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Dark Soy Sauce Substitution
If you don't have dark soy sauce, you can substitute a mixture of regular soy sauce, molasses and sugar, or double black soy sauce. You can even make your own gluten-free dark soy sauce. See recipe card below for details!
Prep Time
5 mins
Total Time
5 mins
Calories: 18 kcal
Course:
Condiments
Cuisine:
Chinese
Ingredients
- 2 teaspoons soy sauce (regular or light soy sauce or gluten-free soy sauce)
- 1/2 teaspoon molasses
- 1/8 teaspoon sugar
Instructions
Substitution Option A:
- Double black soy sauce, mushroom flavored dark soy sauce, Thai black soy sauce (all can be used interchangeably with dark soy sauce)
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Substitution Option B:
- 2 teaspoons regular soy sauce (or gluten-free soy sauce) mixed with 1/2 teaspoon molasses and 1/8 teaspoon sugar.
Nutrition Information
Serving
1tbsp
Calories
18kcal
(1%)
Carbohydrates
4g
(1%)
Protein
1g
(2%)
Fat
0.03g
(0%)
Polyunsaturated Fat
0.01g
Sodium
361mg
(15%)
Potassium
86mg
(2%)
Fiber
0.1g
(0%)
Sugar
3g
(6%)
Calcium
10mg
(1%)
Iron
0.3mg
(2%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 1Serving
Amount Per Serving
Calories 18
% Daily Value*
| Serving | 1tbsp | |
| Calories | 18kcal | 1% |
| Carbohydrates | 4g | 1% |
| Protein | 1g | 2% |
| Fat | 0.03g | 0% |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 0.01g | 0% |
| Sodium | 361mg | 15% |
| Potassium | 86mg | 2% |
| Fiber | 0.1g | 0% |
| Sugar | 3g | 6% |
| Calcium | 10mg | 1% |
| Iron | 0.3mg | 2% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.