Tapatío is an American

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produced in

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. It is popular mainly in the United States, predominantly among Mexican American communities. The product is named after a

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used to describe someone from Guadalajara, Jalisco - which the company's founders emigrated from. It is exported to

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, Australia, and elsewhere.

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The ingredients, as listed on the product label, are

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, red peppers,

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s, garlic, acetic acid, xanthan gum and sodium benzoate as a preservative. Tapatío comes in five sizes: , and , as well as in packets. The sauce overall has a Scoville scale, Scoville heat scale rating of 3,000, hotter than Sriracha. The product slogan is ''"Es una salsa ... Muy salsa"'' ("It's a sauce... Very saucy").

History

The Tapatío Hot Sauce company was started in 1971 by Jose-Luis Saavedra Sr., in a warehouse in Maywood, California.Tapatio Hot Sauce, Es una salsa...Muy salsa
Accessed January 2017. In 1985, the company moved to a facility in

, from Downtown Los Angeles. Although larger than the first location, the new factory had a single loading dock and limited storage space, which created a new series of problems for the company. After a long search, a site was found for a developer to custom-build a new facility, which Tapatío presently occupies. The new factory has several loading docks and automated production.

Other products

In 2011, Frito-Lay released a line of Tapatío-flavored Doritos, Ruffles (potato chips), Ruffles, and Fritos in the United States. Tapatío Ramen was introduced in 2018. In 2021, to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the brand, they collaborated with Gabriel Iglesias for a special edition of the hot sauce, Tapatio X Fluffy.

References

External links

Tapatío official website
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