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Lee Kum Kee Oyster Sauce: calories, sugar, salt and nutrition
How much salt is in Lee Kum Kee Oyster Sauce? A tablespoon (15g) delivers 0.98g of salt, 16% of the adult daily limit. Used in small quantities, sauces like this can still add up significantly across a meal.
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Nutrition by portion size
The table below shows how the nutrition changes across realistic portion sizes.
Nutrition by portion size: Lee Kum Kee Oyster Sauce
Portion
Calories
Sugar
Salt
Sat fat
1 teaspoon (5g)
5 kcal
0.5g
0.33g
0.01g
1 tablespoon (15g)
15 kcal
1.5g
0.98g
0.02g
Sugar highlighted in amber above 20% of adult daily limit, red above 75%. Salt highlighted in amber above 38% of adult daily limit (2.3g per day), red above 75%.
Lee Kum Kee Oyster Sauce contains 100 kcal, 0.5g of fat (0.1g saturated), 21g of carbohydrate (10g sugar), 3g of protein and 6.5g of salt per 100g. A standard soy sauce portion — 1 teaspoon (5g) — delivers 5 kcal, 0.5g of sugar and 0.33g of salt.
Lee Kum Kee Oyster Sauce contains actual oyster extract (7%), triggering a molluscs allergen declaration. At 6.5g of salt per 100g and 10g of sugar, a tablespoon (15g) delivers 0.975g of salt and 1.5g of sugar. Used in Chinese cooking as a sauce and glaze rather than as a direct table condiment.
Sugar
Lee Kum Kee Oyster Sauce contains 10g of sugar per 100g. 1 teaspoon (5g) delivers 0.5g of sugar. Sugar in condiments is all free sugar: unlike the naturally occurring sugars in whole fruit or plain dairy, there is no food matrix to slow absorption.
Salt
Lee Kum Kee Oyster Sauce contains 6.5g of salt per 100g. 1 teaspoon (5g): 0.33g (6% of the adult daily limit of 6g); 1 tablespoon (15g): 0.98g (16% of the adult daily limit of 6g).
At 6.5g of salt per 100g, this is one of the higher-salt condiments. The salt content is relevant because condiments are often added at table after cooking, meaning the salt they contribute is on top of whatever salt is already in the food.
Ingredients and ultra-processed food
Lee Kum Kee Oyster Sauce is a commercially produced soy sauce. Its ingredients are: Water, sugar, oyster extract (7%), salt, modified maize starch, caramel colour, soy sauce (soya, wheat, salt), flavour enhancer (E621). The oyster extract gives a distinctive sweet, briny umami..
Reading the ingredient list closely, it contains caramel colour. Caramel colour standardises the visual appearance of the product across batches.
A home-made equivalent would typically require fewer ingredients. The processing aids are used to deliver a consistent flavour, texture and shelf life at scale that home preparation cannot match.
Lee Kum Kee Oyster Sauce falls into NOVA group 4, ultra-processed food. It contains caramel colour, used to create a consistent product at industrial scale. Most commercially produced condiments, including those made primarily from natural ingredients like tomatoes or peppers, are classified as ultra-processed due to the additives and processing aids used in production.
Allergens
Allergen information: Lee Kum Kee Oyster Sauce
Wheat
Contains
Rye
Not present
Barley
Not present
Oats
Not present
Sesame
Not present
Soya
Contains
Milk
Not present
Eggs
Not present
Fish
Not present
Crustaceans
Not present
Celery
Not present
Mustard
Not present
Molluscs
Contains
Lupin
Not present
Frequently asked questions
Lee Kum Kee Oyster Sauce contains 10g of sugar per 100g. 1 teaspoon (5g): 0.5g of sugar; 1 tablespoon (15g): 1.5g of sugar. All sugar in condiments is free sugar and counts towards the NHS daily free sugar limit (30g for adults, 24g for children aged 7 to 10, 19g for children aged 4 to 6).
Lee Kum Kee Oyster Sauce contains 6.5g of salt per 100g. 1 teaspoon (5g): 0.33g of salt (6% of the adult daily limit); 1 tablespoon (15g): 0.98g of salt (16% of the adult daily limit). The adult daily salt limit is 6g; for children aged 7 to 10 it is 5g, and for children aged 4 to 6 it is 3g.
Lee Kum Kee Oyster Sauce contains 100 kcal per 100g. 1 teaspoon (5g): 5 kcal; 1 tablespoon (15g): 15 kcal.
Yes, Lee Kum Kee Oyster Sauce is classified as NOVA group 4, ultra-processed food. It contains caramel colour. This applies to almost all commercially produced condiments, regardless of how natural their core ingredients are.
Lee Kum Kee Oyster Sauce contains molluscs, soya and wheat.
At 10g per 100g, Lee Kum Kee Oyster Sauce sits in the mid-range for sugar content among condiments. Ketchup contains 23.7g per 100g; mustard typically contains 2 to 5g per 100g.
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Nutrition information from UK manufacturer labels and retailer databases. Per-portion values calculated proportionally. NHS/SACN guidelines used for daily limits. For guidance only, not medical advice.
