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If you like Melinda's Original Habanero Extra Hot Sauce, try these 5.

A familiar kind of different: related flavors, nearby heat, and room for a new favorite.

Melinda's Original Habanero Extra Hot Sauce bottle
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Melinda's Original Habanero Extra Hot Sauce

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The original habanero profile receives a modest extra push of heat.

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Roasted tomatoes, carrots and mustard make this a thick, savory habanero table sauce.

TomatoCarrotSavory

More savory / umami, with a similar heat range.

Flavor & heat
Habanero Hot Sauce: 6 of 6 flavors scored. Heat: Medium (2/5). Sweet: 2/5; Sour / tangy: 3/5; Smoky: 1/5; Garlicky: 2/5; Fruity: 2/5; Savory / umami: 4/5HeatSweetSour /tangySmokyGarlickyFruitySavory /umami05

A creamy, Portuguese-inspired tomato and olive oil sauce combines lemon, garlic and ginger, with Fresno and Thai chiles listed in the recipe.

lemontomatogarlic

Similar documented flavor notes, with a similar heat range.

Flavor & heat
Medium Heat: 4 of 6 flavors scored. Heat: Medium (2/5). Sweet: Not established; Sour / tangy: 3/5; Smoky: Not established; Garlicky: 2/5; Fruity: 2/5; Savory / umami: 3/5HeatSweetSour /tangySmokyGarlickyFruitySavory /umami05

Fermented beet and Fresno peppers give this kombucha sauce a tangy opening, earthy sweetness and a little horseradish bite.

beethorseradishtangy

Similar documented flavor notes, with a similar heat range.

Flavor & heat
Beet Your Meat Kombucha Hot Sauce: 4 of 6 flavors scored. Heat: Medium (2/5). Sweet: 2/5; Sour / tangy: 3/5; Smoky: Not established; Garlicky: 2/5; Fruity: Not established; Savory / umami: 3/5HeatSweetSour /tangySmokyGarlickyFruitySavory /umami05

The black-label version offers a hotter take on Valentina’s chili-led sauce.

PepperyTangySpiced

Similar documented flavor notes, with a similar heat range.

Flavor & heat
Extra Hot Sauce (Black Label): 4 of 6 flavors scored. Heat: Medium (2/5). Sweet: 2/5; Sour / tangy: 3/5; Smoky: Not established; Garlicky: Not established; Fruity: 2/5; Savory / umami: 3/5HeatSweetSour /tangySmokyGarlickyFruitySavory /umami05

Roasted red Pueblo chiles meet habanero, with orange juice, tamarind and raisins supplying a sweet-tangy accent.

roasted Pueblo chiletamarindorange

Similar documented flavor notes, with a similar heat range.

Flavor & heat
Pueblo Heat: 3 of 6 flavors scored. Heat: Medium (2/5). Sweet: 2/5; Sour / tangy: 3/5; Smoky: Not established; Garlicky: Not established; Fruity: 2/5; Savory / umami: Not establishedHeatSweetSour /tangySmokyGarlickyFruitySavory /umami05

Based on shared flavor notes and heat, not a promise that two bottles taste identical. Your palate gets the final vote.

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