Kikkoman Naturally Brewed Soy Sauce nutrition

1 teaspoon (5g)More from Kikkoman Ultra-processed (NOVA 4)

Figures from Kikkoman’s published nutrition information, collected by Boone. Data checks are led by Murray Dare.

Traffic lights, per 1 teaspoon (5g)Colours from FSA guidance, per 100gHow

Energy3 kcal0% of RI251 kJ, 60 kcal per 100g

Saturates0gLow0% of RI0g per 100g

Sugars0.1gLow0% of RI3g per 100g

Salt0.77gHigh13% of RI15.3g per 100g

Colours use the Food Standards Agency front-of-pack thresholds per 100g. RI is the adult reference intake. Boone does not hold fat figures for this product, so it is not shown.

How much

Who is eating

3kcal0% of the day

!Nothing is over 30% of their daily limits in 1 teaspoon (5g).

CaloriesEnergy3 kcal0%

Reference 1,291 kcal

Total sugarWithin limit0.1g1%

Limit 19g free sugar (NHS)

Saturated fatWithin limit0g0%

Guide 14g: Boone estimate, 10% of energy. No NHS limit at this age

SaltWithin limit0.77g26%

Limit 3g (NHS)

ProteinTarget0.4g

No set target for this age

1 teaspoon (5g) of Naturally Brewed Soy Sauce. Figures from Kikkoman; portion figures calculated by Boone. Free sugar cannot be worked out without the ingredient list, so total sugar is shown against the free sugar limit as an upper bound. How

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Sugar in a portion of Kikkoman Naturally Brewed Soy Sauce

Total sugar0.1gin 1 teaspoon (5g)

Teaspoons0One teaspoon is 4g

0 teaspoons of sugar

Boone does not hold an ingredient list for this product, so it cannot split free sugar from sugar that occurs naturally. The shares on the right treat all of it as free sugar, so they are the most it could be.

Up to 0.1g against the NHS free sugar limit

The NHS free sugar limit is 19g a day at age 4 to 6, 24g at 7 to 10 and 30g from 11.

How it compares with other soy & asian sauces

#2 of 6 soy & asian sauces for least sugar per 100g.

Sorted by sugar per 100gHow

Kikkoman Less Salt Soy Sauce 51 kcal per 100g2.0g Kikkoman Naturally Brewed Soy Sauce 60 kcal per 100g3.0g Amoy Dark Soy Sauce 87 kcal per 100g8.5g Lee Kum Kee Oyster Sauce 100 kcal per 100g10.0g Kikkoman Teriyaki Sauce 107 kcal per 100g18.0g Blue Dragon Hoisin Sauce 190 kcal per 100g33.0g

Swaps with less sugarLess sugar from KikkomanKikkoman Less Salt Soy Sauce →2.0g per 100g, against 3.0g.

All soy & asian sauces →6 products

Among all 6 soy & asian sauces

Where it sits per 100g against every soy & asian sauces product in the Boone database.

Sugar3g per 100g

2gMiddle 9.2g33g

Less sugar than 67% of the 6 soy & asian sauces.

Saturated fat0g per 100g

0gMiddle 0g0.2g

More saturated fat than 0% of the 6 soy & asian sauces.

Salt15.3g per 100g

5.5gMiddle 7.65g15.3g

More salt than 83% of the 6 soy & asian sauces.

Calories60 kcal per 100g

51 kcalMiddle 94 kcal190 kcal

Fewer calories than 67% of the 6 soy & asian sauces.

Is Kikkoman Naturally Brewed Soy Sauce ultra-processed?

NOVA group 4

1 Unprocessed

2 Ingredients

3 Processed

4 Ultra-processed

Group 4: ultra-processed. Made with industrial processes or ingredients. How NOVA works →

Boone does not hold a full ingredient list for this product, so the group is assigned from the type of food. Check the pack for the ingredients.

Kikkoman Naturally Brewed Soy Sauce nutrition by portion

Boone does not hold figures for fat, carbohydrate and fibre for this product.

Per	100g	1 teaspoon (5g)	1 tablespoon (15g)	2 tablespoons (30g)
Energy	60 kcal	3 kcal	9 kcal	18 kcal
of which saturates	0.0g	0.0g	0.0g	0.0g
of which sugars	3.0g	0.1g	0.5g	0.9g
Protein	8.7g	0.4g	1.3g	2.6g
Salt	15.30g	0.77g	2.29g	4.59g

Quick answers

How many calories are in Kikkoman Naturally Brewed Soy Sauce?+

3 kcal in 1 teaspoon (5g). Per 100g it is 60 kcal.

How much sugar is in Kikkoman Naturally Brewed Soy Sauce?+

0.1g of sugar in 1 teaspoon (5g), about 0 teaspoons. Without an ingredient list Boone cannot say how much of it is free sugar.

How much salt is in Kikkoman Naturally Brewed Soy Sauce?+

0.77g in 1 teaspoon (5g): 26% of the 3g daily limit for a child aged 4 to 6 and 13% of the 6g adult limit.

Is Kikkoman Naturally Brewed Soy Sauce ultra-processed?+

Yes, NOVA group 4.

Where the figures come from

Source. Kikkoman’s published nutrition information, per 100g as sold.

Collected. Copied by Boone from Kikkoman’s published figures. Data checks are led by Murray Dare.

Calculated by Boone. Portion figures, traffic lights. Labelled where they appear.

Limits. NHS free sugar and salt limits by age; UK reference intakes for adults.

Full methodology →UK Nutrient Profiling Model 2018 →NOVA food processing →

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