Calories in common portions
| Portion | Weight | Calories | Protein | Carbs | Fat |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 tsp | 5.3 g | 3 | 0.4 g | 0.3 g | 0 g |
| 1 individual packet | 8.9 g | 5 | 0.7 g | 0.4 g | 0.1 g |
| 1 tbsp | 16 g | 8 | 1.3 g | 0.8 g | 0.1 g |
| 100 g | 100 g | 53 | 8.1 g | 4.9 g | 0.6 g |
| 1 cup | 255 g | 135 | 20.8 g | 12.6 g | 1.5 g |
Where the calories come from
Protein 56.7%Carbohydrate 34.3%Fat 8.9%
Shares use 4 calories per gram for protein and carbohydrate and 9 for fat, so they may not match USDA’s calorie total exactly. Try the macro calculator.
Good to know
- A tablespoon of soy sauce (16 g) has about 8 calories but about 878 mg of sodium.
- Reduced-sodium soy sauce is a separate product with a similar calorie count. Check its label.
- In a stir-fry for two, 2 tablespoons add about 17 calories and 1,757 mg of sodium, more than half of the 2,300 mg Daily Value used on US nutrition labels.
- Tamari, traditionally made with little or no wheat, has 60 calories per 100 g in USDA’s data. If you avoid gluten, check the label: some tamari contains wheat.
In our recipes
The Calorify recipes that use this food, how much they use, and the calories it adds to each whole recipe.
- Honey soy chicken stir-fry2 tbsp · 32 g · recipe serves 217 cal
Compare per 100 g
| Food | Calories | Protein | Carbs | Fat |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Soy sauce (this page) | 53 | 8.1 g | 4.9 g | 0.6 g |
| Soy sauce made from soy (tamari) | 60 | 10.5 g | 5.6 g | 0.1 g |
| Soy sauce made from hydrolyzed vegetable protein | 60 | 7 g | 7.8 g | 0.5 g |
| Honey | 304 | 0.3 g | 82.4 g | 0 g |
Source
USDA FoodData Central, SR Legacy (April 2019): Soy sauce made from soy and wheat (shoyu) (FDC ID 174277) ↗. Values are per 100 g of edible portion; Calorify scaled them to each portion and rounded the results. Comparisons use FDC ID 174278, FDC ID 174279.
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