Whataburger Spicy Ketchup: Ingredients, Heat Level and Where to Buy It

What Spicy Ketchup is

Whataburger Spicy Ketchup is its Fancy Ketchup with red jalapeño pepper purée added, which gives it a mild kick. It is the condiment Whataburger is most famous for, and fans post about it constantly: one Reddit post told of asking for Spicy Ketchup with four burgers and getting 54 packets.

In the restaurant, ketchup is 15 calories per serving.

How hot is it?

Mild. Jalapeño is one of the gentler chili peppers, and the purée is blended into a sweet ketchup base, so you taste the sweet ketchup first and a light warmth after. Whataburger has also sold a separate, hotter Spicy Ketchup made with Cholula, using árbol and piquín peppers; that is a different product from the jalapeño version.

Where to buy it

Whataburger ketchups have been sold in grocery stores for more than a decade, mainly at H-E-B and Central Market in Texas. H-E-B lists a 20 oz bottle and a 40 oz Texas-size bottle; one H-E-B listing showed the 20 oz at $2.96. Whataburger also sells its condiments online, and the bottles turn up at other retailers.

Prices vary by store and listing, so check before you buy.

Ingredients and Red 40

The full ingredient list is printed on the bottle. Questions such as whether it has high fructose corn syrup or Red 40 depend on the current label, which can change, so read the bottle you buy rather than an old list online.

Fancy Ketchup vs Spicy Ketchup

Fancy Ketchup is the standard Whataburger ketchup; Spicy Ketchup is the same base with jalapeño added. Both are sold in the same bottle sizes. If you find the spicy one too warm, mix the two.

What to put it on

Fries are the classic: medium fries are $2.99. Fans also use it on the breakfast taquitos and on burgers instead of mustard. Sauces and their calories are on Whataburger sauces and condiments, and whether extra packets cost anything on does Whataburger charge for sauce.