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Hot seasoning, hot pepper sauce: Calories & Nutrition per 100 g (Japan's Official Food Table)

Last updated: 2026-09-17

Hot seasoning, hot pepper sauce has 58 kcal per 100 g of edible portion, with 0.7 g protein, 0.5 g fat and 12.8 g carbohydrate, according to Japan's official Standard Tables of Food Composition.

Food number17005
Name in Japanese<調味料類> (辛味調味料類) チリペッパーソース
Food groupSeasonings and spices

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Nutrition per 100 g (edible portion)

Energy58 kcal
Water84.1 g
Protein0.7 g
Fat0.5 g
Carbohydrate (by difference)12.8 g
Dietary fibre- g
Salt equivalent1.6 g
Sodium630 mg
Potassium130 mg
Calcium15 mg
Iron1.5 mg
Vitamin C0 mg
Cholesterol- mg

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Source: Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (MEXT), Standard Tables of Food Composition in Japan (Eighth Revised Edition), 2023 supplement; English food names from the official English edition (2015). Compiled and reformatted by this website. This page is general information, not dietary or medical advice.

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