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Sauce, Peppers, Hot, Chili, Mature Red, Canned
Canned mature red chili sauce is a thin, pourable hot sauce with a density of 1.036 g/ml, so one US cup weighs approximately 246 grams and a tablespoon about 15.3 grams. Made from ripe red chile peppers, it has a deeper, earthier heat than its green counterpart and is commonly ladled over burritos, tamales, and red chile enchiladas in Southwestern cooking.
What is Sauce, Peppers, Hot, Chili, Mature Red, Canned?
Canned mature red chili sauce is a thin, pourable hot sauce with a density of 1.036 g/ml, so one US cup weighs approximately 246 grams and a tablespoon about 15.3 grams. Made from ripe red chile peppers, it has a deeper, earthier heat than its green counterpart and is commonly ladled over burritos, tamales, and red chile enchiladas in Southwestern cooking.
Volume measurements can drift because settling, packing, and texture change the amount of ingredient inside the same spoon or cup. When gram values look surprising, structure is usually the reason rather than an error. Use the same fill method each time and verify by weight.
Chef note:Chef-level consistency starts when one reference cup is matched to a gram baseline.
Quick convert
- US cup = 236.588 mL
- 1 tbsp = 14.787 mL
- 1 tsp = 4.929 mL
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FAQ
- How does canned red chili sauce compare in density to green chili sauce?
- Both share the same density of 1.036 g/ml, so they weigh identically per cup at about 246 grams, making them interchangeable by weight even though the red version has a riper, more complex pepper flavor.
- How much does a tablespoon of canned red chili sauce weigh?
- At 1.036 g/ml, one tablespoon (about 14.8 ml) weighs approximately 15.3 grams, reflecting its thin, water-based consistency with suspended mature red pepper solids.
- Why is canned red chili sauce so thin compared to sriracha?
- Red chili sauce at 1.036 g/ml is mostly water with cooked pepper pulp and little added sugar, whereas sriracha at 1.258 g/ml contains concentrated chile paste, garlic, and sugar that dramatically increase viscosity and density.