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Hoisin Sauce

Sweet, salty Chinese sauce of fermented soybean, used in glazes and dips.

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About Hoisin Sauce

Hoisin sauce is a sweet, salty Chinese sauce traditionally based on fermented soybeans and used as a glaze, dip, or savoury flavouring. Recipes commonly include sugar, vinegar, sesame, spices, or other seasonings, and the balance varies among regional and commercial versions.

It is usually thick, smooth, and glossy, with a dark reddish-brown to brown colour. Its flavour combines sweetness and saltiness with fermented soybean savouriness, aromatic spice, and sometimes tangy or sesame notes. Heating can deepen its flavour and make it cling more readily to food.

Hoisin sauce is sold ready to use in jars, bottles, or sachets. It is brushed over roasted meat, stirred into stir-fries and sauces, served with wraps or dumplings, or offered as a dip. Dilution with water, stock, vinegar, or other ingredients changes its consistency and intensity.

Ingredient type
sauce

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hoisin sauce

English

Sauce, hoi sin (hoisin), commercial

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English

Sauce, hoisin, ready-to-serve

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Hoisin Sauce nutrition & diet

Hoisin Sauce nutritional value

Sauce, hoisin, ready-to-serve

Per 100 g of the edible portion in the recorded food form.

Calories
220kcal
Protein
3.3g
Carbs
44.1g
Fat
3.4g

Per 100 g of the named reference food. Preparation, cultivar and product formulation can change these values; use the stated form when comparing.

Portions & preparation

Use the specific commercial or homemade hoisin sauce and the amount served. Fermented soybean, sweeteners, starches, vinegar, oil, sesame, and flavorings vary by recipe and brand. Compare the sauce itself with a glaze or dish containing it, and account for dilution during cooking.

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Diet considerations

Hoisin sauce is generally plant-based in its core formulation, but brand and recipe checks are necessary for animal-derived additions or processing ingredients. Soybean, wheat or other cereal ingredients, starches, and sweeteners may be present. Compatibility and carbohydrate patterns change with the label, use as glaze or dip, dilution, and portion.

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

Dietary compatibility

  • Vegan
    Not established
  • Vegetarian
    Not established
  • Pescatarian
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  • Keto
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  • Paleo
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  • Low-carb
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  • Halal
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  • Kosher
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What these diet assessments mean
Vegan · Not established
The available profile does not establish the full composition or processing for this dietary pattern.
Vegetarian · Not established
The available profile does not establish the full composition or processing for this dietary pattern.
Pescatarian · Not established
The available profile does not establish the full composition or processing for this dietary pattern.
Keto · Not established
A defined serving and sourced carbohydrate data are needed before assessing this dietary pattern.
Paleo · Not established
The ingredient form and processing have not been assessed against this dietary pattern.
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.

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Sources & review

Nutrition reference: USDA FoodData Central — Sauce, hoisin, ready-to-serve ↗. Values are scaled from 100 g of the recorded edible form. Individual portions have no assumed fixed weight.

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

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