Is Sriracha Rooster Sauce Gluten-Free?

Celiac.com 05/03/2022 - We get more than a few questions about food items and condiments. Lately, we've seen some questions about sriracha. Specifically, is Sriracha Rooster Sauce gluten-free, and safe for people with celiac disease? The answer is that Sriracha Rooster Sauce, while not labeled gluten-free, is naturally gluten-free, and regarded as safe for people with celiac disease. Moreover, most other brands of sriracha sauce are naturally gluten-free, but be sure to always read the ingredient label and look for any allergen warnings.

Other brands, you say? Yes, that's because the Rooster is just the original. Generically, sriracha is typically a spicy sauce made from chiles and balanced with sugar, garlic, vinegar, and other spices. As this sauce gained popularity, many different companies have made their own versions of sriracha, including Tabasco, and Lee Kum Kee.

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When most Americans think of sriracha, they think of Rooster brand sriracha, that comes in the familiar green-tipped plastic bottle with a rooster logo. This is the original Sriracha sauce, and was created by Huy Fong Foods. This bottler is now so so recognizable that sriracha is also sometimes just called “rooster sauce,” hence the question.

Huy Fong
Huy Fong Sriracha Rooster Sauce is made without gluten ingredients in a dedicated factory, and is considered gluten-free and safe for people with celiac disease. Ingredients include: Chili, Sugar, Salt, Garlic, Distilled vinegar, Potassium sorbate, Sodium bisulfite as preservatives, and Xanthan gum.

Lee Kum Kee
Lee Kum Kee Sriracha Sauce is labeled gluten-free, and vegan.

Tabasco
Tabasco Premium Sriracha Sauce is certified gluten-free, kosher, halal, preservative free, non-GMI, and kosher.

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