Americans' Hot Sauce Preferences, Broken Down By State

Instacart’s report also includes a state-by-state breakdown of the most uniquely popular hot sauce in each state ― which reflects the share of hot sauce for each brand purchased on Instacart in a given state compared to the national average — and which states buy the most and least hot sauce (heat index): 1. Alabama: Louisiana Hot Sauce (Heat Index: 1.6) 2.

Alaska: Frank's RedHot (Heat Index: 2.7) 3. Arizona: Valentina (Heat Index: 2.



1) 4. Arkansas: Louisiana Hot Sauce (Heat Index: 1.3) 6.

Colorado: Nanita's Finest (Heat Index: 3.0) 7. Connecticut: Frank's RedHot (Heat Index: 1.

8) 8. Delaware: Crystal (Heat Index: 2.1) 9.

Florida: Crystal (Heat Index: 1.4) 10. Georgia: Texas Pete (Heat Index: 2.

1) 11. Hawaii : Tabasco (Heat Index: 1.0) 13.

Illinois: Louisiana Hot Sauce (Heat Index: 2.0) 14. Indiana: Frank's RedHot (Heat Index: 1.

9) 15. Iowa: Huy Fong Sriracha (Heat Index: 1.0) 16.

Kansas: Spanish Gardens (Heat Index: 1.4) 17. Kentucky: Frank's RedHot (Heat Index: 1.

9) 19. Maine: Frank's RedHot (Heat Index: 1.6) 20.

Maryland: Crystal (Heat Index: 2.3) 21. Massachusetts: Frank's RedHot (Heat Index: 1.

6) 22. Michigan: Frank's RedHot (Heat Index: 1.8) 23.

Minnesota: Cholula (Heat Index: 1.7) 25. Missouri: Louisiana Hot Sauce (Heat Index: 1.

8) 26. Montana: Cholula (Heat Index: 1.6) 27.

Nebraska: Trappey's (Heat Index: 1.3) 28. Nevada: Tapatio (Heat Index: 1.

9) 29. New Hampshire: Frank's RedHot (Heat Index: 1.4) 30.

New Jersey : Frank's RedHot (Heat Index: 1.9) 31. New Mexico: Monroe's (Heat Index: 3.

5) 33. North Carolina: Texas Pete (Heat Index: 2.8) 34.

North Dakota: Mexican Village Restaurant (Heat Index: 3.7) 35. Ohio: Frank's RedHot (Heat Index: 1.

9) 36. Oklahoma: Louisiana Hot Sauce (Heat Index: 1.2) 37.

Oregon: Sky Valley (Heat Index: 2.0) 38. Pennsylvania: Frank's RedHot (Heat Index: 2.

0) 39. Rhode Island: Frank's RedHot (Heat Index: 1.4) 40.

South Carolina: Texas Pete (Heat Index: 2.0) 42. Tennessee: Louisiana Hot Sauce (Heat Index: 1.

8) 43. Texas: Louisiana Hot Sauce (Heat Index: 1.7) 44.

Utah: Cholula (Heat Index: 1.4) 45. Vermont: Frank's RedHot (Heat Index: 1.

7) 46. Virginia: Texas Pete (Heat Index: 2.4) 47.

Washington: Sky Valley (Heat Index: 1.8) 48. West Virginia: Frank's RedHot (Heat Index: 2.

2) 49. Wisconsin: Frank’s RedHot (Heat Index: 1.6) 50.

Wyoming: OX Brand (Heat Index: 1.9) The hot sauce industry has certainly expanded in recent decades, with many big and small players broadening people’s understanding of what these pepper-based sauces can do and the range of dishes where they can be incorporated. Romaniuk believes this phenomenon fits with broader culinary and cultural trends in the U.

S. “The growing popularity of hot sauce and its wide variety of flavors and styles is a reflection of an increasingly diverse American population,” she said. For more information about the methodology and additional hot sauce insights, check out Instacart’s blog post about the report.

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