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Soy sauce, "Koikuchi-shoyu" (common soy sauce): Calories & Nutrition per 100 g (Japan's Official Food Table)

Last updated: 2026-09-17

Soy sauce, "Koikuchi-shoyu" (common soy sauce) has 76 kcal per 100 g of edible portion, with 7.7 g protein, 0 g fat and 7.9 g carbohydrate, according to Japan's official Standard Tables of Food Composition.

Food number17007
Name in Japanese<調味料類> (しょうゆ類) こいくちしょうゆ
Food groupSeasonings and spices

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Nutrition per 100 g (edible portion)

Energy76 kcal
Water67.1 g
Protein7.7 g
Fat0 g
Carbohydrate (by difference)7.9 g
Dietary fibre(Tr) g
Salt equivalent14.5 g
Sodium5700 mg
Potassium390 mg
Calcium29 mg
Iron1.7 mg
Vitamin C0 mg
Cholesterol(0) mg

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Source: Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (MEXT), Standard Tables of Food Composition in Japan (Eighth Revised Edition), 2023 supplement; English food names from the official English edition (2015). Compiled and reformatted by this website. This page is general information, not dietary or medical advice.

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