Compare soy sauce, miso & aminos

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Compare shoyu, tamari, coconut aminos, miso, and ponzu by base, wheat, sodium, and added ingredients. Products with incomplete labels are shown alongside reviewed records and remain unscored.

Top 3 by clean score

Gold Mine Natural Food Co.
Ohsawa Organic Brown Rice Miso
100 / 100
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Kevala
Organic Coconut Aminos
100 / 100
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Kikkoman
Organic Soy Sauce
100 / 100
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What to compare first

Seasoning style. Choose shoyu, tamari, miso, ponzu or aminos for the recipe you want.
Wheat and soy. Read the full recipe and look for an explicit gluten-free claim if needed.
Sodium per amount used. Compare the serving you will add to the dish.

28 soy sauce, miso & aminos products, best score first

23 of 28 have a verified label with no listed matches for the nine additive groups we check. Scores come from the label, not a health rating; “No label yet” means we have not verified one.

28 products.

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How to choose soy sauce, miso & aminos

Choose shoyu, tamari, miso, ponzu or coconut aminos for the flavor and recipe you need. These are different seasonings, so compare sodium and sweetness without assuming one will substitute equally for another.

Check wheat, soy and the complete recipe, including citrus or added seasonings. Tamari is not automatically gluten-free; use an explicit gluten-free claim and the maker’s information when that matters.

Products: 287 brands
Full labels recorded: 2382% of the shelf
Maker says organic: 18maker’s claim
List a sweetener ingredient: 6of 23 labels
List a seed oil: 0of 23 labels
Typical label length: 4ingredients (median)

Ingredient counts use complete, current labels. Product and brand totals include records still awaiting label review; organic counts describe current maker claims. A label check does not measure nutrition or contaminants.

What to compare

Seasoning style. Choose shoyu, tamari, miso, ponzu or aminos for the recipe you want.
Wheat and soy. Read the full recipe and look for an explicit gluten-free claim if needed.
Sodium per amount used. Compare the serving you will add to the dish.
Added ingredients. Check sweeteners, citrus, preservatives and other seasonings.

References

Gluten-free labeling of foods U.S. Food and Drug Administration
Questions and answers on the gluten-free labeling rules, including fermented foods U.S. Food and Drug Administration
Food allergies and allergen labeling U.S. Food and Drug Administration
How much sodium should I eat per day? American Heart Association
Sodium in your diet U.S. Food and Drug Administration

Which additives do soy sauce, miso & aminos labels list?

Counted across the 23 current verified labels on this shelf. None of them lists any of the nine additive groups we check.

Not listed on any current label here: Artificial Dyes, Artificial Preservatives, Artificial Sweeteners, Banned-Abroad Additives, Carrageenan, Corn Syrups, Hydrogenated Oils, MSG, Seed Oils.