Is Kroger® Butter Chicken Sauce Vegetarian?

No. This product is not vegetarian as it lists 4 ingredients that derive from meat or fish and 3 ingredients that could could derive from meat or fish depending on the source.

Why it's not vegetarian

  • chicken meat
  • dehydrated chicken broth
  • chicken paste
  • cochineal & caramel
  • natural flavor
  • polysorbate 80
  • mono-& diglycerides

chicken meat

Dietitian note

This ingredient comes from animals.

Note by Rhyan Geiger, RDN

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Ingredients

WATER, CREAM (CREAM, MILK, CARRAGEENAN, MONO-& DIGLYCERIDES, CELLULOSE, POLYSORBATE 80), TOMATO PASTE, SUGAR, BUTTER, ONIONS, CHICKEN PASTE (CHICKEN MEAT, WATER, SALT, POTATO FLOUR, NATURAL FLAVOR [CONTAINS ONION], DEHYDRATED CHICKEN BROTH, CARROT POWDER, SPICES, TURMERIC), SALT, MODIFIED CORN STARCH, SEASONING (SPICES, GARLIC POWDER, SALT, ONION POWDER, BEET POWDER, PAPAIN), LEMON JUICE CONCENTRATE, GINGER, GARLIC, SPICES, CANOLA OIL, CILANTRO, COCHINEAL & CARAMEL (FOR COLOR), SODIUM BENZOATE (PRESERVATIVE), SPICE EXTRACTS, CITRIC ACID, PAPRIKA EXTRACT, DISODIUM EDTA (TO PROTECT FLAVOR).

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What is a Vegetarian diet?

A vegetarian diet eliminates meat, poultry, and fish but typically includes dairy, eggs, and plant-based foods. People adopt it for ethical, environmental, or health reasons. This diet emphasizes fruits, vegetables, legumes, grains, nuts, and seeds as key nutrient sources. Vegetarians often get protein from eggs, tofu, beans, and lentils. It can offer health benefits such as reduced risk of heart disease and improved weight management, though attention should be given to nutrients like iron, zinc, and vitamin B12. With proper planning, a vegetarian diet can be both nutritionally complete and sustainable.

Where to buy

Kroger® Butter Chicken Sauce is available at 1 retailer

Kroger

About this product

Sauce · Bottle

Flavor
SavoryButteryGarlicky
Texture
Creamy
Commonly used for
CookingMeal PrepDipping