Coconut aminos is a brown liquid made from fermented coconut sap with a slightly salty and sweet taste. Coconut aminos is a soy and gluten-free alternative that contains less sodium than soy sauce. Sodium is one of the factors that distinguishes coconut aminos from soy sauce. Soy sauce has nearly double the amount, at 260 mg sodium per teaspoon, or 11 percent of the recommended daily limit
