Food calories · USDA data
Calories in soy sauce
8 calories
in 1 tbsp, 16 g
- Protein
- 1.3 g
- Carbs
- 0.8 g
- Fat
- 0.1 g
- Fiber
- 0.1 g
Soy sauce has 8 calories. That is USDA's figure for 1 tbsp, which weighs 16 g. Per 100 g, soy sauce has 53 calories.
Most of its calories (57%) come from protein, with carbohydrate next at 34%.
It takes 189 g of soy sauce to reach 100 calories, which is about 12 × 1 tbsp.
Calories by portion
| Portion | Weight | Calories | Protein | Carbs | Fat |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 tbsp | 16 g | 8 | 1.3 g | 0.8 g | 0.1 g |
| 1 tsp | 5.3 g | 3 | 0.4 g | 0.3 g | 0 g |
| 1 cup | 255 g | 135 | 20.8 g | 12.6 g | 1.5 g |
| 1 individual packet | 8.9 g | 5 | 0.7 g | 0.4 g | 0.1 g |
| 1 oz | 28.3 g | 15 | 2.3 g | 1.4 g | 0.2 g |
| 100 g | 100 g | 53 | 8.1 g | 4.9 g | 0.6 g |
Portion weights are USDA's own. Your soy sauce may weigh more or less; for an exact number, weigh it and enter the grams in the food calorie lookup.
Where the calories come from
- Protein: 57% of calories (8.1 g per 100 g)
- Carbohydrate: 34% (4.9 g per 100 g, of which 0.8 g fiber)
- Fat: 9% (0.6 g per 100 g)
Shares use the general factors of 4 calories per gram of protein and carbohydrate and 9 per gram of fat, so they can differ a little from USDA's calorie figure. Daily Values are the FDA's adult Daily Values.
Compared with similar foods
Weight for weight, salsa has the fewest calories of these four (29 per 100 g) and ketchup the most (101).
| Per 100 g | Calories | Protein | Carbs | Fat |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Soy sauce | 53 | 8.1 g | 4.9 g | 0.6 g |
| Marinara sauce | 50 | 1.4 g | 7.4 g | 1.6 g |
| Salsa | 29 | 1.5 g | 6.6 g | 0.2 g |
| Ketchup | 101 | 1 g | 27.4 g | 0.1 g |
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Questions people ask
How many calories is in soy sauce?
Soy sauce has 8 calories. USDA weighs 1 tbsp at 16 g, and soy sauce has 53 calories per 100 g.
How much protein does soy sauce have?
1 tbsp (16 g) has 1.3 g of protein, 3% of the 50 g Daily Value. Per 100 g it is 8.1 g.
How many carbs does soy sauce have?
1 tbsp has 0.8 g of carbohydrate, including 0.1 g of fiber, and 0.1 g of fat.
Source: USDA FoodData Central, SR Legacy (2018). USDA entry: Soy sauce made from soy and wheat (shoyu) (FDC ID 174277). Values are averages; a packaged food's label may differ.