium benzate (E211) and Potassium Sorbate (E202) (To preventy Spoilage), Oleoresin Capsicum (E160c) and (E102)

What we do know is that water leads the ingredient list and the sauce is thin, so the overall spiciness is very tempered here. Tapatio sits at roughly 3,000 Scoville heat units which puts it slightly hotter than the original red Tabasco Sauce (2,500 SHU). Compared to fresh peppers, Tapatio is as hot as a milder jalapeño pepper (2,500 to 8,000 SHU).On the sodium level: It isn’t great here, coming in at 90mg per teaspoon. Those who are watching their salt intake will need to take it easy with this one. As for me, that’s probably what makes it one of my favorites. I don’t reach for the salt when I’m using Tapatio. Heat Balance Van Holten's and Tapatio were brought together through Brand Central LLC, Tapatio's licensing agency. Some think it’s the founder, Jose-Luis Saavedra, but it is certainly not. They had an artist do a rendition of sketches for them and settled on one that stands out on the shelves. It’s a fun label that does its job — it draws the eye just enough. The Score One note on using: I recommend shaking very well before using, as sometimes Tapatio settles and comes out too watery. A few good shakes solves that every time. Collectibility

This isn’t a vinegar-forward sauce, but there’s enough acid in this alongside the garlic to give it that slight tang up front. The spices and garlic make such a lovely team here and allow the red peppers to shine, without sending you over the edge from too much heat. Flavor wise, Tapatio is a Mexican-style hot sauce which reminds us that simple ingredients can go a long way in making something amazing. Let’s dig into the ingredients first: Water, red peppers, salt, spices, garlic, acetic acid, xanthan gum, and sodium benzoate (as a preservative.)

While Taste America Ltd update product information about American food online regularly, the nutrition, ingredient, allergen and other product information may change. This comes with a stopper, but I wish it didn’t. I use about 3 tablespoons of this on whatever I eat, which seems to be just the right amount. You don’t have to be shy with Tapatio, it’s meant to be a hot sauce that people can use prodigiously without a care. Water leads things off — and that’s seen in the consistency. This is the thin kind of red sauce that gives you a nice kiss of red pepper flavor without it punching you out.

Tapatio lists “red peppers” on that ingredient list, but there’s little more known on what type. It could be cayenne peppers, tabasco peppers, or something else entirely. The bottle’s label has an artist’s depiction of what a true Tapatio looks like. “Tapatio” means colloquially someone from downtown Guadalajara, Mexico.