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The Original

Contains cane sugar

This savory-sweet sauce includes traditionally brewed soy sauce, mirin, ginger, garlic, and green onion. Each tablespoon has 7 g added sugar and 520 mg sodium.

Seed-oil freeNo artificial dyesNo artificial flavorsNo natural flavorsNo synthetic preservativesNo added nitritesNo phosphatesNo gums or thickenersContains soyContains wheatContains sesame
$9.49 17 oz (482g) · lowest price at Bachan's
Price and stock checked Oct 30, 2026
Key nutrition facts
35caloriesPer serving · 1 tbsp. (19g)
Protein
0g
Fiber
0g
Added sugar
7g▼
Sodium
520mg▼
Saturated fat
0g
▲ raises the score · ▼ lowers it · From the product label
Ingredients: Non-GMO Soy Sauce (Water, Soybeans, Wheat, Salt), Cane Sugar, Mirin (Water, Rice, Koji Seed, Sea Salt), Tomato Paste, Organic Ginger, Green Onion, Organic Rice Vinegar, Organic Garlic, Sea Salt, Organic Toasted Sesame Oil
49 / 100
Poor Scored automatically
Weighted as ready meals, soups, saucesHigh confidence · Scored on 11 of 11 inputs, 4 claims verified
Nutrition · counts 35%6
Ingredients · counts 25%80
Processing · counts 15%60
Sourcing · counts 10%70
Transparency · counts 15%74
Why it scores 49
Nutrition 6 · Compared with other ready meals and sauces: more sodium (520 mg); 7 g added sugar per 1 tbsp.
Ingredients 80 · Cane sugar, 2nd ingredient (added sugar, −20); no dyes or artificial sweeteners
Processing 60 · A sauce with a short, recognizable ingredient list and added sugar
Sourcing 70 · The brand says mirin is from Japan and vinegar uses US-grown organic rice
Transparency 74 · Complete ingredient list with specific sourcing and brewing claims
7 g added sugar per tbsp
520 mg sodium per tbsp
Evidence behind the Ingredients deductions
Strong evidence−20 for cane sugar
Scored Oct 25, 2026 · Scoring guide v3.1 · Updated Oct 20, 2026 · See what changed

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Ingredients
Non-GMO Soy Sauce (Water, Soybeans, Wheat, Salt) Cane Sugar Mirin (Water, Rice, Koji Seed, Sea Salt) Tomato Paste Organic Ginger Green Onion Organic Rice Vinegar Organic Garlic Sea Salt Organic Toasted Sesame Oil
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Sourcing

Origin not disclosed on the product page.

Additives1 additive · 1 limited risk
Added sugarSugarLimited risk
Added sugar; the WHO and the US Dietary Guidelines advise keeping added sugars under 10% of daily calories.
Matched from the ingredient list. Risk levels summarise findings from EFSA, the FDA, IARC and published studies; they explain a concern, not a diagnosis.

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