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Is Kikkoman Soy Sauce low FODMAP?
FODMAP score
15
Low FODMAP
Yes — Kikkoman Traditionally Brewed Soy Sauce is one of the safer bottles in the condiment aisle for a low FODMAP approach. The US label is just four ingredients: water, soybeans, wheat, and salt. Seeing wheat listed can be alarming, but this is where brewing matters — the months-long fermentation that gives Kikkoman its flavor also breaks down most of the fructans from the wheat and the GOS from the soybeans, so very little ends up in the finished sauce. A standard splash or a 2-tablespoon serving is widely considered comfortable territory for people limiting FODMAPs. One clarification worth making: low FODMAP is not the same as gluten-free. This sauce still contains wheat, so anyone avoiding gluten itself should reach for a tamari instead. For FODMAP purposes, though, the intense saltiness works in your favor — nobody drinks soy sauce by the half cup, and at realistic dipping and stir-fry quantities this bottle earns its low score.
What's inside
📏 A splash up to about 2 tablespoons is standard low FODMAP territory. Note the sauce contains wheat, so it is low FODMAP but not gluten-free.
Gentler alternatives
↳San-J Tamari (Gluten Free) — Brewed without wheat, so it covers both FODMAP caution and gluten avoidance with the same salty depth.
↳Coconut aminos (e.g., Coconut Secret) — Soy-free and wheat-free with a milder, sweeter profile; well tolerated at typical drizzle servings.
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