Low Sodium Alterative Soy Sauce

I’m always on the lookout for ways to reduce the amount of sodium in the food we eat. Typically I use a low sodium soy sauce and cut it with water however that obviously cuts out some of the flavour, in addition to the sodium. This has led me trying a ton of different soy sauce alternatives like coconut amigos (which are surprisingly hard to find in Canada), Bragg, shoyu etc. none have really done the trick of either reducing the sodium amount by a significant amount or hitting the same flavour profile.

This has led me to tinkering with making a soy sauce alternative instead. There are a few different recipes out there, so I’ve been working through trying different techniques and ingredient combinations to find the right flavour to suit our taste. And, I think I’ve found a pretty good option!

I’ve been using this “soy sauce” in recipes lately and honestly there is not a huge difference in flavour from the same recipe with regular soy sauces.

This recipe yields 2 cups..

I’ve calculated the sodium to be 180mg/Tbsp vs. 910mb/Tbsp for the low sodium soy sauce that we typically use.