Condiment
Hoisin Sauce
Hoisin is a thick, sweet-salty soybean-based sauce with garlic and spices—used in Cantonese roast meats, Peking duck pancakes, and marinades. Flavour is molasses-soy with spice warmth. Brush on ribs, mix into dipping sauces, or stir into noodle dishes. Not interchangeable with pure soy sauce.
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Nutrition
Typical values per 100 g edible portion. Nutrient names open the reference page.
Nutrition Facts
Per 100 g edible portion
Amount per 100 g
- Total Fat 2.12 g
- Saturated Fat 0.38 g
- Trans Fat 0 g
- Monounsaturated Fat 0.72 g
- Polyunsaturated Fat 1.02 g
- Cholesterol 0 mg
- Sodium 1854 mg
- Salt 4.75 g
- Total Carbohydrate 12.4 g
- Dietary Fibre 1.04 g
- Total Sugars 5.69 g
- Complex / starch 2.08 g
- Protein 2.94 g
- Water 78.1 g
- Energy 80.4 kcal
- Water 78.1 g
- Carbohydrates 12.4 g
- Sugars 5.69 g
- Monosaccharides 3.98 g
- Disaccharides 1.7 g
- Starch 2.08 g
- Amylose 0.52 g
- Amylopectin 1.56 g
- Digestible Starch 1.77 g
- Resistant Starch 0.21 g
- Fibre 1.04 g
- Soluble Fibre 0.36 g
- Insoluble Fibre 0.68 g
- Protein 2.94 g
- Fat 2.12 g
- Saturated Fat 0.38 g
- Monounsaturated Fat 0.72 g
- Polyunsaturated Fat 1.02 g
- Vitamins 24.9 mg
- Vitamin A 20 µg
- Vitamin B1 — Thiamine 0.01 mg
- Vitamin B2 — Riboflavin 0.02 mg
- Vitamin B3 — Niacin 0.1 mg
- Vitamin B5 — Pantothenic Acid 0.05 mg
- Vitamin B6 0.02 mg
- Vitamin B7 — Biotin 0.2 µg
- Vitamin B9 — Folate 1.9 µg
- Vitamin C 2 mg
- Vitamin E 0.09 mg
- Vitamin K 0.5 µg
- Minerals 2104 mg
- Major Minerals 2098 mg
- Trace Minerals 6.1 mg
- Salt 4.75 g
- Sodium Chloride 4.75 g
Vitamins
vitamin-c: 2 · vitamin-a: 20 · vitamin-b1-thiamine: 0.01 · vitamin-b2-riboflavin: 0.02 · vitamin-b3-niacin: 0.1 · vitamin-b5-pantothenic-acid: 0.05 · vitamin-b6: 0.02 · vitamin-b7-biotin: 0.2 · vitamin-b9-folate: 1.9 · vitamin-e: 0.09 · vitamin-k: 0.5 ·
Minerals
Sodium: 1853.76 · Potassium: 212 · Calcium: 32 · Iron: 0.7 · Zinc: 0.4 · Iodine: 5 ·
Condiments are flavour concentrates—often high in salt or sugar relative to serving size.
In the kitchen
Culinary partners and combinations that usually underperform with Hoisin Sauce.
Usually avoid with
Often clash in flavour or tradition
History
Southern Chinese sauce-making developed hoisin-style sweet bean sauces.
Bottled hoisin spread with Cantonese barbecue culture.
Western Chinese restaurants made hoisin a table and kitchen staple.