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Tesco Teriyaki Sauce, 150ml

Contains modified maize starch

A sweet, savoury teriyaki sauce for marinades, stir-fries and noodles. It contains sugar, modified maize starch, guar gum and potassium sorbate.

Seed-oil freeNo artificial dyesNo artificial flavorsNo natural flavorsNo added nitritesNo phosphatesDairy-freeVegetarianContains soyContains wheatContains corn
$5.00 150 ml · lowest price at London Food Hall
Price and stock checked Oct 30, 2026
Key nutrition facts
65caloriesPer serving · One tablespoon
Protein
—
Fiber
—
Added sugar
—▼
Sodium
280mg
Saturated fat
<0.1g
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Ingredients: Water, soy sauce (water, soya bean, wheat, salt), sugar, modified maize starch, colour (plain caramel), rice vinegar, stabiliser (guar gum), yeast extract (yeast, acidity regulators (lactic acid, citric acid), preservative (potassium sorbate)
60 / 100
Fair Scored automatically
Weighted as ready meals, soups, saucesMedium confidence · Scored on 6 of 11 inputs
Nutrition · counts 35%70
Ingredients · counts 25%72
Processing · counts 15%30
Sourcing · counts 10%35
Transparency · counts 15%62
Why it scores 60
Nutrition 70 · 5.9 g added sugar per One tablespoon (weight not printed, so estimated from its 65 calories); otherwise typical for ready meals and sauces
Ingredients 72 · Sugar, 3rd ingredient (added sugar, −20); Sorbates (potassium sorbate, sorbic acid) (additive, −4); Yeast extract or hydrolysed protein (additive, −4)
Processing 30 · Modified starch, caramel colour, guar gum and potassium sorbate.
Sourcing 35 · Sugar and modified maize starch are listed; no origin or production claims.
Transparency 62 · Full ingredient list, but no origin or production claims.
Contains sugar, modified starch and potassium sorbate
Evidence behind the Ingredients deductions
Strong evidence−20 for sugar
Varies by additive−8 for sorbates, yeast extract or hydrolysed protein
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Ingredients
Water Soy sauce (water, soya bean, wheat, salt) Sugar Modified maize starch Colour (plain caramel) Rice vinegar Stabiliser (guar gum) Yeast extract (yeast Acidity regulators (lactic acid, citric acid) Preservative (potassium sorbate)
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Sourcing

Origin not disclosed on the product page.

Additives6 additives · 3 limited risk
Sorbates (potassium sorbate, sorbic acid) (E200–E203)PreservativeLimited risk
Generally well tolerated; EFSA re-evaluated it in 2015 and kept it approved, though it can irritate sensitive skin.
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.
Guar gum (E412)ThickenerNo risk
A fibre from guar beans; EFSA considers it safe at normal intakes.
Citric acid (E330)AcidNo risk
Usually made by fermentation; considered safe.
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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