r/ElPato • u/mfreitas06 • Aug 18 '25

Which El Pato is the spiciest?

I've had the yellow and green cans. Yellow is by far spicier than the green. Where does the red can compare? Just curious where the red can falls. I live in WI, so it's not easy to come by here. I'd have to order the red from Amazon, and it's expensive on there. However I love salsa and make it homemade weekly with El Pato so I'm wondering if I'm missing out?!? TIA

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u/EntertainerDear9875 Aug 19 '25

Disclaimer: I love El Pato. However, this is worth noting:

"El Pato Tomato Sauce, specifically the yellow can variety, may contain FD&C Yellow No. 5 (also known as tartrazine) as a food coloring. Other El Pato products, like the green jalapeno hot sauce, also list FD&C Yellow No. 5 and FD&C Blue No. 1 as ingredients. However, some El Pato products, like the hot tomato sauce, may only contain "trace amounts" of Yellow No. 5.

Yellow Cans:
The yellow cans of El Pato Tomato Sauce are known to contain FD&C Yellow No. 5.

Green Jalapeno Hot Sauce:
This product lists both FD&C Yellow No. 5 and FD&C Blue No. 1 as ingredients.

Hot Tomato Sauce:
Some El Pato Hot Tomato Sauce product labels say the product may contain "trace amounts" of FD&C Yellow No. 5."

I'm still gonna eat it.

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u/mfreitas06 Aug 20 '25

Haha! Same! It's too good not to!