calories in soy sauce?

Question

how many calories is in soy sauce and is it good on a diet??

Answer 1

Soy sauce (made from soy and wheat), 1 Tbsp (15mL)
Calories: 9.4
Protein: 1.25g
Carbohydrate: 1.26g
Total Fat: 0.006g
Fiber: 0.13g

Answer 2

Calories In Soy Sauce

Answer 3

Being part Japanese, I use soy sauce in lots of my cooking. There are many great nutritional things in it such as: very low in Saturated Fat and Cholesterol, good source of Riboflavin, Vitamin B6, Magnesium and Copper, Protein, Niacin, Iron, Phosphorus and Manganese.
Now the bad is really only one in my book and that is that it is high in sodium. I usually buy the LOW Sodium version for using on my foods.

Now for calories, it typically has 11 calories per tablespoon. If you are on a diet, I would try to use something else for flavor like fresh lemon juice and pepper since soy sauce will cause you to retain water due to the sodium intake. Every time I go to Japan, I bloat out from all the sodium in the food, but I also drink lots of water because I do notice I get so thirsty! LOL.

It isn't unhealthy for you, but it does have lots of sodium. Whenever I diet, sodium is the first thing to cut out for me... Hope this answers your question and good luck!

Answer 4

Soy sauce is low in calories (about 10 per tablespoon) but high in salt.

Answer 5

good question! I had some soy sauce on some brown rice today & I'm on a diet...hope it's 0.5 calories per bottle lol

Answer 6

For a change I'm going to be educational
Per 23ml serving
Energy 77kl/18k cal
protien 0.7g
carbohydrate 3.8g of which sugars 3.4g
fat 0.1g of which saturates (trace)
fibre(trace)
sodium 1.66g
Now I'll put the bottle back.

Answer 7

Read the label and thought what the heck.

Used up more cals walking to the fridge than it said on the bottle

Answer 8

It is VERY high in sodium. Use the 'less sodium' version (in the green bottle)...you won't miss it!