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Photo of Gochu Jang Hot & Sweet Chili Sauce by SempioPhoto · credit below

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Hot & chiliSweet chili sauce

Gochu Jang Hot & Sweet Chili Sauce

by Sempio

At a glance

A sweet chili sauce, also listed as gochujang.

Tastes
SweetFermented

Probably sweet, fermented.

Heat
Label says “Hot”
Try with
Noodles & riceDumplingsKorean BBQ
Made with

Fermented rice paster, Corn syrup, Hot pepper powder, Water… all ingredients

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

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Ingredients

9, in label order
  1. 1
    Fermented rice paster
    • Rice
    • Salt
    • Koji-starter
    • Water
  2. 2
    Corn syrup
  3. 3
    Hot pepper powder (chili)
  4. 4
    Water
  5. 5
    Soybean paste (mentions a common allergen)
    • Soybean (mentions a common allergen)
    • Water
    • Salt
    • Koji-starter
  6. 6
    Distilled alcohol (derived from agricultural products)
  7. 7
    Salt
  8. 8
    Wheat extract (mentions a common allergen)
  9. 9
    Fermented soy seasoning (mentions a common allergen)
    • Soybean (mentions a common allergen)
    • Water
    • Sea salt
    • Wheat extract (mentions a common allergen)
    • Distilled alcohol
    • Yeast extract
ChiliCommon allergen. Always check the bottle.
Exact label text

FERMENTED RICE PASTER (RICE, SALT, KOJI-STARTER, WATER), CORN SYRUP, HOT PEPPER POWDER, WATER, SOYBEAN PASTE (SOYBEAN, WATER, SALT, KOJI-STARTER), DISTILLED ALCOHOL (DERIVED FROM AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS), SALT, WHEAT EXTRACT, FERMENTED SOY SEASONING (SOYBEAN, WATER, SEA SALT, WHEAT EXTRACT, DISTILLED ALCOHOL, YEAST EXTRACT).

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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
  • FermentedLabel lists 'fermented rice paster'
  • SweetCorn Syrup is listed 2nd

Words on the label: “Hot”, “Sweet”.

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

Product facts
Brand
Sempio
Owner, as reported
Sempio Foods Company
Type
Sweet chili sauce · also Gochujang
Label on record
2018-07-01
Sold in
USA
Sizes & barcodes2 sizes
SizeBarcodeCheck
n/a
US		8801005172707Valid
n/a
US		8801005523455Valid
Older label versions1

2017-07-14 to 2017-07-14: Fermented rice paste(rice, salt, koji-starter, water), corn syrup, hot pepper powder, soybean paste(soybean, water, salt, koji-starter), distilled alcohol(derived from agricultural products), salt, wheat extract, fermented soy seasoning(soybean, water, salt, wheat extract, distilled alcohol, yeast extract), water.

Sources2 records

USDA FoodData Central – Branded Foods · record 2011202 · retrieved 2026-10-11

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

USDA FoodData Central – Branded Foods · record 2040099 · 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).

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