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Nippon Shokken Teriyaki Sauce 16.0oz/(454g)

Contains modified food starch

This teriyaki sauce combines soy sauce with prune concentrate. Each tablespoon has 9 g added sugar and 330 mg sodium; it contains wheat and soy.

Seed-oil freeNo artificial flavorsNo natural flavorsNo synthetic preservativesNo added nitritesNo phosphatesDairy-freeVegetarianContains soyContains wheat
$7.00 16.0 oz (454 g) · lowest price at 南加美妝美食小鋪
Price and stock checked Oct 30, 2026
Key nutrition facts
40caloriesPer serving · 1 Tbsp (19g)
Protein
0g
Fiber
—
Added sugar
9g▼
Sodium
330mg▼
Saturated fat
—
▲ raises the score · ▼ lowers it · From the product label
Ingredients: SUGAR, SOY SAUCE (WATER, WHEAT, SOYBEANS, SALT), WATER, MODIFIED FOOD STARCH, PRUNE CONCENTRATE JUICE, CARAMEL COLOR, SALT, YEAST EXTRACT
On Open Food FactsNutri-Score ENOVA 4Ultra-processed foodTheir grades, for reference; not part of our score. Data: Open Food Facts (ODbL).
45 / 100
Poor Scored automatically
Weighted as ready meals, soups, saucesHigh confidence · Scored on 9 of 11 inputs
Nutrition · counts 35%26
Ingredients · counts 25%72
Processing · counts 15%30
Sourcing · counts 10%35
Transparency · counts 15%65
Why it scores 45
Nutrition 26 · Compared with other ready meals and sauces: more sodium (330 mg); 9 g added sugar per 1 Tbsp
Ingredients 72 · Sugar, 1st ingredient (added sugar, −20); Caramel colour (additive, −4); Yeast extract or hydrolysed protein (additive, −4)
Processing 30 · Sugar, modified starch and caramel color make this a formulated sauce.
Sourcing 35 · Sugar is the main ingredient; sourcing practices and ingredient origins aren't stated.
Transparency 65 · Complete ingredient list, but no specific sourcing or production claims.
9 g added sugar per serving
Contains modified food starch and caramel color
Evidence behind the Ingredients deductions
Strong evidence−20 for sugar
Varies by additive−8 for caramel colour, yeast extract or hydrolysed protein
Scored Oct 21, 2026 · Scoring guide v3.1 · Updated Oct 20, 2026 · See what changed

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Ingredients
SUGAR SOY SAUCE (WATER, WHEAT, SOYBEANS, SALT) WATER MODIFIED FOOD STARCH PRUNE CONCENTRATE JUICE CARAMEL COLOR SALT YEAST EXTRACT
8 ingredients 3 to watch1 to avoid
Sourcing

Origin not disclosed on the product page.

Additives4 additives · 4 limited risk
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.
Yeast extract or hydrolysed proteinFlavour enhancerLimited risk
Contains free glutamate, the flavour-enhancing part of MSG, without being labelled as MSG.
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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