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Hot & chiliSambal

Sambal Oelek

by Chng Kee's

At a glance

A sambal.

Tastes
Chili-forwardSavory / umami

Probably chili-forward and savory.

Heat
Not stated on the label
Try with
Noodles & rice
Made with

Water, Fresh chilli, Ginger, Sugar… all ingredients

From the ingredient label on file with USDA. How we read it

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Ingredients

12, in label order
  1. 1
    Water
  2. 2
    Fresh chilli (chili)
  3. 3
    Ginger
  4. 4
    Sugar
  5. 5
    Garlic
  6. 6
    Fish sauce (mentions a common allergen)
  7. 7
    Partially hydrogenated soybean oil and/or palm oil (mentions a common allergen)
  8. 8
    Salt
  9. 9
    Dried chili (chili)
  10. 10
    Plum
  11. 11
    Acetic acid
  12. 12
    Benzoic acid and sorbic acid as preservatives
ChiliCommon allergen. Always check the bottle.
Exact label text

WATER, FRESH CHILLI, GINGER, SUGAR, GARLIC, FISH SAUCE, PARTIALLY HYDROGENATED SOYBEAN OIL AND/OR PALM OIL, SALT, DRIED CHILI, PLUM, ACETIC ACID, BENZOIC ACID AND SORBIC ACID AS PRESERVATIVES.

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Where this comes from

The USDA label record, plus the photo from Open Food Facts.

How we read the flavor2 tags
  • Chili-forwardFresh Chilli is listed 2nd
  • Savory / umamiContains fish sauce (6th ingredient)

We read the ingredient order and wording. No tasting, no scores, and we never guess heat.

Product facts
Brand
Chng Kee's
Owner, as reported
Khong Guan Corporation
Type
Sambal
Label on record
2018-05-14
Sold in
USA
Sizes & barcodes1 size
SizeBarcodeCheck
240 g
US		639192720092Valid
Sources1 record

USDA FoodData Central – Branded Foods · record 2032351 · retrieved 2026-10-11

FactExtraction confidence
name80%
category70%
ingredients text90%
category tags70%

Data from Open Food Facts (openfoodfacts.org), available under the Open Database License. Product on Open Food Facts. Photos: Open Food Facts contributors, CC BY-SA 3.0, credited on each photo.

U.S. Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service. FoodData Central. fdc.nal.usda.gov (CC0-1.0).

Brand ownership as reported by the source (unverified).

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