Illustration, not the actual bottle

At a glance

A chili paste.

Tastes

Probably chili-forward.

Heat
Not stated on the label
Made with

Chili peppers, Water, Salt, Citric aar… all ingredients

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

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Ingredients

5, in label order
  1. 1
    Chili peppers (chili)
  2. 2
    Water
  3. 3
    Salt
  4. 4
    Citric aar
  5. 5
    10mm of 1% sodium benzoate to preserve freshness after opening
Chili
Exact label text

CHILI PEPPERS, WATER, SALT, CITRIC AAR, 10MM OF 1% SODIUM BENZOATE TO PRESERVE FRESHNESS AFTER OPENING.

Where this comes from

The USDA label record, and how we read it.

How we read the flavor1 tag
  • Chili-forwardChili Peppers is listed 1st

Words on the label: “Original”.

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

Product facts
Brand
Santa Cruz Chili & Spice Co
Owner, as reported
Santa Cruz Chili & Spice Co.
Type
Chili paste
Label on record
2022-12-29
Sizes & barcodes1 size
SizeBarcodeCheck
3.63 kg
US
078611000023Valid
Sources1 record

USDA FoodData Central – Branded Foods · record 2504458 · retrieved 2026-10-11

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

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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