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Lee Kum Kee Teriyaki Sauce

Contains high fructose corn syrup

A soy-based teriyaki sauce that also contains oyster sauce. It contains sugar and high fructose corn syrup, plus modified starch and xanthan gum.

Seed-oil freeNo artificial flavorsNo natural flavorsNo synthetic preservativesNo added nitritesNo phosphatesDairy-freeContains soyContains wheatContains shellfishContains corn
$4.99 lowest price at ZHICAY FOODS
Price and stock checked Oct 30, 2026
Key nutrition facts

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Ingredients: Sugar, soy sauce (water, salt, soybeans, wheat, caramel color, high fructose corn syrup), water, tomato paste, rice wine (water, rice, wheat), oyster sauce (water, sugar, salt, oyster extractives (oyster, water, salt), modified corn starch, caramel color), rice vinegar, modified corn starch, onion, ginger, garlic powder, lactic acid, xanthan gum
54 / 100
Fair Scored automatically
Weighted as ready meals, soups, saucesLow confidence · Scored on 2 of 11 inputs
Nutrition facts not available. Scored on its ingredients, processing, sourcing and transparency; the Nutrition part is neutral until we can read the label.Your product? Claim this listing to add the label and it’s scored in full.
Nutrition · counts 35%50
Ingredients · counts 25%76
Processing · counts 15%30
Sourcing · counts 10%35
Transparency · counts 15%65
Why it scores 54
Nutrition 50 · No nutrition facts available; scored mid-range
Ingredients 76 · Sugar, 1st ingredient (added sugar, −20); Caramel colour (additive, −4); no dyes or artificial sweeteners
Processing 30 · Sugar, modified starch, caramel color and xanthan gum make this a formulated sauce.
Sourcing 35 · Refined sugar and starch are present; no specific sourcing or growing practices are stated.
Transparency 65 · The ingredient list is complete, with no specific origin or production claims.
Added sugar
High fructose corn syrup
Modified corn starch
Caramel color
Xanthan gum
Evidence behind the Ingredients deductions
Strong evidence−20 for sugar
Varies by additive−4 for caramel colour
Scored Oct 21, 2026 · Scoring guide v3.1 · Updated Oct 20, 2026 · See what changed

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Ingredients
Sugar Soy sauce (water, salt, soybeans, wheat, caramel color, high fructose corn syrup) Water Tomato paste Rice wine (water, rice, wheat) Oyster sauce (water Sugar Salt Oyster extractives (oyster, water, salt), modified corn starch, caramel color) Rice vinegar Modified corn starch Onion Ginger Garlic powder Lactic acid Xanthan gum
16 ingredients 4 to watch2 to avoid
Sourcing

Origin not disclosed on the product page.

Additives6 additives · 1 moderate risk
High-fructose corn syrupAdded sugarModerate risk
Added sugar that is cheap to add in large amounts; high intake is linked to fatty liver and weight gain.
Caramel colour (E150)ColourLimited risk
Some types (E150c, E150d) can contain 4-MEI, which IARC lists as possibly carcinogenic (Group 2B); levels are regulated.
Modified starch (E14xx)ThickenerLimited risk
Chemically treated starch; considered safe, but a marker of more processed food.
Added sugarSugarLimited risk
Added sugar; the WHO and the US Dietary Guidelines advise keeping added sugars under 10% of daily calories.
Xanthan gum (E415)ThickenerNo risk
Made by fermentation; EFSA re-confirmed its safety in 2017, though large amounts can cause bloating.
Lactic acid (E270)AcidNo risk
Made by fermentation; considered safe.
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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