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Sweet Soy Sauce

Sweet soy sauce is a thick, dark, sweetened soy-based sauce used as a condiment, glaze, or cooking sauce.

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About Sweet Soy Sauce

Kecap manis is an Indonesian sweet soy sauce thickened and sweetened with palm sugar. It is used as a condiment, marinade, dipping sauce, and cooking seasoning in dishes such as fried rice, noodles, grilled foods, and braises. Its concentrated flavour means it can season a dish while also adding colour.

It tastes sweet and soy-savoury, with saltiness balanced by caramel-like palm sugar notes. The consistency is thick but pourable, and some products are more syrupy, salty, or spiced than others. Cooking can mellow the sweetness and help the sauce coat food.

Kecap manis is usually a dark brown, glossy bottled sauce. It may be poured, brushed, stirred into a marinade, or added near the end of cooking. Heating thickens its coating on food and may encourage browning, while serving it cold preserves its dense, glossy texture.

Ingredient type
sauce

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Local names for sweet soy sauce

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English

Kecap Manis

English

sweet soy sauce

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Sweet Soy Sauce nutrition & diet

Sweet Soy Sauce nutritional value

Reference: Soy sauce, sweet

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

Calories
190kcal
Protein
4.3g
Carbs
38.5g
Fat
2.1g

Per 100 g edible portion. Source: Norwegian Food Composition Table, Norwegian Food Safety Authority, www.matvaretabellen.no; retrieved 20 September 2026. The reference preparation and fat level are part of the food definition. Values may differ by recipe, brand and preparation.

Portions & preparation

Assess sweet soy sauce by its exact brand or recipe and usual serving, noting soybeans, sweetener, wheat or other grains, salt, water, thickeners, and flavorings. Distinguish a pourable condiment from a reduced glaze or cooking sauce, and do not substitute an ordinary soy-sauce entry.

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Diet considerations

Sweet soy sauce is soy-derived, but formulations commonly require checking for wheat or other cereal ingredients and may include caramel color, starch, or flavorings. Compatibility changes with fish products, animal-derived seasonings, or added alcohol. Brand and recipe differences are important; the condiment is not a uniform blend.

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
    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
Check the version or source of: Palm Sugar. Check the refining process and processing aids for the particular producer.
Vegetarian · Not established
Check the version or source of: Palm Sugar. Check the refining process and processing aids for the particular producer.
Pescatarian · Not established
Check the version or source of: Palm 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 · Not established
Optional or variable recorded ingredients: Palm 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: Norwegian Food Composition Table — Soy sauce, sweet ↗. 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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