HP Sauce

HP Sauce
HP Sauce on a bacon sandwich
Product typeBrown sauce
OwnerKraft Heinz (2005–pres.)
Produced byHeinz
CountryUK
Introduced1895; 129 years ago (1895) [1]
MarketsEurope, Canada
Previous owners
  • Frederick Gibson Garton
    (1895–1903)[1]
  • HP Foods (1903–2005)
Websitehpsauce.co.uk

HP Sauce is a British brown sauce,[2] the main ingredients of which are tomatoes and tamarind extract. It was named after London's Houses of Parliament. After making its first appearance on British dinner tables in the late 19th century, HP Sauce went on to become an icon of British culture.[3] It was the best-selling brand of brown sauce in the UK in 2005, with 73.8% of the retail market.[4] The sauce was originally produced in the United Kingdom, but is now made by Heinz in the Netherlands.

HP Sauce has a tomato base, blended with malt vinegar and spirit vinegar, sugars (molasses, glucose-fructose syrup, sugar), dates, cornflour, rye flour, salt, spices and tamarind.[5] It is used as a condiment with hot and cold savoury food, and as an ingredient in soups and stews.

The picture on the front of the bottle is a selection of London landmarks including Elizabeth Tower, the Palace of Westminster, and Westminster Bridge.

  1. ^ a b HP Sauce history Archived 30 January 2022 at the Wayback Machine on Museum of Brands
  2. ^ O'Hara, Christopher B.; Nash, William A. (1999). The Bloody Mary: A Connoisseur's Guide to the World's Most Complex Cocktail. Globe Pequot. p. 87. ISBN 9781558217867.[permanent dead link‍]
  3. ^ Cite error: The named reference bbc-abroad was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  4. ^ Authority, Competition (2012). HJ Heinz and HP Foods: A Report on ... – Great Britain: Competition Commission. The Stationery Office. ISBN 9780117036840. Retrieved 1 January 2012.
  5. ^ "HP Brown Sauce". Heinz.