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Dark Soy Sauce

Dark soy sauce is a richly colored, mildly sweet soy-based seasoning used to add color and savory flavor to cooked dishes.

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About Dark Soy Sauce

Dark soy sauce is a dark, fermented soy-based seasoning, usually thicker and sweeter-tasting than light soy sauce. It ranges from reddish brown to nearly black and contributes savoury flavour, caramel-like notes, saltiness, and colour to food.

It is commonly added to stir-fries, braises, fried rice, noodle dishes, marinades, dipping sauces, and other cooked preparations. Its flavour and colour make it useful in both seasoning and finishing roles.

Dark soy sauce is sold mainly as a pourable bottled sauce. Thickness, sweetness, salt level, fermentation details, and added colouring vary between regional and commercial products, and preparation or dilution changes its intensity.

Ingredient type
sauce

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English

dark soy sauce

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Dark Soy Sauce nutrition & diet

Dark Soy Sauce nutritional value

Reference: Soy sauce

Per 100 g of 100 g edible portion in the named official reference form.

Calories
56kcal
Protein
8.1g
Carbs
4.1g
Fat
0.6g

Official national food-composition reference. The displayed food form is part of the estimate; cultivar, recipe, brand, processing and preparation can change values.

Portions & preparation

Match the reference to dark soy sauce rather than light soy sauce, tamari, mushroom seasoning, or sweet soy sauce. Use the actual spooned or poured amount, including sauce retained on food. Brand recipes differ in fermentation, sweeteners, thickeners, and concentration, so recipe estimates need the specific bottle.

Compare the right form: Use a reference for dark soy sauce as a pourable fermented seasoning, matching brand formulation and excluding sweet soy sauce, marinades, or finished dishes.

Diet considerations

Dark soy sauce is plant-derived from soybeans but commonly includes cereal-based ingredients such as wheat, plus salt, sugar, colorants, or preservatives. Some products are blended or flavored. Compatibility changes with the label and with dishes containing meat, fish, dairy, eggs, coatings, or other sauce ingredients.

AI-authored reading notes · Awaiting editorial review. Measured values, where available, have a separate source above.

Dietary compatibility

  • Vegan
    Depends on the version
  • Vegetarian
    Depends on the version
  • Pescatarian
    Depends on the version
  • Keto
    Not established
  • Paleo
    Depends on the version
  • Low-carb
    Not established
  • Halal
    Not established
  • Kosher
    Not established
What these diet assessments mean
Vegan · Depends on the version
Check the version or source of: Sugar. Check the refining process and processing aids for the particular producer.
Vegetarian · Depends on the version
Check the version or source of: Sugar. Check the refining process and processing aids for the particular producer.
Pescatarian · Depends on the version
Check the version or source of: Sugar. Check the refining process and processing aids for the particular producer.
Keto · Not established
A defined serving and sourced carbohydrate data are needed before assessing this dietary pattern.
Paleo · Depends on the version
Optional or variable recorded ingredients: Sugar. This profile falls outside the conventional paleo pattern used here (grains and pseudograins, legumes, dairy or refined sugar). Recipes and products can differ.
Low-carb · Not established
A defined serving and sourced carbohydrate data are needed before assessing this dietary pattern.
Halal · Not established
Sourcing, processing and any applicable certification have not been verified. A food name alone does not establish halal status.
Kosher · Not established
Sourcing, processing and any applicable certification have not been verified. A food name alone does not establish kosher status.

For the plain ingredient · Awaiting review. Diet compatibility is not allergy suitability or halal/kosher certification. Keto and low-carb depend on the portion.

Reviewed ingredient entryIngredient reference · Preparations vary

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Sources & review

Nutrition reference: Swiss Food Composition Database 7.1 (2026) — 13456 ↗. Values are scaled from 100 g of the recorded edible form. Individual portions have no assumed fixed weight.

Expanded overview, name examples and nutrition notes are database drafts awaiting editorial review. Numeric nutrition values, where shown, have their own source and food-form reference.

The ingredient description and dish connections come from the draft catalogue and may change after review.

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