Teriyaki sauces
Kikkoman Less Sodium Teriyaki Marinade & Sauce
10 fl oz/296 mL
Score
- Ultra-processed
- High in salt
- Contains added sugars
Why it scores 8
Kikkoman Less Sodium Teriyaki Marinade & Sauce scores 8 out of 100 (Bad) under GoodSwap’s published rules. What moved the score most:
- minus 20 points Sugar: An added sugar. Strong
- minus 20 points Dextrose: An added sugar. Strong
- minus 18 points Ultra-processed (NOVA 4): Classified NOVA 4: made with industrial ingredients and additives. Strong
Every line of the math is on The Receipt below, with its evidence tier and sources.
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The Receipt
Less Sodium Teriyaki Marinade & Sauce
Ingredients
- Sugar minus 20 points
- Dextrose minus 20 points
- Sodium benzoate minus 7.5 points
- Wine minus 1.5 points
- Modified starch minus 1 points
Processing
- Ultra-processed (NOVA 4) minus 18 points
- 4 kinds of ultra-processing markers minus 4.5 points
Nutrition per 100 g
- Sugars 20 g / 100 g minus 11 points
- Salt 5.2 g / 100 g minus 9 points
100 − 92.5 = 7.5 → 8
Can’t score above 79. Contains sugar, an ingredient of high concern. [1][2][3]
Can’t score above 79. High in salt (above the front-of-pack "high" level). [11]
Nutrition per 100 g
| Energy | 100 kcal |
|---|---|
| Fat | 0 g |
| Saturated fat | 0 g |
| Carbohydrates | 26.7 g |
| Sugars | 20 g |
| Added sugars | 20 g |
| Fiber | 0.5 g |
| Protein | 6.7 g |
| Salt | 5.2 g |
Serving: 1 Tbsp (15 ml)
Ingredients
- SOY SAUCE (WATER, SOYBEANS, WHEAT, SALT)
- WATER
- SUGAR (high concern)
- WINE
- VINEGAR
- MODIFIED CORN STARCH
- XANTHAN GUM
- SALT
- CITRIC ACID
- SODIUM BENZOATE: LESS THAN 1/10 OF 1% AS A PRESERVATIVE (moderate concern)
- SPICE EXTRACTIVES
- GARLIC EXTRACT
- DEXTROSE (high concern)
- DISODIUM INOSINATE
- DISODIUM GUANYLATE
Label text, as published
SOY SAUCE (WATER, SOYBEANS, WHEAT, SALT), WATER, SUGAR, WINE, VINEGAR, MODIFIED CORN STARCH, XANTHAN GUM, SALT, CITRIC ACID, SODIUM BENZOATE: LESS THAN 1/10 OF 1% AS A PRESERVATIVE. SPICE EXTRACTIVES, GARLIC EXTRACT, DEXTROSE, DISODIUM INOSINATE, DISODIUM GUANYLATE.
Allergens and diets
Contains: Soy, Wheat, Gluten
- Vegan
- Vegetarian
- Not gluten-free
- Palm-oil-free
Always check the package: recipes change.
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More from Kikkoman
Sources
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Guideline: sugars intake for adults and children
“In both adults and children, WHO recommends reducing the intake of free sugars to less than 10% of total energy intake”
who.int
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Dietary Guidelines for Americans, 2025–2030
“Limit foods and beverages that include artificial flavors, petroleum-based dyes, artificial preservatives, and low-calorie non-nutritive sweeteners.”
cdn.realfood.gov
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Added and free sugars should be as low as possible
“Sugar consumption is a known cause of dental caries.”
efsa.europa.eu
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“Artificial colours or a sodium benzoate preservative (or both) in the diet result in increased hyperactivity in 3-year-old and 8/9-year-old children in the general population.”
doi.org
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Re-evaluation of benzyl alcohol (E 1519) as food additive (records the 2016 benzoate re-evaluation)
“derived a group ADI of 5 mg/kg bw per day (expressed as benzoic acid) in accordance with the ADI previously derived by SCF and JECFA”
doi.org
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About Alcohol Use During Pregnancy
“There is no known safe amount of alcohol use during pregnancy.”
cdc.gov
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Agents Classified by the IARC Monographs, Volumes 1–142 (List of Classifications)
monographs.iarc.who.int
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“For adults, WHO recommends less than 2000 mg/day of sodium (equivalent to less than 5 g/day salt), or just under a teaspoon.”
who.int
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“Table 3: Criteria for drinks (per 100ml)”
assets.publishing.service.gov.uk
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“Greater exposure to ultra-processed food was associated with a higher risk of adverse health outcomes, especially cardiometabolic, common mental disorder, and mortality outcomes.”
doi.org