![]() ![]() Same with sodium: Soy sauce is super-high in the mineral (over 1000 mg in a tablespoon-that’s 42% of your Daily Value), while coconut aminos has 270 mg per tablespoon. Unlike soy sauce, coconut aminos doesn’t contain soy, wheat, or gluten-so if those are things you’re avoiding, coconut aminos is a decent alternative. Is coconut aminos better for you than soy sauce? “It performs very similarly to soy sauce in cooking,” says Stefani Sassos, registered dietician with the Good Housekeeping Institute. Coconut aminos has a taste that’s less rich and dark and a little sweeter than soy sauce (which is also fermented, but from soy beans)-and in fact, it looks similar to the light version. But it’s not going to give your food a tropical twist: despite its name, it actually doesn’t taste like coconut. Curious to hear more, especially if you've heard you can use coconut aminos as a soy sauce substitute and sidestep some of its sodium? Read on to find out the real skinny about coconut aminos, what it is, and whether it really has those health benefits you've heard about.Ĭoconut aminos is a seasoning sauce that’s made from the fermented sap of coconut palm and sea salt. ![]() And if you hit Google to find out more about it, an array of health claims about the ingredient often pop up. While perusing various recipes, particularly Paleo-inspired ones, you may have come across an ingredient that's unfamiliar to you: coconut aminos. ![]()
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