TheQuartering [8/22/2023]
After months of controversy, the once-infamous Pink Sauce has made it from TikTok to actual store shelves. Pink Sauce creator Chef Pii partnered with Dave’s Gourmet to sell the bubblegum-colored sauce on Walmart.com and in 4,000 Walmart locations across the country from now until July.
“From TikTok to table, shock your tastebuds with flavor & thrill. Taste Chef Pii’s famous sweet & tangy sauce is made [sic] vibrant with dragon fruit & spices. Are you ready to try the pink sauce that became an overnight internet [sensation],” reads a description on the Walmart website.
Given that the ingredients to Pink Sauce were a point of contention between Chef Pii and some of her followers, potential customers will be relieved to find a full ingredients list on the Walmart website. Among the primary ingredients are dragon fruit puree, canola oil, coconut cream, distilled white vinegar, and garlic.
Thanks to its bright color and mysterious ingredients, Pink Sauce quickly went viral on social media last summer, raking in millions of views. Despite Chef Pii’s viral success, customers and others on social media soon questioned Pink Sauce’s color, ingredients, and, the most confusing of all, its nutrition label.
At one point, the sauce’s nutrition label said that the bottle contained 444 servings, which would make 28 cups of sauce. Additionally, the ingredients listed on the label included milk, which should be refrigerated. The old Pink Sauce also had a pretty hefty price tag at $20 per bottle.
Fortunately, in addition to being made at an FDA-approved facility, the Pink Sauce available at Walmart is retailing for $7.78.