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Oyster Sauce

Oyster sauce is a savory brown condiment used in stir-fries, marinades, and dipping sauces.

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About Oyster Sauce

Oyster sauce is a thick, glossy brown condiment made with oyster-derived extracts or cooking liquor, usually combined with salt, sweeteners, and thickening ingredients. It is used in stir-fries, marinades, braises, noodle dishes, vegetables, and dipping sauces.

Its flavour is salty, savoury, and mildly sweet, with a concentrated marine umami character. The texture is pourable to spoon-thick, although commercial formulations can differ in oyster concentration and other seasonings.

Oyster sauce is commonly sold in bottles as a ready-to-use sauce. It may be added directly or incorporated into cooked dishes and mixed sauces; the label determines the exact composition and the effect of dilution on its consistency.

Ingredient type
sauce

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English

Oyster Sauce

English

Sauce, oyster, commercial

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Oyster Sauce nutrition & diet

Oyster Sauce nutritional value

Sauce, oyster, ready-to-serve

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

Calories
51kcal
Protein
1.4g
Carbs
10.9g
Fat
0.3g

Reference values for the specific food form shown. Other varieties, brands and preparations can differ.

Portions & preparation

Treat oyster sauce as a formulated condiment and record the brand, serving amount, and whether it is diluted in a dish. Formulas may include oyster extract, sugar, salt, starch, caramel coloring, soy, or other flavoring ingredients.

Compare the right form: Match the reference to the specific oyster-sauce brand or recipe, including concentration, additives, and serving form.

Diet considerations

Oyster sauce is animal-derived because it commonly contains oyster ingredients, though recipes vary and some products are labeled vegetarian alternatives. Compatibility depends on the label and added soy, wheat or other cereals, sugar, alcohol, animal ingredients, and the amount used.

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

Dietary compatibility

  • Vegan
    Typically incompatible
  • Vegetarian
    Typically incompatible
  • Pescatarian
    Depends on the version
  • Keto
    Not established
  • Paleo
    Depends on the version
  • Low-carb
    Not established
  • Halal
    Not established
  • Kosher
    Typically incompatible
What these diet assessments mean
Vegan · Typically incompatible
The ingredient profile identifies an animal-derived food or derivative.
Vegetarian · Typically incompatible
The profile identifies animal flesh, seafood or a derivative excluded by a vegetarian diet.
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 · Typically incompatible
Recorded common ingredients: Oyster. This profile identifies shellfish, which does not meet the kosher fish criteria. Recipes and products can differ.

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: USDA FoodData Central — Sauce, oyster, ready-to-serve ↗. 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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