Coconut Secret Organic Coconut Aminos Soy-Free Seasoning Sauce

Coconut Secret Organic Coconut Aminos is a seasoning sauce made from two ingredients, organic coconut tree sap and sea salt, and Nutiva describes it as soy-free. It pours like soy sauce and is sold in a 16.9 fl oz bottle. The brand now sells under the Nutiva name.

Who it suits

It suits cooks who want a soy sauce style seasoning without soy in the ingredient line, for stir-fries, dips, marinades and grain bowls. For how it reads next to a liquid aminos and a tamari, see our coconut aminos vs liquid aminos vs tamari guide, or compare it with San-J Organic Tamari. Browse more healthy pantry staples.

Key facts

• Ingredients: organic coconut tree sap, sea salt (Nutiva)
• A 1 tbsp serving lists 15 calories, 0 g fat, 270 mg sodium (12% DV) and 0 g protein (Martin’s label listing)
• Also per serving: 4 g carbohydrate, 3 g total sugars and 0 g added sugars; about 33 servings per bottle (Martin’s label listing)
• The label listing prints USDA Organic (certified by QAI), certified gluten free, kosher and soy-free (Martin’s label listing); Nutiva describes it as having no soy, gluten or added sugar (Nutiva)

What reviewers say

America’s Test Kitchen recommends Coconut Secret as its coconut aminos pick and describes coconut aminos as sweeter and less intense than soy sauce, without a coconut taste. A reviewer at Breaking Muscle wrote that it does not fully mimic soy sauce but was the most pleasant alternative they had tried.

Pros and cons

• Pro: Two ingredients, with no soy or wheat in the ingredient line
• Pro: 270 mg sodium per tablespoon on the panel, against 940 mg on San-J tamari
• Con: Sweeter than soy sauce, with 3 g total sugars per tablespoon
• Con: Reviewers note it does not taste exactly like soy sauce

Cautions

• Nutiva says to refrigerate after opening (Nutiva).
• If you have a food allergy or celiac disease, read the bottle’s label each time and ask your doctor or allergist if you are unsure.