Teriyaki sauces
Primal Kitchen No Soy Teriyaki Sauce & Marinade
8.5 oz/241 g
Score
- High in salt
- Contains added sugars
- Certified organic
- Seed-oil free
Why it scores 53
Primal Kitchen No Soy Teriyaki Sauce & Marinade scores 53 out of 100 (Okay) under GoodSwap’s published rules. What moved the score most:
- minus 20 points Fruit juice concentrate (sweetener): An added sugar. Strong
- minus 9 points Salt 3.4 g / 100 g: Very high in salt. Strong
- minus 8 points Processed (NOVA 3): Classified NOVA 3: processed with added salt, sugar or oil. Emerging
Every line of the math is on The Receipt below, with its evidence tier and sources.
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The same kind of product, at least 10 points higher, sold in the US. Never paid placements.
The Receipt
No Soy Teriyaki Sauce & Marinade
Ingredients
- Fruit juice concentrate (sweetener) minus 20 points
- Yeast extract minus 2.5 points
Processing
- Processed (NOVA 3) minus 8 points
Nutrition per 100 g
- Sugars 17.7 g / 100 g minus 8 points
- Salt 3.4 g / 100 g minus 9 points
100 − 47.5 = 52.5 → 53
Can’t score above 79. Contains fruit juice concentrate (sweetener), an ingredient of high concern. [1][2][3]
Can’t score above 79. High in salt (above the front-of-pack "high" level). [6]
Nutrition per 100 g
| Energy | 88 kcal |
|---|---|
| Fat | 0 g |
| Saturated fat | 0 g |
| Trans fat | 0 g |
| Carbohydrates | 23.5 g |
| Sugars | 17.7 g |
| Added sugars | 11.8 g |
| Fiber | 0 g |
| Protein | 0 g |
| Salt | 3.4 g |
Serving: 1 tbsp (17 g)
Ingredients
- WATER
- ORGANIC COCONUT AMINOS (ORGANIC COCONUT SYRUP, WATER, HIMALAYAN SALT)
- ORGANIC DATE PASTE
- ORGANIC ORANGE JUICE CONCENTRATE
- ORGANIC WHITE BALSAMIC VINEGAR (ORGANIC WHITE WINE VINEGAR, ORGANIC GRAPE MUST)
- ORGANIC BALSAMIC VINEGAR (ORGANIC WINE VINEGAR, ORGANIC CONCENTRATED GRAPE MUST)
- SEA SALT
- ORGANIC TAPIOCA STARCH
- ORGANIC GARLIC
- ORGANIC GINGER
- ORGANIC TAMARIND
- ORGANIC DISTILLED VINEGAR
- ORGANIC SESAME SEEDS
- ORGANIC SESAME OIL
- ORGANIC ONION POWDER
- ORGANIC YEAST EXTRACT
Label text, as published
WATER, ORGANIC COCONUT AMINOS (ORGANIC COCONUT SYRUP, WATER, HIMALAYAN SALT), ORGANIC DATE PASTE, ORGANIC ORANGE JUICE CONCENTRATE, ORGANIC WHITE BALSAMIC VINEGAR (ORGANIC WHITE WINE VINEGAR, ORGANIC GRAPE MUST), ORGANIC BALSAMIC VINEGAR (ORGANIC WINE VINEGAR, ORGANIC CONCENTRATED GRAPE MUST), SEA SALT, ORGANIC TAPIOCA STARCH, ORGANIC GARLIC, ORGANIC GINGER, ORGANIC TAMARIND, ORGANIC DISTILLED VINEGAR, ORGANIC SESAME SEEDS, ORGANIC SESAME OIL, ORGANIC ONION POWDER, ORGANIC YEAST EXTRACT.
Allergens and diets
Contains: Tree nuts, Soy, Sesame
- Vegan
- Vegetarian
- Palm-oil-free
Always check the package: recipes change.
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Island teriyaki marinade sauce Soy Vay · 20 oz High in sugarHigh in saltContains added sugarsContains seed oils Score 26 out of 100 Poor -
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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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“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)”
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