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How many calories in
soy sauce?

Soy Sauce comes in at 53 calories per 100g. Macros distributed across a few sources. A teaspoon is 3 calories.

53
kcal · 100g
8.1g
Protein
4.9g
Carbs
0.6g
Fat
Servings

Common serving sizes.

Calories scale with portion. Here's how a typical soy sauce serving translates in your tracker:

Serving
Calories
Protein
3 oz (85g)
45 kcal
6.9g
4 oz (113g)
60 kcal
9.2g
1 cup (~150g)
80 kcal
12.2g
In your day

What 53 calories means.

Protein-dense — 15.3 g of protein per 100 kcal makes soy sauce an efficient choice for hitting a protein target while managing calories.

Share of a 2,000-kcal day
3%
per 100g · 15.3g protein per 100 kcal
Time to burn it off
🚶 Walking10 min
🏃 Running5 min
🚴 Cycling6 min
Estimated for a 70 kg / 154 lb adult
Comparison

Soy Sauce vs. similar foods.

How soy sauce stacks up on calories and protein against foods people commonly compare it to:

Food
Calories
Protein / 100 kcal
Soy Sauce
53 kcal / 100g
15.3g
66 kcal / 100g
6.1g
67 kcal / 100g
6.6g
36 kcal / 100g
4.2g
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FAQ

Quick answers.

How many calories in soy sauce?

Soy Sauce has approximately 53 calories per 100g. A typical serving — 3 oz (85g) — comes in at 45 calories.

How much protein is in soy sauce?

8.1g of protein per 100g. That puts soy sauce at roughly 15.3g of protein per 100 calories — a useful lens when comparing to other condiments sources.

How do I log soy sauce accurately?

The simplest method: weigh it on a kitchen scale, then enter grams in your tracker. With Spotwell, you can skip the scale — point the camera at the plate and the AI estimates the portion in under a second. Adjust the value if it looks off.

Is soy sauce good for weight loss?

It depends on your overall calorie target. Soy Sauce is naturally low-calorie at 53 kcal per 100g, so it's easy to fit into a deficit.