What is Pink Sauce? The Internet’s viral concoction, explained
.png "TikTok creator Chef Pii first started posting about the mysterious sauce in June. Since then, the pink-colored condiment known as Pink Sauce has stirred controversy revolving around it’s manufacturing.")
Last month, TikTok creator Chef Pii began posting videos of herself making a thick, pink condiment.
The videos typically included shots of the alleged private chef from Miami, who endearingly refers to herself as the “Pink Queen,” dunking hamburgers, fried chicken, and other items into what she calls Pink Sauce.
Now, Pink Sauce has taken the internet by storm as droves of users flood Twitter and TikTok with their takes on the mystery concoction.
Skepticism of the creation arose when Chef Pii initially refused to explain what the sauce tasted like or what ingredients were included. That was until she finally revealed what the sauce is made of in a video she posted to TikTok late last month.
How is Pink Sauce made?
The ingredients list is included on Chef Pii’s website, which also reveals the brand’s mission statement that contains only five words: “To thrill your taste buds.” Chef Pii allegedly intends to do so with these ingredients:
Water
Sunflower seed oil
Raw honey
Distilled vinegar
Garlic
Pitaya
Pink Himalayan sea salt
Less than 2 percent of dried spices
Lemon juice
Milk
Citric acid
Followers of Chef Pii maintained skepticism despite the influencer finally disclosing the ingredients list.
Another TikTok content creator, Anna Reports News, posted a video on Tuesday, where she flagged labeling mistakes that included a botched serving size of “444,” a misspelled ingredient. Also, there was the absence of a refrigeration warning and expiration date, despite the sauce’s inclusion of dairy products. The video has since amassed more than 1.8 million views.
Is Pink Sauce FDA-approved?
According to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, food product manufacturers — more specifically those who intend to sell condiments — must register the facility where the condiment is made. According to Chef Pii’s videos, the sauce appears to be made in a home kitchen and shipped without refrigeration from a local UPS store.
Additionally, the FDA also requires a series of other requirements for dressings and condiments before they can be placed on shelves, including methodology testing and the meeting of compliance criteria and “scientific protocols.”
Chef Pii broke her silence on Wednesday when she posted a video apologizing for labeling mistakes and attributing them to human error.
“I’m only human. I am not perfect,” Chef Pii said in the video. “This is a small business that’s just moving really, really fast.”
In the same video, Chef Pii claimed that her team is working to get the cost lowered from its current $20 price tag and that the sauce is in “lab testing” without going into further detail on what that means.
A new version of the nutrition facts label includes a refrigeration warning and a serving size of 30. In the video, Chef Pii mentions that she hopes to see the sauce on store shelves soon. The product is not currently FDA-approved.
This story was originally published July 21, 2022 at 12:12 PM.
