Took The Bet jalapeño hot sauce bottle with fresh jalapeños, garlic, lime and cilantro on a dark background

Took The Bet jalapeño hot sauce bottle surrounded by fresh jalapeño peppers

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Jalapeño

Took The Bet — Jalapeño Hot Sauce

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Heat: Medium

$12.00

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Jalapeño, aged and bottled green. The middle of the scale and the bottle most people should start with.

Jalapeño is the pepper you have probably tasted most, which makes this the easiest sauce in the lineup to place: green, bright, slightly vegetal, closer to a fresh pepper with an edge than to anything smoky or tropical. The aging rounds off the raw sharpness without losing the brightness. What is left is a sauce that cuts through rich food instead of sitting on top of it.

We rate it Medium. It is a clear step up from First Mistake and a clear step below the habanero, and it is the honest recommendation for anyone who is not sure where they stand — from the middle, you learn quickly whether you want to climb or come back down, and either direction is one bottle away.

It is the only sauce in the lineup with an added color: a touch of FD&C Blue #1 to hold the green. It is on the label, so it is here too.

Good on: tacos, eggs, rice bowls, fish, carnitas, anything with fat that needs sharpening.

5 FL OZ (148 ML), about 30 servings. Recipe developed in Royal Palm Beach, Florida. Professionally manufactured and bottled in Jacksonville, Florida. Ships nationwide.

Heat Level: Medium
Flavor Profile: Mexican
Scoville Units: Approximately 15,000 SHU
Gluten Free

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5 FL OZ (148 ML) bottle
Made in the USA

FlavorJalapeño

HeatMedium

Size5 FL OZ (148 ML)

SKUBDHS-02-JAL

Good onTacos, Eggs, Rice bowls, Fish, Carnitas

IngredientsAged jalapeño peppers, distilled vinegar, garlic, vegetable gum, ascorbic acid (preservative), FD&C Blue #1.

NutritionServing size 1 tsp (5 mL). About 30 servings per bottle.
Calories 0 · Total Fat 0 g (0%) · Sodium 90 mg (4%) · Total Carbohydrate 2 g (1%) · Total Sugars 0 g (0%) · Protein 0 g (0%)

Frequently asked questions

Medium. A clear step up from First Mistake and well below the habanero bottle. Bright jalapeño heat that lets you taste your food through it.

Green and bright, closer to a fresh jalapeño than anything smoky or fruity. It cuts through rich food.

Tacos, eggs, rice bowls and fish. Anything with some fat or richness that needs sharpening.

Yes. Aged jalapeño peppers, distilled vinegar, garlic, vegetable gum, ascorbic acid and FD&C Blue #1. No gluten-containing ingredients.

Aged jalapeño peppers, with a touch of FD&C Blue #1 to hold the color. It is the only sauce in the lineup with an added color, and it is listed on the label.

5 FL OZ (148 ML), about 30 one-teaspoon servings.