Everyone raves about Melinda’s but honestly the only good sauce I’ve eaten from them is the black ghost pepper sauce, and I’ve tried a lot of their hot sauces.
Randallman7
I love this sauce but im vegan and theres a warning that it may contain egg or milk. It doesnt make sense that those would be in there but i guess i cant have it
arrakismelange1987
It’s the domino’s business model. Cut corners until your customers riot. Then apologize and go back to the original ingredients. Repeat.
ThatDudeMars
Mango Habanero. Sweet Thai Chili and Melinda’s Louisiana Red are the only Melinda’s I like.
enkidomark
They do this with other flavors. You’ll find larger or smaller bottles that have slightly different “heat ratings”. I think the little bottles are usually a bit more “concentrated”.
dc456
Is that allergy advice correct (or even legal)? Coconut is not a tree nut.
rushmc1
I guess it’s back to badmouthing Melinda’s…
sexwiththebabysitter
Slightly different ingredients for different size bottles. Makes sense /s.
Quirky_Classic_313
Maximos got it…to make it more squeezable.
Athlete-Extreme
One doesn’t have ghost pepper… so there’s that
brewberry_cobbler
What are you saying? Just the packaging?
dikputinya
First ingredients are switched, more vinegar in the new bottle vs old has more pepper
One_Diamond1732
I like most of Melindas sauces, I really like the roasted garlic habanero and the Sriracha ones
mcchanical
That’s kind of low key annoying. I like consistency so I know what I’m buying.
MopingAppraiser
Melinda’s blows
thespaceageisnow
The Ghost pepper squeeze bottle and hotsauce also have different ingredients. Probably something about squeezability or maybe it’s just BS cost cutting measures.
I do quite like this sauce though, only had the 5oz version.
Outrageous_Pop1913
Not for sure but could have been a new regulatory person was hired with less tolerance for labeling risks. Order of predominance is always an issue. Marketing wants the lead ingredient first, product developers do their best to make it happen, finance wants whatever is cheaper and regulatory gets stuck in the middle.
thelevinsonhorse
Which one tastes better
And is it better than bhut jolokia
Any_Squirrel9624
I see here that people prefer glass over plastic. However, I prefer the plastic squeeze bottles myself.
Artistic_Anywhere_70
Can you tell a difference in flavor?
Zacpod
People love their microplastics.
Cockblocktimus_Pryme
Does the addition of ghost pepper make it taste bad?
maawolfe36
From what I’ve seen, the plastic bottles are usually “wing sauce” not “hot sauce” and they tend to be less hot, since they’re meant to be coating an entire wing rather than just a dab. For example the Bhut Jolkia Ghost Pepper sauce, in the plastic bottle it says “Ghost Pepper Wing Sauce” and is less hot, but in a glass bottle it says “Ghost Pepper Hot Sauce” and is way hotter, like easily 3x as hot as the wing sauce even though they have very similar flavor otherwise. I assume something similar is happening here, they’re trying to replicate the flavor profile while keeping the plastic bottle one less hot so it can be used as a wing sauce rather than as a hot sauce. But it doesn’t say wing sauce in this case so I could be totally wrong, that’s just what I’ve noticed after buying literally hundreds of dollars worth of Melinda’s over the last couple years.
Squirrl_master
Can you he more specific?
Jlil248
Cause it’s too good! Next question
itsthewolfe
The plastic bottle is a wing sauce, being more thick and creamy.
The glass version is a hot sauce and is more “thin” with a vineager base.
Imaginary_Mode5477
how hot is this stuff? Is the glass bottle one good?
speckh4mmR
The plastic bottle “pulp” is the byproduct of making the glass bottle hot sauce. It’s a way to reuse something left over and that’s why they add other peppers back in on top.
Seraphtacosnak
The melindas habanero ketchup is probably the best substitute of bakers habanero ketchup if you don’t want to go to bakers.
carnage819
Anybody going to the hot sauce show in NYC??
AVBforPrez
They had dollar samplers of this stuff and the factory sealed bottle exploded in my gym bag, I’m not a fan
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Everyone raves about Melinda’s but honestly the only good sauce I’ve eaten from them is the black ghost pepper sauce, and I’ve tried a lot of their hot sauces.
I love this sauce but im vegan and theres a warning that it may contain egg or milk. It doesnt make sense that those would be in there but i guess i cant have it
It’s the domino’s business model. Cut corners until your customers riot. Then apologize and go back to the original ingredients. Repeat.
Mango Habanero. Sweet Thai Chili and Melinda’s Louisiana Red are the only Melinda’s I like.
They do this with other flavors. You’ll find larger or smaller bottles that have slightly different “heat ratings”. I think the little bottles are usually a bit more “concentrated”.
Is that allergy advice correct (or even legal)? Coconut is not a tree nut.
I guess it’s back to badmouthing Melinda’s…
Slightly different ingredients for different size bottles. Makes sense /s.
Maximos got it…to make it more squeezable.
One doesn’t have ghost pepper… so there’s that
What are you saying? Just the packaging?
First ingredients are switched, more vinegar in the new bottle vs old has more pepper
I like most of Melindas sauces, I really like the roasted garlic habanero and the Sriracha ones
That’s kind of low key annoying. I like consistency so I know what I’m buying.
Melinda’s blows
The Ghost pepper squeeze bottle and hotsauce also have different ingredients. Probably something about squeezability or maybe it’s just BS cost cutting measures.
I do quite like this sauce though, only had the 5oz version.
Not for sure but could have been a new regulatory person was hired with less tolerance for labeling risks. Order of predominance is always an issue. Marketing wants the lead ingredient first, product developers do their best to make it happen, finance wants whatever is cheaper and regulatory gets stuck in the middle.
Which one tastes better
And is it better than bhut jolokia
I see here that people prefer glass over plastic. However, I prefer the plastic squeeze bottles myself.
Can you tell a difference in flavor?
People love their microplastics.
Does the addition of ghost pepper make it taste bad?
From what I’ve seen, the plastic bottles are usually “wing sauce” not “hot sauce” and they tend to be less hot, since they’re meant to be coating an entire wing rather than just a dab. For example the Bhut Jolkia Ghost Pepper sauce, in the plastic bottle it says “Ghost Pepper Wing Sauce” and is less hot, but in a glass bottle it says “Ghost Pepper Hot Sauce” and is way hotter, like easily 3x as hot as the wing sauce even though they have very similar flavor otherwise. I assume something similar is happening here, they’re trying to replicate the flavor profile while keeping the plastic bottle one less hot so it can be used as a wing sauce rather than as a hot sauce. But it doesn’t say wing sauce in this case so I could be totally wrong, that’s just what I’ve noticed after buying literally hundreds of dollars worth of Melinda’s over the last couple years.
Can you he more specific?
Cause it’s too good! Next question
The plastic bottle is a wing sauce, being more thick and creamy.
The glass version is a hot sauce and is more “thin” with a vineager base.
how hot is this stuff? Is the glass bottle one good?
The plastic bottle “pulp” is the byproduct of making the glass bottle hot sauce. It’s a way to reuse something left over and that’s why they add other peppers back in on top.
The melindas habanero ketchup is probably the best substitute of bakers habanero ketchup if you don’t want to go to bakers.
Anybody going to the hot sauce show in NYC??
They had dollar samplers of this stuff and the factory sealed bottle exploded in my gym bag, I’m not a fan