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Light soy sauce

Light soy sauce is a thin, pourable soy-based seasoning with typically salty, savoury flavour, used to season or accompany foods.

Light soy sauce — illustrative ingredient image

About Light soy sauce

Light soy sauce is a thin, pourable soy-based seasoning. The term generally distinguishes it from darker soy sauce, but recipes and production methods vary, so the name alone does not establish its precise ingredients or fermentation process.

It is used to season or accompany foods, and typically has a salty, savoury flavour and brown colour. Nutrition comparisons should match the particular product and serving form, since formulations and concentrations vary.

Ingredient type
whole food

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light soy sauce

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Light soy sauce nutrition & diet

Light soy sauce nutritional value

Reference: Soy sauce, "Usukuchi-shoyu" (light color soy sauce)

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

Calories
60kcal
Protein
5.7g
Carbs
5.8g
Fat
0.0g

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

Compare the specific sauce and its concentration; formulations and salt content vary, and a serving used as a condiment may differ from a larger amount used in cooking.

Dietary compatibility

  • Vegan
    Not established
  • Vegetarian
    Not established
  • Pescatarian
    Not established
  • Keto
    Not established
  • Paleo
    Not established
  • Low-carb
    Not established
  • Halal
    Not established
  • Kosher
    Not established
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.

Reviewed ingredient entryIngredient reference · Preparations vary

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Sources & review

Nutrition reference: Standard Tables of Food Composition in Japan 2023, corrected March 2026 — 17008 ↗. 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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