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Less Sodium Soy Sauce

If you’re looking to reduce sodium in your diet, give Kikkoman® Less Sodium Soy Sauce a try. It’s traditionally brewed in exactly the same way as our original Kikkoman® Soy Sauce, but we remove approximately 40% of the salt after the fermentation and aging process is complete.

That means you get all the delicious flavor and umami—and the amazing all-purpose versatility—of original Kikkoman® Soy Sauce with much less sodium. Like our regular Soy Sauce, Kikkoman® Less Sodium Soy Sauce is brewed in the USA to exacting quality standards using 100% North American sourced ingredients.

 

How to Use Kikkoman® Less Sodium Soy Sauce

Less Sodium, Same Great Flavor.   Use Kikkoman® Less Sodium Soy Sauce just as you would Kikkoman® Soy Sauce to enhance whatever you’re cooking. In slow-cooking applications like braises, soups, and stews, we recommend adding it during the latter stages of cooking to maintain its full flavor and umami.

 

  • Lower-sodium cooking – Use Kikkoman® Less Sodium Soy Sauce wherever you’d use our original all-purpose Soy Sauce to reduce the sodium content of your food. You can also substitute it for salt, and you’ll get significantly reduced sodium with plenty of savory flavor and umami. Click here to download our tips for reducing sodium in the kitchen.
  • Condiment – Use as a tabletop condiment for sushi, dumplings, finger foods, rice, grains, vegetables, meat, poultry, seafood, and more.
  • Asian, American, and global foods – Like Kikkoman® Soy Sauce, our Less Sodium Soy Sauce is perfect in mainstream American foods as well as Latin, Mediterranean, Caribbean, and other globally inspired dishes.
  • Marinades - Add to any marinade to enhance flavor, boost umami, enhance browning, and tenderize.
  • Sauces and dressings - Add depth and savory appeal to sauces, dressings, and dipping sauces.
  • Meatless and Vegan – Adds meaty depth and umami to everything from vegetarian chili, veggie burgers and tofu to meatless soups, stews, and curries.
  • Beefier burgers – Add about a tablespoon of Less Sodium Soy sauce per pound of ground beef when you’re making burger patties to enhance their mouthwatering meatiness.
  • Savory Gravy – A splash of Kikkoman® Less Sodium Soy Sauce can add rich, savory flavor and appetizing color to any gravy.

  • Brewed in the USA
  • Orthodox Union Kosher Certification
  • Vegan-certified

sodium content

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nutrition facts

Nutrition Facts
About 39 Servings
Serving Size 1 Tbsp (15mL)
Amount Per Serving
Calories 10
% Daily Value*
0%
Total Fat 0g
0%
Saturated Fat 0g
Trans Fat 0g
0%
Cholesterol 0mg
26%
Sodium 590mg
0%
Total Carbohydrates 1g
0%
Dietary Fiber 0g
Sugars 0g
0%
Added Sugars 0g
Protein 1g
* The % Daily Value (DV) tells you how much a nutrient in a serving of food contributes to a daily diet. 2,000 calories a day is used for general nutrition advice.

ingredients

WATER, SOYBEANS, WHEAT, SALT, LACTIC ACID, SODIUM BENZOATE; LESS THAN 1/10 OF 1% AS A PRESERVATIVE.

Product FAQs

Once opened, the soy sauce will start to lose its freshness and the flavor will begin to change. By refrigerating the sauce, the flavor and quality will remain at their peak for a longer period. As long as no water or other ingredients have been added to the soy sauce, it would not spoil if it had not been refrigerated.
Kikkoman Soy Sauces contain greater than 2% alcohol by volume. The alcohol is a result of the fermentation process.  Like wine or beer, our soy sauces are brewed and they are made from wheat, soybeans, salt and water. During fermentation, the wheat starches are broken down to sugars and part of the sugar is changed into alcohol.
The all-purpose Kikkoman Soy Sauce and the Kikkoman Less Sodium Soy Sauce are brewed at the Kikkoman Foods, Inc. plant in Walworth, WI where there are no peanuts or tree nuts ingredients used. Please check the back of your label to see where the product was made.
Our tabletop dispenser was first introduced in Japan in 1961 and it is now recognized worldwide as an iconic symbol for Kikkoman Soy Sauce. The dispenser bottle was designed by Kenji Ekuan, a well-known industrial designer. In 2005, the dispenser was added to New York’s Museum of Modern Art Collection. To learn more about our dispenser, please click here. To open the dispenser bottle, first remove the outer plastic seal and cap from the bottle. Then, remove the plastic insert from either inside of the cap or on top of the bottle and screw the cap back on. If you have difficulty twisting off the cap, we suggest running the unopened bottle under hot water for a minute and then use a rubber gripper or a wet cloth to carefully twist off the cap.
Yes. Kikkoman offers a variety of Gluten-Free products, including soy sauces, panko, hoisin and other sauces. To see our complete family of Gluten-Free products, please click here. These products are certified as gluten-free (less than 10ppm) by the Gluten Free Certification Organization (GFCO). To find stores that carry these items, please try our Product Locator.
For the best quality, we recommend using the sauces within one month of opening.
Please click here for a chart of Kikkoman products containing ingredients that are part of the top eight allergens listed in the Food Allergen Labeling and Consumer Protection Act (FALCPA), as well as other common allergens, such as sesame and mustard.
Many of our Kikkoman Soy Sauces, Teriyaki and Asian Sauces, Panko, Noodle Kits, and Seasoning Mixes, are sold through our Online Store. Please click here to mail order your favorite Kikkoman product.
For our sauces, the Best By Date is printed on the neck of the glass bottle or the bottle cap. Our seasoning mixes and gold-colored packaged soup mixes have a date printed across the top of the package back or embossed on the side of the packets. Please click to here view some examples.  


THE STORY OF SOY SAUCE

Even people who love soy sauce and use it all the time are often surprised to learn what it is and how it’s made. We make ours from just four simple ingredients—water, soybeans, wheat, and salt. Those ingredients are transformed through a traditional brewing process—much like making wine or beer—that has remained unchanged for centuries.

READ THE STORY OF SOY SAUCE
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