“The average person would have to eat enough capsicum [the chemical agent that acts as the irritant in peppers] equal to approximately 30 pounds of jalapeños to get a lethal dose,” writes the publication.

2 to 3 inches

One medium jalapeno pepper equals one generous tablespoon of pickled, sliced jalapenos.

“He is the only person ever documented of dying this way,” internist Dr. Just because someone competes in a jalapeño-eating contest, and then dies, doesn’t mean it’s related.” In fact, the average person would have to eat enough capsicum equal to approximately 30 pounds of jalapeños in one sitting to get a lethal dose.

Even though you may feel like you’re dying, hot peppers won’t kill you or cause any lasting damage to the body.

Here’s How. Dragon’s Breath is hotter than the current record-holder, the Carolina Reaper, which packs an average of 1.6 million Scoville heat units, as well as U.S. military pepper sprays, which hit about 2 million on the Scoville scale, according to the Daily Post. …

According to Yle, the reason for the loss of the product is in fact less dramatic: the importation of the sauce has been discontinued because it contains a preservative which is prohibited in spice sauces. Sriracha Hot Sauce To Cease Production & Shut Down All Operations by May 1, 2017.

The quick answer is all food has some calories. some may just may be so small we round to zero. Sriracha is about 5 cal per serving but they use a serving amount that allows them to round the values to 0. That’s because it does have sugar and carbs in it.

The main takeaway is that yes, hot sauce is keto friendly, just don’t drink an entire bottle. In most cases, the carb risk will be in what you are putting the hot sauce on.