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Harissa: How Commercial Products Changed Over Time

A dated United States record of harissa products, packages, formulations, prices, claims, and commercial milestones.

3 product families13 confirmed observationsMarch 3, 2021 to August 28, 2026Updated
Three unlabelled jars of red harissa paste beside dried chiles, garlic, coriander, and caraway
Harissa labels can describe very different products, from whole sun-dried chile paste to looser red-pepper sauces. Image: The Foods That Shaped Us Research Desk. Image terms. Request permission.

Current evidence status

This record follows 3 harissa product families in the U.S. market. It reports only dated, confirmed fields. A blank year means no qualifying observation, not that the product stayed the same.

The historical identity behind the products

Harissa is closely tied to Tunisian food culture and to the movement of chile peppers into the Mediterranean after the Columbian Exchange. The full Harissa history article traces that longer story; this guide deals only with present-day U.S. labels, formats, prices, and purchase use cases.

Read the full Harissa history

Confirmed commercial timeline

  1. Zwita entered commercial sale in the United States

    Contemporary reporting dated Zwita Foods' commercial launch to March 3, 2021, after the founders began developing the business in 2020.

  2. Current U.S. product snapshots compiled

    Catalogue identity, formulation, package-price, and availability fields were recorded separately so later changes can be compared without overwriting this baseline.

Current product snapshot

Current confirmed product, formulation, package, observed price, availability, and observation date
ProductFormula / formatPackage and priceStatus
Zwita Smoky Traditional HarissaObserved August 28, 2026Thick whole sun-dried chile paste; 6 oz jarWater, sun-dried chiles, fresh garlic, extra-virgin olive oil, white wine vinegar, coriander, sea salt, and caraway.$11.956 oz$1.99 per ozavailableSource
Mina Spicy HarissaObserved August 28, 2026Red chile and red bell pepper sauce; 10 oz jarRed chile pepper, red bell pepper, garlic, extra-virgin olive oil, vinegar, and salt.$8.0010 oz$0.80 per ozavailableSource
New York Shuk Signature HarissaObserved August 28, 2026Medium chile paste; 10 oz / 255 g jarDried chile peppers, lemon juice, garlic, non-GMO sunflower oil, coriander seeds, cumin, and salt.$12.9510 oz / 255 g$1.30 per ozavailableSource

These are point-in-time observations, not permanent offers. Tax, shipping, subscriptions, bundles, promotions, and local stock are not assumed unless the record states them.

Formulation and package changes

This pilot establishes a 2026 baseline. No earlier formulation or package is treated as comparable unless a dated observation is present. Later confirmed changes will append to this record.

Ownership, manufacturing, recalls, and authenticity

No additional qualifying event is currently recorded beyond the dated timeline above. Absence from this dataset is not proof that an event never occurred.

Trend observations

No aggregate trend metric is published for this identity unless its value, geography, period, sample, and source can be stated together. Product counts in this record describe the tracked sample, not the whole U.S. market.

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Evidence and provenance

  1. [1]Harissa — Encyclopaedia Britannica; 2026. Captured 2026-08-29. metadata only.
  2. [2]Houston brothers want to introduce the real harissa to America — Houston Chronicle; 2021-03-03. Captured 2026-08-29. metadata only.
  3. [3]Mina Spicy Harissa — Mina; 2026. Captured 2026-08-29. metadata only.
  4. [4]Signature Harissa — New York Shuk; 2026. Captured 2026-08-29. metadata only.
  5. [5]Harissa, knowledge, skills and culinary and social practices — UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage; 2022. Captured 2026-08-29. metadata only.
  6. [6]Smoky Traditional Harissa — Zwita; 2026. Captured 2026-08-29. metadata only.

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