Low-Sodium Soy Sauce Substitute Recipe

Recipe By The Spruce Eats

This soy sauce substitute doesn't taste exactly like the real thing, but it makes a flavorful alternative if you are trying to reduce the amount of salt in your diet. Chinese cooking can be a very healthy way of eating, but the amount of sodium in a lot of dishes is on the high side. Fortunately, this can be modified in most chinese dishes. An easy place to start is with soy sauce, which is used in many different recipes as well as often served on the table. Reduced-sodium beef broth (25 percent less salt) gives this soy sauce substitute recipe 12 to 13 milligrams of sodium per tablespoon, about 25 mg per tablespoon if you boil down the sauce and reduce it by half. To lower the sodium count even further, use a sodium-free beef broth. Most people should limit their salt intake to 1, 500 milligrams per day. If you wish to avoid soy, this substitute is soy-free. You will get the effect of soy sauce without soy and with much less salt. There are also vegetarian and gluten-free modifications you can make.

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Ingredients For Low-Sodium Soy Sauce Substitute Recipe

Nutrition
value
18
calories per serving
< 1 g Fat2 g Protein< 1 g Carbs< 1 g FiberOther

Current Totals

  • < 1 g Fat
  • 2 g Protein
  • < 1 g Carbs
  • < 1 g Fiber

MacroNutrients

  • Carbs
    0 g
  • Protein
    2 g
  • Fiber
    0 g

Fats

  • Fat
    1 g

Vitamins & Minerals

  • Calcium
    19 mg
  • Iron
    0 mg
  • Vitamin A
    1 mcg
  • Vitamin B1
    0 mg
  • Vitamin B2
    0 mg
  • Vitamin B3
    0 mg
  • Vitamin B6
    0 mg
  • Vitamin B9
    2 mcg
  • Vitamin B12
    0 mcg
  • Vitamin C
    0 mg
  • Vitamin E
    0 mg
  • Copper
    0 mcg
  • Magnesium
    6 mg
  • Manganese
    0 mg
  • Phosphorus
    16 mg
  • Selenium
    1 mcg
  • Zinc
    0 mg
Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet. All nutritional information presented are estimates and not meant to substitute professional dietary advice or treatment

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