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Kikkoman Teriyaki Marinade & Sauce, 15oz

Contains sodium benzoate

This sauce combines soy sauce, wine, sugar and spices. Each tablespoon has 610 mg sodium and 2 g added sugar, plus sodium benzoate and natural flavors.

Seed-oil freeNo artificial dyesNo artificial flavorsNo added nitritesNo phosphatesNo gums or thickenersDairy-freeVegetarianContains soyContains wheat
$5.95 15 oz · lowest price at Beef Sells
Price and stock checked Oct 30, 2026
Key nutrition facts
15caloriesPer serving · 1 Tbsp (15mL)
Protein
<1g
Fiber
—
Added sugar
2g▼
Sodium
610mg▼
Saturated fat
—
▲ raises the score · ▼ lowers it · From the product label
Ingredients: Soy sauce (water, soybeans, wheat, salt), wine, sugar, water, salt, vinegar, sodium benzoate as a preservative, onion powder, natural flavors, succinic acid, garlic powder
41 / 100
Poor Scored automatically
Weighted as ready meals, soups, saucesMedium confidence · Scored on 8 of 11 inputs
Nutrition · counts 35%24
Ingredients · counts 25%66
Processing · counts 15%30
Sourcing · counts 10%40
Transparency · counts 15%50
Why it scores 41
Nutrition 24 · Compared with other ready meals and sauces: more sodium (610 mg); 2 g added sugar per 1 Tbsp
Ingredients 66 · Sugar, 3rd ingredient (added sugar, −20); Benzoates (sodium benzoate, benzoic acid) (additive, −10); Natural flavours (additive, −4)
Processing 30 · Sauce with added sugar, natural flavors and sodium benzoate
Sourcing 40 · No ingredient origin or production practices stated
Transparency 50 · Full ingredient list includes unspecified natural flavors
610 mg sodium per tbsp
2 g added sugar
Sodium benzoate
Natural flavors
Evidence behind the Ingredients deductions
Strong evidence−20 for sugar
Varies by additive−14 for benzoates, natural flavours
Scored Oct 21, 2026 · Scoring guide v3.1 · Updated Oct 20, 2026 · See what changed

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Ingredients
Soy sauce (water, soybeans, wheat, salt) Wine Sugar Water Salt Vinegar Sodium benzoate as a preservative Onion powder Natural flavors Succinic acid Garlic powder
11 ingredients 3 to watch1 to avoid
Sourcing

Origin not disclosed on the product page.

Additives3 additives · 1 moderate risk
Benzoates (sodium benzoate, benzoic acid) (E210–E212)PreservativeModerate risk
Can form small amounts of benzene with vitamin C in drinks, and was part of the 2007 UK hyperactivity study mix.
Natural flavoursFlavouringLimited risk
An undisclosed mix of extracts and carriers; the label doesn’t say what’s in it or how it was made.
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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