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Lee Kum Kee Teriyaki Sauce

Contains added sugars

This teriyaki sauce includes soy sauce, tomato, rice wine and oyster sauce. A 1/2 tbsp serving has 9 g added sugar and 600 mg sodium.

Seed-oil freeNo artificial flavorsNo natural flavorsNo synthetic preservativesNo added nitritesNo phosphatesDairy-freeContains soyContains wheatContains shellfishContains corn
$5.99 8.8 oz · lowest price at itemroot
Price and stock checked Oct 30, 2026
Key nutrition facts
40caloriesPer serving · 1/2 tbsp (27g)
Protein
<1g
Fiber
0g
Added sugar
9g▼
Sodium
600mg▼
Saturated fat
0g
▲ raises the score · ▼ lowers it · From the product label
Ingredients: Sugar, soy sauce (water, salt, soybeans, wheat, caramel color, high fructose corn syrup), water, tomato paste, rice wine (water, rice, wine yeast cake (contains rice, soybean)), oyster sauce (water, sugar, salt, oyster extract (oyster, water, salt), modified corn starch, caramel color), rice vinegar, modified corn starch, onion, ginger, garlic powder, lactic acid, xanthan gum
On Open Food FactsNutri-Score ENOVA 4Ultra-processed foodTheir grades, for reference; not part of our score. Data: Open Food Facts (ODbL).
47 / 100
Poor Scored automatically
Weighted as ready meals, soups, saucesHigh confidence · Scored on 10 of 11 inputs, 1 claim verified
Nutrition · counts 35%17
Ingredients · counts 25%76
Processing · counts 15%45
Sourcing · counts 10%55
Transparency · counts 15%65
Why it scores 47
Nutrition 17 · Compared with other ready meals and sauces: more sodium (600 mg); 9 g added sugar per 1/2 tbsp
Ingredients 76 · Sugar, 1st ingredient (added sugar, −20); Caramel colour (additive, −4); no dyes or artificial sweeteners
Processing 45 · Sweetened sauce with modified starch, caramel color and xanthan gum
Sourcing 55 · Product of USA is stated; ingredient sourcing and production practices are not
Transparency 65 · Complete ingredient list and product origin; no specific sourcing practices
9 g added sugar
600 mg sodium per serving
Modified corn starch
Evidence behind the Ingredients deductions
Strong evidence−20 for sugar
Varies by additive−4 for caramel colour
Scored Oct 24, 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 Wine yeast cake (contains rice, soybean)) Oyster sauce (water Sugar Salt Oyster extract (oyster, water, salt), modified corn starch, caramel color) Rice vinegar Modified corn starch Onion Ginger Garlic powder Lactic acid Xanthan gum
18 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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