Sriracha calories come to 6 for 1 tsp (6.5 g) and 93 per 100 g, so the heat costs almost nothing on the calorie side. Sodium is the number that matters. That same teaspoon carries 138 mg, 6% of the daily value, and it adds up fast when you squeeze freely from the bottle.
6kcal
1 teaspoon · 6 g, bottled hot chile sauce
8%protein
0.1 gProtein
1 gCarbs
0.1 gFat
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Nutrition facts
Bottled hot chile sauce · per 6 g
Calories
6 kcal
Protein
0.1 g
Carbohydrate
1.2 g
Fat
0.1 g
Sodium
138 mg
Potassium
21 mg
Iron
0.1 mg
Source: USDA FoodData Central
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Sriracha: calories, protein and sodium by serving
Percent of daily value uses the FDA reference of 2,000 kcal a day.
Serving
kcal
Protein
Carbs
Fat
Sodium
% DV kcal
1 tsp (6.5 g)
6
0.1 g
1.2 g
0.1 g
138 mg
0%
Huy Fong tsp (6.2 g)
5
0.1 g
1 g
0.1 g
95 mg
0%
100 g
93
1.9 g
19.2 g
0.9 g
2,124 mg
5%
3 × 1 tsp (6.5 g)
18
0.4 g
414 mg
5 × 1 tsp (6.5 g)
30
0.6 g
690 mg
Five teaspoons still land at 30 calories
A single teaspoon of sriracha, about 6.5 g, is 6 calories, with 1.2 g of carbs and 1 g of sugar. That is close to a rounding error in a day of eating. Most people do not stop at one teaspoon, though, so the useful question is what a generous drizzle adds up to.
Two teaspoons (13 g) bring 12 calories, three (20 g) bring 18, and five teaspoons (33 g) reach 30 calories. Calories scale in a straight line and stay small at every step. If you count calories, sriracha is one of the cheapest ways to make a plain plate taste like something.
Sodium is the part that does not stay small. Those same five teaspoons hold 690 mg, which is why the sodium section below matters more than the calorie math here. Measuring your usual squeeze once with a real teaspoon shows you how much you actually use, and most people are surprised by the answer.
Carbs, mostly sugar, supply 83% of the calories
Per 100 g, sriracha has 93 calories, 19.2 g of carbs, 1.9 g of protein and 0.9 g of fat. Carbs supply 83% of the energy, fat 9% and protein 8%. Of those 19.2 g of carbs, 15.1 g are sugars, so most of the calorie load is sugar in the sauce rather than the chiles themselves.
That sounds heavy until you look at the serving size. A teaspoon carries 1 g of sugar and 0.1 g each of protein and fat. Sriracha also has 2.2 g of fiber and 321 mg of potassium per 100 g, but at teaspoon scale neither number does much for your day.
The takeaway is simple. Sriracha is not a source of protein or fat in any practical sense. It is a sweet, hot condiment whose calories come almost entirely from carbs, and at normal amounts those calories barely register on a food log.
Sodium is the row to watch
Per 100 g, sriracha holds 2,124 mg of sodium, which is 92% of the daily value. Nobody eats 100 g in one sitting, but the density tells you what kind of food this is: a salty sauce with heat and sugar layered on top.
One teaspoon has 138 mg, or 6% of the daily value. Two teaspoons reach 276 mg, three hit 414 mg, and five land at 690 mg. That last figure is a real slice of a day's sodium, delivered by a condiment that adds only 30 calories.
If you watch sodium, measure rather than squeezing straight from the bottle onto a bowl of rice or noodles. Sriracha also tends to land on foods that are already salty, like soup, fried rice or eggs with soy sauce, so the total on the plate can climb faster than the sauce alone suggests.
A low-calorie way to add flavor if you mind the salt
Because a teaspoon is only 6 calories, sriracha can stand in for richer sauces when you want strong flavor without many calories. Stirred into plain Greek yogurt it makes a quick dip. Whisked with a little lime juice it becomes a sharp dressing for slaw or grilled chicken.
The best pairings are foods that are not salty to begin with: eggs, roasted vegetables, plain rice, beans or a grilled chicken breast. Each takes sriracha well and leaves room for its sodium. Pairing it with already salty bases such as instant noodles or cured meats stacks sodium quickly.
Brands on this page include Huy Fong Foods, Flying Goose and Tabasco, and their labels differ, so check the bottle in your fridge. If you log meals, BodyPal can log sriracha from a photo along with the rest of the plate.
How does sriracha compare?
Here is how sriracha stacks up against ketchup, Heinz ketchup and cocktail sauce, per 100 g and per usual serving.
Verdict: For the fewest calories pick sriracha: 93 per 100 g against 101 for ketchup and 128 for cocktail sauce, and you use it by the teaspoon. If sodium is your main concern, ketchup is the milder choice, with 907 mg per 100 g versus 2,124 mg for sriracha.
Most popular sriracha brands in the United States
Ranked by popularity in the BodyPal database
# Productkcal / 100 g
1Flying Goose Brand Sriracha Hot Chilli Sauce25 ml120 kcal
2Huy Fong Foods Sriracha Hot Chili Sauce1 tsp · 5 g100 kcal
3Huy Fong Hot Chili Sauce Sriracha Packets1 packet · 7 g80 kcal
4Tabasco Sriracha Sauce1 tsp · 5 ml100 kcal
5Tabasco Sriracha, 20 oz Bottle1 tsp · 5 ml100 kcal
Recipes differ in sugar, so the sweeter imported sauces read near 120 calories per 100 g while the plain sriracha row above is 93. Source: manufacturer labels / USDA FoodData Central.
Sriracha FAQs
How many calories are in a teaspoon of sriracha?
About 6 calories per teaspoon (6.5 g). A full 100 g of sriracha is 93 calories.
Is sriracha good for weight loss?
A teaspoon adds only about 6 calories, so it barely moves a meal total. The bigger number is sodium: about 138 mg per teaspoon, or 2,124 mg per 100 g.
How many calories are in Huy Fong sriracha?
The Huy Fong style (Tuong Ot) row is 79 calories per 100 g, about 5 calories per teaspoon (6.2 g). The Cha! by Texas Pete version is 108 calories per 100 g.
How much sugar is in sriracha?
About 15.1 g of sugar per 100 g, which works out to roughly 1 g in a teaspoon (6.5 g), alongside 19.2 g of total carbs per 100 g.
How much sodium is in a teaspoon of sriracha?
A teaspoon of sriracha (6.5 g) has 138 mg of sodium, 6% of the daily value. Five teaspoons reach 690 mg, so sodium adds up much faster than calories do.
How many calories are in 100 g of sriracha?
100 g of sriracha has 93 calories, with 19.2 g of carbs, 15.1 g of sugars, 1.9 g of protein and 0.9 g of fat. Few people use that much, since a normal serving is a teaspoon.
Does sriracha have more calories than ketchup?
No. Sriracha has 93 calories per 100 g, while ketchup has 101. Per usual serving the gap is wider, since a teaspoon of sriracha is 6 calories and a tablespoon of ketchup is 17.
How many carbs are in sriracha?
A teaspoon of sriracha has 1.2 g of carbs, 1 g of it sugar. That is small, but carbs make up 83% of its calories, and 100 g holds 19.2 g of carbs, so heavy use adds up.
How many calories are in 5 teaspoons of sriracha?
Five teaspoons of sriracha (33 g) have 30 calories and 690 mg of sodium. Calories stay low even at that amount, but the sodium is the number worth noticing.
