Best of American-made
Best American-Made Pantry Staples & Sauces
Flour, mustard, peanut butter, hot sauce and other kitchen staples, each made in the state shown. 44 picks from 44 brands in 34 states.
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In this list (44)
- Barnacle Foods Kelp Chili Crisp, 6 oz
- Bob’s Red Mill Regular Rolled Oats, 32 oz
- Braswell’s Gourmet Red Pepper Jelly, 10.5 oz
- Bush’s Best Original Baked Beans, 16 oz
- Capital City Mambo Sauce, Mild
- Cheri’s Desert Harvest Prickly Pear Cactus Syrup, 12 oz
- Chugwater Chili Seasoning, 16 oz
- Conecuh Original Smoked Sausage, 16 oz (4 Pack)
- Dakota Maid All Purpose Flour, 5 lb
- Da’ Bomb Beyond Insanity Hot Sauce, 4 oz
- Dorothy Lynch Home Style Salad Dressing, 8 oz
- Duke’s Real Mayonnaise, 30 oz
- El Pinto Hot Green Chile Sauce, 16 oz (Pack of 6 Jars)
- Fischer & Wieser The Original Roasted Raspberry Chipotle Sauce, 10.5 oz
- Gordy’s Pickle Jar Hot Chili Spears, 16 oz
- Grandma Hoerner’s Organic Apricot Preserves, 12.5 oz
- Griffin’s Original Pancake Syrup, 24 fl oz (Pack of 2)
- Hammons Fancy Large Black Walnuts, 8 oz
- Head Country Bar-B-Q Sauce, Original, 20 oz
- Hi Mountain Original Blend Jerky Cure & Seasoning Kit
- Huckleberry Haven Wild Huckleberry Jam, 11 oz
- Huy Fong Sriracha Hot Chili Sauce, 17 oz (2 Pack)
- Idahoan Buttery Homestyle Mashed Potatoes, 4 oz (Pack of 12)
- Jif Creamy Peanut Butter, 16 oz
- Kenyon’s Johnny Cake Corn Meal Mix, 16 oz
- Lehi Roller Mills Lehi Pride Pancake Mix (Pack of 2)
- Maytag Dairy Farms Blue Cheese Wedge, 4 oz
- Mississippi Red Pepper Sauce, 12 oz Bottle (Fermented Hot Sauce with Heirloom Peppers)
- Mt. Olive Organic Dill Sandwich Stuffers, 16 oz
- Nellie & Joe’s Famous Key West Lime Juice, 16 oz (2 Pack)
- Pace Medium Picante Sauce, 64 oz
- Raye’s Downeast Schooner Mustard, 9 oz
- Red Gold Diced Tomatoes, 14.5 oz Can (Pack of 6)
- Redmond Real Salt Ancient Fine Sea Salt, 16 oz Pouch
- Riceland Extra Long Grain White Rice, 16 oz (Pack of 6)
- Savannah Bee Company Tupelo Honey, 12 oz
- Stonewall Kitchen Sour Cherry Jam, 12.5 oz
- SunButter Original Sunflower Seed Butter, 16 oz
- TABASCO Original Red Pepper Sauce, 12 oz
- Taylor Pork Roll, 6 oz (4 Pack)
- Texas Pete Original Hot Sauce, 12 oz
- Weber’s Original Horseradish Mustard, 16 oz
- Wickles Wicked Pickle Chips, 16 oz
- Woodenknife Indian Fry Bread Mix, 1.5 Pounds
1. Barnacle Foods Kelp Chili Crisp, 6 oz
Made in Juneau, AK
Barnacle Foods makes its kelp-based foods, including this chili crisp, in its commercial kitchen in Juneau, Alaska, using Alaskan bull kelp. Source: barnaclefoods.com
2. Bob’s Red Mill Regular Rolled Oats, 32 oz
Made in Milwaukie, OR
Bob’s Red Mill says it mills, packages and distributes its products from its own facility in Milwaukie, Oregon. Its grain comes from farmers around the country. Source: bobsredmill.com
3. Braswell’s Gourmet Red Pepper Jelly, 10.5 oz
Made in Statesboro, GA
Braswell Food Company has made its jellies, preserves and relishes in Statesboro, Georgia, since 1946. Source: braswells.com
4. Bush’s Best Original Baked Beans, 16 oz
Made in Chestnut Hill, TN
Bush Brothers & Company makes Bush’s Beans at its main plant in Chestnut Hill, Tennessee, and at a second plant in Augusta, Wisconsin. Source: tnhomeandfarm.com
5. Capital City Mambo Sauce, Mild
Made in Arnold, MD
Capital City, a family-owned specialty foods manufacturer based in Arnold, Maryland, produces its D.C.-style mambo sauce. Source: capitalcity.com
6. Cheri’s Desert Harvest Prickly Pear Cactus Syrup, 12 oz
Made in Tucson, AZ
Cheri’s Desert Harvest makes its prickly pear syrups and other desert-fruit products in Tucson, Arizona. Source: cherisdesertharvest.com
7. Chugwater Chili Seasoning, 16 oz
Made in Chugwater, WY
Chugwater Chili’s seasoning blends are packaged in the small town of Chugwater, Wyoming. Source: chugwaterchili.com
8. Conecuh Original Smoked Sausage, 16 oz (4 Pack)
Made in Evergreen, AL
Conecuh Sausage is a family-owned company that has hickory-smoked its sausage in Evergreen, Alabama since 1947. Source: conecuhsausage.com
9. Dakota Maid All Purpose Flour, 5 lb
Made in Grand Forks, ND
Dakota Maid is the retail flour brand of the North Dakota Mill and Elevator Association, the only state-owned milling facility in the US. All of the mill's facilities, including ten milling units and a packing warehouse for 5 lb bags, are in Grand Forks, ND, and it mills North Dakota spring and durum wheat. Source: ndmill.com
10. Da’ Bomb Beyond Insanity Hot Sauce, 4 oz
Made in Kansas City, KS
Da’ Bomb hot sauces are made by Spicin Foods in Kansas City, Kansas. Source: spicinfoods.com
11. Dorothy Lynch Home Style Salad Dressing, 8 oz
Made in Duncan, NE
Dorothy Lynch dressing is produced in Duncan, Nebraska, by Tasty-Toppings, Inc., which has its offices in nearby Columbus. Source: dorothylynch.com
12. Duke’s Real Mayonnaise, 30 oz
Made in Mauldin, SC
Duke’s Mayo began in Greenville, South Carolina in 1917. Duke’s says it is made today in Mauldin, South Carolina. Source: dukesmayo.com
13. El Pinto Hot Green Chile Sauce, 16 oz (Pack of 6 Jars)
Made in Albuquerque, NM
El Pinto says its salsas and sauces are bottled in-house by its own co-packing company and produced only in its own factory; El Pinto Co-Packing describes a 35,000 sq ft manufacturing facility at El Pinto, 10500 4th St NW, Albuquerque. Source: elpintocopacking.com
14. Fischer & Wieser The Original Roasted Raspberry Chipotle Sauce, 10.5 oz
Made in Fredericksburg, TX
Fischer & Wieser makes its sauces in a 50,000 sq ft SQF Level 2 certified Texas facility; its corporate and production home is 411 South Lincoln Street, Fredericksburg, Texas. Source: fwfarmstead.com
15. Gordy’s Pickle Jar Hot Chili Spears, 16 oz
Made in Washington, DC
Gordy’s Pickle Jar states that every jar is crafted by hand in Washington, DC. Source: gordyspicklejar.com
16. Grandma Hoerner’s Organic Apricot Preserves, 12.5 oz
Made in Alma, KS
Grandma Hoerner’s makes its preserves, fruit butters and sauces at its facility in Alma, Kansas. Source: grandmahoerners.com
17. Griffin’s Original Pancake Syrup, 24 fl oz (Pack of 2)
Made in Muskogee, OK
Griffin Food Company produces and bottles its syrups at its plant in Muskogee, Oklahoma. Source: griffinfoods.com
18. Hammons Fancy Large Black Walnuts, 8 oz
Made in Stockton, MO
Hammons Products Company hulls and processes wild-harvested black walnuts in Stockton, Missouri. Source: black-walnuts.com
19. Head Country Bar-B-Q Sauce, Original, 20 oz
Made in Ponca City, OK
Head Country makes its Bar-B-Q sauce in Ponca City, Oklahoma. Source: headcountry.com
20. Hi Mountain Original Blend Jerky Cure & Seasoning Kit
Made in Riverton, WY
Hi Mountain Seasonings was founded by Dean Clark in Riverton, Wyoming, in 1991 with this Original Jerky Cure & Seasoning. The company describes itself as a manufacturer of jerky and sausage kits, and its Riverton headquarters (1000 College View Dr.) has grown to 28,000 sq ft across four buildings. Source: hunteroc.com
21. Huckleberry Haven Wild Huckleberry Jam, 11 oz
Made in Kalispell, MT
Huckleberry Haven is a mountain cannery in Kalispell, Montana, near Glacier National Park, that makes wild huckleberry jams and syrups. Source: huckleberryhaven.com
22. Huy Fong Sriracha Hot Chili Sauce, 17 oz (2 Pack)
Made in Irwindale, CA
Huy Fong Foods makes its rooster-bottle Sriracha at its factory in Irwindale, California. Source: huyfong.com
23. Idahoan Buttery Homestyle Mashed Potatoes, 4 oz (Pack of 12)
Made in Lewisville, ID
Idahoan Foods makes its dehydrated potato products at its plant in Lewisville, Idaho. Source: idahobusinessreview.com
24. Jif Creamy Peanut Butter, 16 oz
Made in Lexington, KY
Smucker has said its Jif plant in Lexington, Kentucky is the main production location for Jif peanut butter. A smaller plant in Memphis, Tennessee also makes Jif. Source: kentucky.com
25. Kenyon’s Johnny Cake Corn Meal Mix, 16 oz
Made in West Kingston, RI
Kenyon’s Grist Mill single-pass stone grinds its corn meals on Westerly granite millstones at its mill in the village of Usquepaugh, West Kingston, Rhode Island. Source: kenyonsgristmill.com
26. Lehi Roller Mills Lehi Pride Pancake Mix (Pack of 2)
Made in Lehi, UT
Lehi Mills (formerly Lehi Roller Mills) has milled at its historic mill at 833 East Main Street in Lehi, Utah since 1906, using locally sourced grains and small batch runs, and launches its pancake and baking mixes from there. Source: lehimills.com
27. Maytag Dairy Farms Blue Cheese Wedge, 4 oz
Made in Newton, IA
Maytag Dairy Farms says each wheel of Maytag Blue Cheese is handcrafted and cave-aged on its farm in Newton, Iowa, where it has been made since 1941. Source: maytagdairyfarms.com
28. Mississippi Red Pepper Sauce, 12 oz Bottle (Fermented Hot Sauce with Heirloom Peppers)
Made in Houston, MS
Created in 2015 by Starkville chef Ty Thames, Mississippi Red Pepper Sauce is made from heirloom red peppers. The brand says Thames built a production kitchen in Houston, Mississippi, to make larger commercial batches, and that it is in the early stages of expanding production beyond that kitchen. Source: msredpeppersauce.com
29. Mt. Olive Organic Dill Sandwich Stuffers, 16 oz
Made in Mount Olive, NC
Mt. Olive Pickle Company has made pickles in Mount Olive, North Carolina since 1926; its main plant is at One Cucumber Blvd in Mount Olive, on the land it bought when it was founded. Source: mtolivepickles.com
30. Nellie & Joe’s Famous Key West Lime Juice, 16 oz (2 Pack)
Made in Pompano Beach, FL
Nellie & Joe’s bottles its Key West lime juice at its facility in Pompano Beach, Florida. Source: keylimejuice.com
31. Pace Medium Picante Sauce, 64 oz
Made in Paris, TX
Campbell’s makes Pace picante sauce and salsa at its plant in Paris, Texas, which it converted into a flagship sauce facility. Source: foodbusinessnews.net
32. Raye’s Downeast Schooner Mustard, 9 oz
Made in Eastport, ME
Raye’s Mustard Mill in Eastport, Maine, has stone-ground its mustard since 1900. Source: rayesmustard.com
33. Red Gold Diced Tomatoes, 14.5 oz Can (Pack of 6)
Made in Elwood, IN
Red Gold, a family-owned company, does all of its manufacturing at plants in Elwood, Orestes and Geneva, Indiana. Source: redgoldtomatoes.com
34. Redmond Real Salt Ancient Fine Sea Salt, 16 oz Pouch
Made in Redmond, UT
Redmond Real Salt is mined from an ancient sea-salt deposit in Redmond, Utah. Source: living.redmond.com
35. Riceland Extra Long Grain White Rice, 16 oz (Pack of 6)
Made in Stuttgart, AR
Riceland is a farmer-owned cooperative that mills its rice at facilities in Stuttgart and Jonesboro, Arkansas. Source: riceland.com
36. Savannah Bee Company Tupelo Honey, 12 oz
Made in Savannah, GA
Savannah Bee Company sources honey from American beekeepers and bottles it at its facility in Savannah, Georgia. Source: theshelbyreport.com
37. Stonewall Kitchen Sour Cherry Jam, 12.5 oz
Made in York, ME
Stonewall Kitchen makes its jams and other jarred foods at its production facility in York, Maine. Source: pressherald.com
38. SunButter Original Sunflower Seed Butter, 16 oz
Made in Fargo, ND
SunButter is made in a peanut- and tree-nut-free facility in Fargo, North Dakota. Source: prideofdakota.nd.gov
39. TABASCO Original Red Pepper Sauce, 12 oz
Made in Avery Island, LA
TABASCO sauce is made by McIlhenny Company on Avery Island, Louisiana. The Amazon listing states “made in USA.” Source: amazon.com
40. Taylor Pork Roll, 6 oz (4 Pack)
Made in Trenton, NJ
The Taylor Provisions Company makes Taylor Pork Roll at its USDA-inspected plant in Trenton, New Jersey. Source: originaltaylorporkroll.com
41. Texas Pete Original Hot Sauce, 12 oz
Made in Winston-Salem, NC
Despite the name, Texas Pete is made by the family-owned T.W. Garner Food Company in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. Source: texaspete.com
42. Weber’s Original Horseradish Mustard, 16 oz
Made in Buffalo, NY
Heintz & Weber Co. makes Weber’s mustard at its facility in South Buffalo, New York, where the brand has been made since 1922. Source: webersmustard.com
43. Wickles Wicked Pickle Chips, 16 oz
Made in Brundidge, AL
Wickles Pickles are made in Brundidge, Alabama, where production returned in 2018 at Magnolia Vegetable Processors; the company is based in Birmingham. Source: madeinalabama.com
44. Woodenknife Indian Fry Bread Mix, 1.5 Pounds
Made in Interior, SD
WoodenKnife says Ansel WoodenKnife started the WoodenKnife manufacturing plant behind the family cafe in Interior, South Dakota, at 601 South Dakota Highway 44, where the fry bread mix is made. Source: woodenknife.com
How we rank: Lists are ranked by how well each product’s American origin is documented: editor’s picks first, then products whose maker names the city and links a source, then fully made-in-USA products ahead of assembled ones, then alphabetically. No brand pays to be listed. How we verify origin.
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What is the best American-made pantry staples & sauces?
Our top picks are Barnacle Foods Kelp Chili Crisp, 6 oz (Juneau, AK), Bob’s Red Mill Regular Rolled Oats, 32 oz (Milwaukie, OR) and Braswell’s Gourmet Red Pepper Jelly, 10.5 oz (Statesboro, GA). The full list ranks 44 products from 44 brands.
Where are these products made?
They are made in Alabama, Alaska, Arizona, Arkansas, California, District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Idaho, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, North Dakota, Oklahoma, Oregon, Rhode Island, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah and Wyoming. Each entry names the state, and the city when the maker gives it.
How did you rank this list?
Lists are ranked by how well each product’s American origin is documented: editor’s picks first, then products whose maker names the city and links a source, then fully made-in-USA products ahead of assembled ones, then alphabetically. No brand pays to be listed.
Are these all made in the USA?
Yes. 44 of the 44 are labeled made in the USA by their makers. Listings we can’t confirm are left off. How we verify.
Where can I buy them?
Every product has a “Buy on Amazon” link to its live Amazon listing, where you’ll see the current price and reviews. 44 of the 44 also link to the maker’s own website.