How much protein is in soy sauce?

One tablespoon of soy sauce (16 g) has 1.3 g of protein (8 kcal); 100 g has 8.1 g.

Feast Factsper 100 g

PER 100 GProtein

8.1g

Calories53

Carbohydrate4.9g

Fiber0.8g

Sugars0.4g

Fat0.6g

Saturated0.1g

Sodium5493 mg

15.3 g protein per 100 kcal · USDA FoodData Central

Protein verdictLittle protein per serving

15.3 g of protein per 100 kcal (61% of its calories), but a tablespoon of soy sauce has only 1.3 g.

25 g of protein from soy sauce alone would take 309 g (about 19 tbsp) and 164 kcal.

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Protein per portion

Protein, calories, carbs and fat in soy sauce per portion
Portion	Protein	kcal	Carbs	Fat
100 g	8.1 g	53	4.9 g	0.6 g
1 oz (28 g)	2.3 g	15	1.4 g	0.2 g
1 cup (255 g)	21 g	135	12 g	1.5 g
1 tbsp (16 g)	1.3 g	8	0.8 g	0.1 g

One tablespoon of soy sauce (16 g) is 1% of a 120 g daily target, what our protein calculator gives a 165 lb person building muscle.

One tablespoon of soy sauce (16 g) also has 876 mg of sodium (38% of the 2,300 mg Daily Value).

How it compares

The 4 foods from the same and related aisles closest in calories per 100 g, ranked by protein per calorie. Per calorie, it has more protein than white miso, mustard and pesto and less than nori sheets.

soy sauce compared with similar foods, per 100 g
Food	Protein	kcal	Protein per 100 kcal
Nori sheets	5.8 g	35	16.6 g
Soy sauce	8.1 g	53	15.3 g
White miso	12.8 g	198	6.5 g
Mustard	3.7 g	60	6.2 g
Pesto	9.8 g	418	2.3 g

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Recipes with soy sauce

1 recipe in the Feast Mode library uses soy sauce, macros computed the same way.

In the one library recipe that uses it, Carne Asada Bowls, a serving has 4 g of soy sauce, which brings 0.3 g of protein: 1% of the dish’s protein.

47G
PROTEIN

Carne Asada Bowls

75 min · 594 kcal

Questions

How much protein is in a tablespoon of soy sauce?

One tablespoon of soy sauce (16 g) has 1.3 g of protein and 8 kcal, with 0.8 g of carbohydrate and 0.1 g of fat.

How much protein is in 100 g of soy sauce?

100 g of soy sauce has 8.1 g of protein, 53 kcal, 4.9 g of carbohydrate and 0.6 g of fat (USDA FoodData Central 174277).

Is soy sauce a good source of protein?

Little protein per serving: 15.3 g of protein per 100 kcal (61% of its calories), but a tablespoon of soy sauce has only 1.3 g. Getting 25 g of protein from soy sauce alone would take 309 g (about 19 tbsp) and 164 kcal.

Which has more protein, soy sauce or mustard?

Soy sauce, with 8.1 g of protein per 100 g against 3.7 g for mustard. Per 100 kcal: soy sauce 15.3 g, mustard 6.2 g.

Source: USDA FoodData Central, SR Legacy 174277: “Soy sauce made from soy and wheat (shoyu)”, per 100 g. Portion numbers multiply those values by the portion weight. Estimates for information, not medical advice. How we calculate

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