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Teriyaki sauce: what's actually in it?

Teriyaki sauce is soy sauce, sugar and wine — and the wine is the part that changes by market. The Singapore Kikkoman marinade uses fermented grape juice seasoning where the US version uses wine; the gluten-free Lee Kum Kee uses wine with sulphur dioxide; and the alcohol question is why some teriyaki sauces carry no halal certification in Singapore and Malaysia. Salt runs very high in all of them: around 10g per 100g in the Kikkoman marinade, against about 2.5g in a BBQ sauce.

This page does not give a health score or a "best" pick. It shows the ingredient list as printed and flags added sugar, salt and allergens.

The headline, in 30 seconds

Kikkoman Singapore is not the US recipe. The FairPrice SG list uses fermented grape juice seasoning (water, grape juice concentrate, glucose, salt) where the US list uses wine — the two lists are panelled as a conflict, not merged.
Salt is the headline number. Kikkoman Teriyaki Marinade is about 10.3g salt per 100g (sodium about 4,120mg) — roughly four times the salt of Bull's-Eye BBQ sauce.
The gluten-free Lee Kum Kee is a different soy sauce. Its gluten-free soy sauce is water, soybeans, salt, spirit vinegar — no wheat — with wine, sugar, spice extract, onion and garlic powders.
Mirin is the other wine. The US Kikkoman Baste and Glaze uses mirin (sweet cooking rice wine) plus tomato paste and ginger — a thicker, sweeter glaze, not the same product as the marinade.
Halal status is a real question for this shelf. Social-media discussion in Singapore/Malaysia in November 2026 notes the standard Kikkoman teriyaki contains mirin/alcohol and lacks JAKIM halal certification, while a separate halal-certified Kikkoman version exists in Indonesia. Check the bottle, not the brand.

At a glance

Product	Pack size (as printed)	Country of manufacture (as printed)	Soy sauce base	Wine / mirin?	Sugar	Salt per 100g
Kikkoman Teriyaki Marinade (SG FairPrice)	250ml	Singapore (FairPrice SG listing)	Naturally brewed soy sauce	Fermented grape juice seasoning	Sugar	10.3 g (OFF)
Kikkoman Teriyaki Marinade (US OFF)	—	—	Naturally brewed soy sauce	Wine	Sugar	10.2 g
Lee Kum Kee Teriyaki Sauce Gluten Free	not stated	not stated	Gluten-free soy sauce	Wine (sulphur dioxide)	Sugar	Not stated
Kikkoman Teriyaki Baste and Glaze (US)	not stated	not stated	Soy sauce	Mirin	Sugar	3.97 g
Kikkoman Teriyaki Less Sodium (US)	not stated	not stated	Soy sauce	Wine	Sugar	7.33 g
Kikkoman Triple Ginger Teriyaki (US)	—	—	Soy sauce	Mirin	Sugar	Not stated

Panelled with verbatim lists: 4 products. Seen but not verified: 9 products. Checked 12 November 2026. No prices are shown here: they change weekly and would go stale.

Panelled products

Kikkoman Teriyaki Marinade — Original Flavour, 250ml

Pack size: 250ml · Made in: Singapore (FairPrice SG listing) (as printed)

Ingredients (FairPrice ingredient section (SG listing) — panelled list; Open Food Facts (secondary) for nutrition): Naturally Brewed Soy Sauce (Water, Soybeans, Wheat, Salt), Fermented Grape Juice Seasoning (Water, Grape Juice Concentrate, Glucose, Salt), Sugar, Water, Salt, Vinegar, Acidity Regulator (Acetic Acid), Spices, Onion Powder, Garlic Powder

Conflict flagged: the Open Food Facts entry for Kikkoman Teriyaki 250ml gives a different list — naturally brewed soy sauce (water, soybeans, wheat, salt), wine, sugar, water, salt, vinegar, food acid (260), spices, onion powder, garlic powder, preservative (sulphur dioxide from wine). The FairPrice SG list replaces wine with fermented grape juice seasoning and adds an acidity regulator. The SG list is panelled; the OFF list is recorded here, not merged. Contains soybeans and wheat (gluten). Per-100g nutrition from OFF: 105 kcal, fat 0g, carbs 14.4g, sugars 10.6g, protein 6.1g, salt 10.3g. Allergen: soy, wheat (gluten) Via: FairPrice List conflicted

Lee Kum Kee Teriyaki Sauce — Gluten Free

Pack size: not stated · Made in: not stated (as printed)

Ingredients (Thompsons Food Service (UK foodservice, manufacturer data — secondary)): Gluten free soy sauce (water, SOYBEANS, salt, spirit vinegar), wine (contains SULPHUR DIOXIDE), sugar, water, spirit vinegar, salt, spice extract, onion powder, garlic powder

Per-100g nutrition from the same source: energy 101 kcal, protein 6.9g, carbohydrate 14g (fat, sugars, salt not stated in the retrieved extract). Flag: UK foodservice source; SG availability and SG pack not verified. Contains soybeans; no wheat (gluten-free soy sauce). Contains sulphur dioxide from the wine. Allergen: soy, sulphur dioxide Gluten free Via: UK foodservice SG pack unverified

Kikkoman Teriyaki Baste and Glaze (US)

Pack size: not stated · Made in: not stated (as printed)

Ingredients (Open Food Facts (US listing — secondary)): Soy sauce (water, wheat, soybeans, salt), water, sugar, mirin (sweet cooking rice wine), vinegar, modified corn starch, tomato paste, garlic powder, onion powder, xanthan gum, ginger

A thicker glaze, not the marinade: mirin, modified corn starch, tomato paste and xanthan gum, and much lower salt (3.97g per 100g) against the marinade's 10.3g — but much higher sugars (29.4g per 100g). Per-100g nutrition from OFF: 147 kcal, fat 0g, carbs 29.4g, sugars 29.4g, salt 3.97g. Flag: US-market product; SG availability not confirmed, so it is panelled as a US product, not as a Singapore shelf item. Allergen: soy, wheat Via: OFF US SG availability unconfirmed

Kikkoman Teriyaki Marinade and Sauce — Less Sodium (US)

Pack size: not stated · Made in: not stated (as printed)

Ingredients (Open Food Facts (US listing — secondary)): Soy sauce (water, soybeans, wheat, salt), water, sugar, wine, vinegar, modified corn starch, xanthan gum, salt, citric acid, sodium benzoate: less than 1/10 of 1% as a preservative, spice extractives, garlic extract, dextrose, disodium inosinate, disodium guanylate

The lower-salt variant: salt 7.33g per 100g against about 10.2g in the regular US marinade, but sugars rise to 20g per 100g (regular is about 13.3g) and the list adds disodium inosinate and disodium guanylate (flavour enhancers). Per-100g nutrition from OFF: 100 kcal, fat 0g, carbs 26.7g, sugars 20g, protein 6.7g, salt 7.33g. Flag: US-market product; SG availability not confirmed. Allergen: soy, wheat Via: OFF US SG availability unconfirmed

Seen but not verified — do not panel until checked

Ayam Brand Teriyaki Sauce — listed in SG retail coverage; no ingredient list retrieved.
Ebara Teriyaki Sauce — Japanese brand sold in Singapore; no SG ingredient list retrieved.
Mizkan Teriyaki Sauce — sold in Singapore; no list retrieved.
S&B Teriyaki Sauce — sold in Singapore; no list retrieved.
FairPrice house-brand teriyaki sauce — listed in SG retail coverage; no list retrieved.
Kikkoman Triple Ginger Teriyaki Sauce (US) — OFF list retrieved (water, soy sauce, sugar, apples, mirin, diced ginger, vinegar, salt, dried onion, ginger puree, xanthan gum, ginger powder, spice, citric acid); SG availability unconfirmed; not panelled.
Kikkoman Teriyaki Sauce Mix 7g (powder) — OFF list retrieved (dehydrated soy sauce, dextrose, salt, maltodextrin, brown sugar, sugar, modified corn starch, caramel color, torula yeast, garlic powder, autolyzed yeast extract, spices, beef extract, natural flavors); a dry mix, not a sauce; not panelled.
Kikkoman Japanese Grill Teriyaki Sauce — discussed on Singapore/Malaysia social media November 2026 (contains mirin/alcohol, no JAKIM halal certification); no verified ingredient list retrieved; not panelled.
Obento / other teriyaki marinades on Shopee/Lazada SG — no SG-verified lists retrieved.

Nutrition — what the numbers say

All figures in the first table are as sold, per 100 g / 100 ml. Salt and sodium: salt = sodium × 2.5. The table shows sodium as printed (in mg) with the salt equivalent in brackets. Sodium is not presented as salt, and salt is not presented as sodium.

Total vs added sugars: most Singapore packs list total sugars, not added sugars. A total-sugars figure is never labelled here as “added sugar”. Where a source states an added-sugars figure separately, it is noted. The ingredient list remains the evidence for added sugar (sugar, glucose-fructose syrup, molasses, honey) versus naturally occurring sugars (fructose in fruit, lactose in milk).

Open Food Facts is a community database and is flagged as secondary where used: the pack and the retailer nutrition section take precedence if they disagree. Figures marked “not stated” were not in the source retrieved; they are not estimated, borrowed from another variant, or copied across flavours. No Nutri-Grade is quoted or assigned on this page: Nutri-Grade applies to drinks, and none of these products carries a printed Nutri-Grade on its Singapore pack as verified in this pass.

Product ↕	Energy ↕	Protein ↕	Total fat ↕	Saturated fat ↕	Carbohydrate ↕	Sugars ↕	Sodium (salt equiv.) ↕
Kikkoman Teriyaki Marinade (SG list; OFF nutrition)	105 kcal	6.1 g	0 g	not stated	14.4 g	10.6 g	4122 mg (salt 10.3 g)
Kikkoman Teriyaki Baste and Glaze (US)	147 kcal	not stated	0 g	not stated	29.4 g	29.4 g	1588 mg (salt 3.97 g)
Kikkoman Teriyaki Less Sodium (US)	100 kcal	6.7 g	0 g	not stated	26.7 g	20 g	2933 mg (salt 7.33 g)
Lee Kum Kee Teriyaki Gluten Free	101 kcal	6.9 g	not stated	not stated	14 g	not stated	not stated

Click a column header to sort low to high; click again for high to low. “not stated” always sorts last — it is missing data, not zero.

Conflicts flagged, not silently resolved: Kikkoman marinade — the FairPrice SG list (fermented grape juice seasoning, acidity regulator, no preservative stated) conflicts with the OFF list (wine, food acid 260, preservative sulphur dioxide from wine). The nutrition tabled is from OFF and belongs to the OFF-listed product; the SG bottle's own nutrition panel was not retrieved, so the SG row is labelled as such. Baste and Glaze vs marinade: the glaze has far less salt (3.97g) but far more sugars (29.4g) — the two must not be compared as the same product.

Seen but not verified (nutrition):

Kikkoman Teriyaki Marinade SG bottle — its own SG nutrition panel was not retrieved; the tabled row uses OFF nutrition and is labelled accordingly.
Lee Kum Kee Teriyaki Gluten Free — only energy, protein and carbohydrate verified per 100g; fat, sugars and salt not stated in the source retrieved.
Ayam, Ebara, Mizkan, S&B, FairPrice house brand — not panelled, so no nutrition tabled.

How to read a teriyaki sauce label — the jargon, in plain English

Mirin: Sweet cooking rice wine. It adds sweetness and gloss to teriyaki. It contains alcohol, which is why some teriyaki sauces are not halal-certified.
Fermented grape juice seasoning: The SG Kikkoman list's replacement for wine: grape juice concentrate, glucose and salt, fermented. It plays the same role as wine in the recipe without being wine.
Naturally brewed soy sauce: Soy sauce fermented in the traditional way (soybeans, wheat, salt, water, time), as opposed to chemically hydrolysed soy sauce. Kikkoman's base ingredient.
Disodium inosinate / disodium guanylate (E631 / E627): Flavour enhancers often used with MSG; they boost savoury taste. Present in the US Less Sodium Kikkoman, absent from the regular marinade.
Sodium benzoate: A preservative, used at less than 1/10 of 1% in the US Kikkoman marinade. The SG FairPrice list does not state a preservative.
Teriyaki marinade vs baste and glaze: The marinade is thin (soy sauce, wine, sugar) for marinating; the baste and glaze is thickened with modified corn starch and xanthan gum for brushing on during cooking. Different products, different salt and sugar figures.

What this page is not

Not a health score, and not a "best" pick. This page does not rank products.
Not a taste test, and not a price comparison. Prices change weekly; ingredients change less often, but still change.
Not complete. The products in seen-but-not-verified are not yet panelled, for the verification reasons given, not hidden.

Sources and method

Checked 12 November 2026 from: FairPrice ingredient section (Kikkoman Teriyaki Marinade Original Flavour 250ml, SG list); Open Food Facts (Kikkoman Teriyaki 250ml — conflicting list and per-100g nutrition; Kikkoman Baste and Glaze, Less Sodium, Triple Ginger, Sauce Mix — US lists and nutrition); Thompsons Food Service UK (Lee Kum Kee Teriyaki Gluten Free — ingredients and partial per-100g nutrition); Threads/Singapore-Malaysia social discussion November 2026 (Kikkoman Japanese Grill Teriyaki halal-status discussion). No SG pack was available for any panelled product except via the FairPrice ingredient section. Cold Storage publishes no ingredient list on any product page.