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Jalapeño Business – Mango Chile Citrus Vinegar BBQ Sauce

Jalapeño Business is a vinegar-forward barbecue sauce built for people who like bright flavor and slight heat. It hits with citrus tang first, then a clean jalapeño burn, and it finishes with a subtle tart-sweet mango note that keeps the whole thing moving. Think of it as your “wake the food up” bottle: sharp enough to cut through rich meats, balanced enough to use as a drizzle, and bold enough to stand in for wing sauce, taco sauce, or a quick marinade when you’re short on time.

This one has the awards to back it up. It’s been recognized as a wing sauce and as a vinegar barbecue sauce, and it’s a go-to when you want something that tastes like it belongs next to smoke, char, and crispy edges. If you’re cooking on a grill, smoker, griddle, or oven sheet pan, this is the bottle you keep within arm’s reach.

Use it on wings, pulled pork, ribs, chicken thighs, burgers, tacos, and grilled fish. It’s also a sleeper hit as a party dip: pour it over a block of cream cheese, add chopped green onion, and call it done. If you cook plant-based, it absolutely works on tofu, roasted cauliflower, sweet potatoes, and grain bowls because the vinegar punch keeps everything from tasting flat.


Flavor Profile

Vinegar barbecue sauce with jalapeño heat, citrus tang, and a tart-sweet mango finish. Medium heat that builds but doesn't linger.

Ingredients

Green Chile Puree (green chilies, citric acid), Water, Sugar, Vinegar, Dried Jalapeno Chilies, Avocado Oil, Spices, Hickory Smoked Salt (salt, smoke flavor), Amchur (mango), Lime Juice Concentrate, Xanthan Gum, Molasses, Garlic Powder, and Onion Powder.

Awards & Accolades

  • 2022 Scovie Awards - 2nd Place Wing Sauce - Unique
  • 2022 Scovie Awards - 3rd Place All Natural BBQ Hot
  • 2021 International Flavor Awards - Spicy Flaves - 1st place - Vinegar Barbecue Sauce
  • 2021 Sauce King NYC - Top Vinegar Based Barbecue Sauce
  • 2021 NBBQA Awards of Excellence - 1st Place - Vinegar Spicy BBQ Sauce
  • 2021 Old Boney Mountain Hot Summer Nights Festival - 5th Place - Mild Hot Sauce

Suggested Uses

How to use it: For wings, toss 2–4 tbsp per pound while hot, then rest 2 minutes so it grabs. For grilling, brush on during the last 2–3 minutes per side to keep the citrus and mango bright. Best paired with Somethin’ For Rubbin’ or Somethin’ To Cry About.

Proteins - Wings, pulled pork, ribs, grilled chicken, pork chops, burgers, shrimp, fish tacos, grilled trout

Plant-based - Tofu, roasted cauliflower, sweet potatoes, black beans, grain bowls, street corn, roasted mushrooms

Rub Pairings - Use this as your tangy heat layer, then bring in a sweeter BBQ bottle when you want extra body. Try it with Somethin’ To Cry About and/or Somethin' To Taco Bout.

Top Recipes for Mango Chile Citrus Sauce

Want proof it works? These are some of our most popular recipes tagged for this product. See the full archive here: Jalapeño Business Recipes.

Additional Details

  • All Natural
  • No MSG
  • No Seed Oils
  • No Fillers
  • No Corn Syrup
  • No Nuts
  • Gluten-free
  • Vegan-friendly
  • Made in Kentucky

Frequently Asked Questions

Is Jalapeño Business a hot sauce or a barbecue sauce?

It’s a vinegar-forward barbecue sauce that also works like a wing sauce. You get tang, body, and a medium heat that builds and then fades.

How spicy is it?

Medium Heat. You’ll notice the jalapeño, but it won’t wreck your meal. The heat rises, then backs off instead of hanging around.

What’s the best way to use it on wings?

Toss wings while hot using 2–4 tbsp per pound, then rest 2 minutes so it clings. For extra punch, hit them with another light toss right before serving.

Can I use it as a glaze on the grill?

Yes. Brush it on in the last few minutes of cooking so the citrus and mango stay bright and the sugars don’t scorch.

Is it gluten-free and vegan-friendly?

Yes. Jalapeño Business is gluten-free and vegan-friendly.

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Diana Koss
My favorite!

I love this sauce. The perfect amount of spice. I use it in my green burritos, chicken salad and I recently made a chicken and jalapeno cornbread casserole using it. I highly recommend!

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Stephanie Oksenendler
Nothin Better And This Is Everyone's Business!

I will start this by saying that I am very sensitive to spice so this sauce really hits the mark for me because it has what I call approachable spice. It doesn't kill my palate which so many over the top spices do to me. It is well rounded, approachable, and can be used on anything from swordfish tacos to stuffed jalapeño popper chicken.

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Anonymous
I used this as a marinade on grilled chicken

I used this as a marinade on grilled chicken breast and used Something to Cry About Rub on the smoker. I finished with additional Jalapeno Business and Wow! Building perfect heat with explosive flavor. This is the real deal.

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Uncle BJ
jalaepeno business

great sauce, used on tacos..it was awesome.

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Mark
Favorite so far

Great sauce!

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Andrew Dalton

Super tasty sauce.

Thanks for the review!

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Emily Grube
Amazing sauce

Got a jug to share with the family, they put it on lots of different foods.

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John
True to it description

It is a 100% tangy chili citrus sauce. Put it on some wings and it was good. Worth a try.

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MartinScoresEZ
Excellent

I bought this as part of my regular hunt for a good hot sauce. Threw it on some tacos and it was great. Very unique flavor as well. But then I threw it in some loaded potatoes and it seemed to take it to another level. I'll definitely be cooking with it from here on in

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Brad baker
Very good sauce!

Very good sauce!

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Anna Bell
What can you use this for? Everything!

This was a bit of an impulse purchase for me -- I loved the Clevelander and Somethin Somethin, so I figured I'd try it, but unlike those two sauces, I wasn't quite sure what to do with it. The flavor profile is bright, a little acidic, a little bit of flavorful fruity pepper, and just a bit of heat that grows as you eat, so you could sub it out nearly anywhere you'd use a hot sauce. I started by hitting some peppers and onions with it while they were still in the skillet for a fajita, which was great. It also worked really well on some random oven roasted veggies, plus some black beans and egg in a breakfast burrito. It elevated peppers and onions in a hot italian sausage, and just a small splash on avocado toast is a great way to wake up. I even mixed a little into some peanut noodles, and the brightness plus the heat was a welcome surprise that cut through the richness of the peanuts for a much more balanced dish.

Seriously -- try this on EVERYTHING.

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Brendan
Fantastic sauce

I was given a bottle of this as a gift and my wife stole all of it so now I need to stock pile the sauce or I won't get any. This stuff was fantastic and doesn't actually have much heat if you are worried about that.

Thank you so much for the review! I'm glad you, and your wife, love the sauce!

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Dink
Wasn't expecting that!!!

I usually shy away from green sauces and anything that has the word jalapeno. I bought the full variety pack and I had to at least try the sauce. Ummmm... does it come in gallon tubs? This is now my go-to sauce and have been putting it on everything. I hope it has a good storage life because I need a good healthy stock.

Jalapeno Business kind of takes you by surprise and I love it! Thanks for the review!

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Hollyanne
Try on Everything!

We have put it on our breakfast of sausage, eggs, and hashbrowns and just LOVED it. We used it with tacos and it added an incredible brightness. I've even just had it with some french fries because why not? It is tangy with a hint of spicy. Very fresh flavor which is surprising for a bottled product. Can't recommend enough.

<3 !!! I appreciate you!

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Christopher LoGrande
I can't stop tossing wings in this stuff

So I've been eating way too many chicken wings lately thanks to this sauce. There's something about the way they taste on chicken wings that does it for me, and I'll admit, I haven't even tried applying a rub to them first. (I'm lazy)

Good stuff.

Sounds amazing! Thanks for the review!

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