Well, almost all the soy sauce out there is made from wheat, not soybeans. Unless it says wheat free, its made from wheat. ANYWHERE you get regular asian food out, its wheat. Perhaps the fermentation and filtration process removes the gluten, but its still wheat.

Here in Japan, ironically, you can't buy wheat free or soybean made soysauce anywhere. All the food out, and in fine sushi bars, uses wheat 'soy' sauce. You can order a few online at specialty stores, but they are hard to find. The big companies that make organic wheat free tamari for sale in the west dont even sell it here.

I love to show Japanese people that their beloved shouyu is now made from wheat, not soy, as it was always traditionally. They always insist vehemently its soy, until I show them the Kanji on the ingredients list on the bottle. Gaijin brought wheat, and they ought to call it gaijin sauce now! LOL!

Whether or not it actually has gluten in it, when I eat any sauce that uses it, My gut reacts with irritation. I'm allergic to gluten, but as you point out, there's no gluten in there. So why does my gut react?

So I guess it IS futile.

Try coconut aminos...fermented coconut sap. GREAT soy replacement.

I feel just as bad eating "gluten-free" soy sauce as I do eating regular soy sauce. So I would say the answer to your title question is yes, though probably not for the reasons you state. (and no, I wouldn't freak out over a "splash" but I surely won't dip my sushi in it).

I don't feel bad after consuming coconut aminos, though.

Do you really use that much of it? A splash here or there- im more concern about the amount of sugar in asian food. I have a recipe for a simple omelet that calls for a teaspoon of sugar per four eggs. go premium and trust the fermentation.