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Is Trader Joe San Soyaki ultra-processed?

21 oz Teriyaki sauces Sold in the United States

Pack of Trader Joe San Soyaki

Yes, it's ultra-processed

  1. 1 Unprocessed
  2. 2 Kitchen staple
  3. 3 Processed
  4. 4 Ultra-processed

Signs of ultra-processing in its ingredients:

  • 24 ingredients
  • 1 additive
  • Nutri-Score E

Less processed teriyaki sauces

Less processed isn't automatically healthier, so compare the labels for what matters to you, such as sugar or salt.

Ingredients

Ultra-processing Processing signs are highlighted

Soy sauce (water, wheat, soybeans, salt), sugar, garlic puree (garlic, water, citric acid), sesame seeds, soybean oil, ginger, white vinegar, soy (soybean, salt, wheat, maltodextrin), oil, garlic, onions, onion, ginger powder

Additives: E330 Citric acid

As written on the pack

Soy sauce (water, wheat, soybeans, salt), sugar, garlic puree (garlic, water, citric acid), sesame seeds, soybean oil, ginger puree, white vinegar, soy powder (soybean, salt, wheat, maltodextrin), oil, garlic, onions, onion powder, ginger powder.

What makes it ultra-processed

Substances rarely used in home kitchens

Refined or extracted in factories, such as syrups made from starch or isolated proteins. The other hallmark of ultra-processed food.

  • Maltodextrin Maltodextrin is a white powder made by partly breaking down starch.
4 ingredients that would only make it processed

Kitchen staples like sugar, salt and oil. On their own they make a food processed, not ultra-processed.

  • Salt Salt, added for taste and preservation.
  • Sugar Sugar refined from sugar cane or beet.
  • Vegetable oil Vegetable oils are pressed or extracted from seeds, nuts and fruits.
  • Sauce A prepared sauce used as an ingredient.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 22 teriyaki sauces

From least to most processed, this one ranks 10th. 64% of the teriyaki sauces here are ultra-processed.

Ranked by NOVA group, then by the number of ultra-processing signs, additives and ingredients. Our ordering, not part of NOVA.

All 22 teriyaki sauces, least processed first

About this information

  • Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 00785556, last edited 3 June 2026), available under the Open Database License. If something is wrong or the recipe has changed, you can correct it there.
  • Photo: Open Food Facts contributors, CC BY-SA 3.0.
  • The NOVA group is an automated estimate from crowdsourced data: a missing or mistyped ingredient can change it.
  • NOVA measures processing, not nutrition. For nutrition, Open Food Facts gives this product a Nutri-Score of E (from A, best, to E).
  • General information, not medical or dietary advice. Check the pack if you have an allergy.