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Water, wheat, soybeans, salt
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Water, wheat, soybeans, salt
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Product Description
Kikkoman Soy Sauce is produced from carefully selected ingredients: its fine aroma is composed of roughly 300 different components, while its well-balanced mix of the five basic flavors satisfies the palate. Kikkoman users around the world know that this seasoning enhances not only Asian cuisines, but Western dishes as well. This is proven by the fact that Kikkoman Soy Sauce is requested in more than 100 countries. Kikkoman Soy Sauce is all purpose seasoning.
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2 of 3 people found the following review helpful
By A. Cheffy
Amazon Verified Purchase
So tasty and savory on just about every vegetable/meat/fish you can come up with!
Naturally brewed soy sauce tastes so much better than the 'other' type of soy sauces.
From the Kikkoman website:
The color of naturally brewed Kikkoman Soy Sauce is a clear reddish-brown, and it is well-balanced in terms of flavor and aroma.
By contrast, chemically produced soy sauce usually has a cloudy, dark color; its taste is unpleasant and strong, and its chemically produced aroma is obvious.
During the natural brewing process, soybean proteins are naturally dissolved by enzymes. Hydrochloric acid is used in chemically produced soy sauce: it does not undergo any form of the brewing process and is generally manufactured within several weeks.
As a result, the color, flavor and aroma of chemically produced soy sauce are not natural--they're created artificially using corn syrup, salt, caramel coloring and other additives. It's no wonder that this completely synthetic soy sauce is inferior in every way to naturally brewed Kikkoman Soy Sauce.
Kikkoman Soy Sauce and Chinese Soy Sauce
Here we explain the differences between Kikkoman Soy Sauce and Chinese soy sauce.
Types of Chinese Soy Sauce
There are two types of Chinese soy sauce: dark and light.
Chinese dark soy sauce is very deep in color with high viscosity, and it contains additives such as caramel coloring and monosodium glutamate (MSG). Chinese light soy sauce has a lighter color with lower viscosity. In general, this soy sauce contains MSG and other additives used to control its strong saltiness.
Differences Between Kikkoman Soy Sauce and Chinese Soy Sauce
The major differences between Kikkoman and Chinese soy sauce can be found in their ingredients and brewing methods. In terms of ingredients, Kikkoman Soy Sauce uses wheat, which creates the aroma of soy sauce. Chinese soy sauce utilizes wheat flour and bran, and when these are used, the aroma of the soy sauce is significantly weakened. Wheat is indispensable to the rich aroma of Kikkoman Soy Sauce, which stimulates the appetite.
During brewing, Kikkoman Soy Sauce utilizes microorganisms such as lactic acid bacteria and enzymes in the fermentation process. These are the elements that produce the full-bodied flavor and rich aroma unique to Kikkoman Soy Sauce.
Chinese soy sauce undergoes very little fermentation; it has both weak aroma and flavor owing to the lack of this fermentation, and to cover these defects, MSG and other additives are used.
Both of these products are called soy sauce--yet the two are completely different, not only in flavor and aroma, but also in terms of their ingredients and production processes.
Naturally brewed soy sauce tastes so much better than the 'other' type of soy sauces.
From the Kikkoman website:
The color of naturally brewed Kikkoman Soy Sauce is a clear reddish-brown, and it is well-balanced in terms of flavor and aroma.
By contrast, chemically produced soy sauce usually has a cloudy, dark color; its taste is unpleasant and strong, and its chemically produced aroma is obvious.
During the natural brewing process, soybean proteins are naturally dissolved by enzymes. Hydrochloric acid is used in chemically produced soy sauce: it does not undergo any form of the brewing process and is generally manufactured within several weeks.
As a result, the color, flavor and aroma of chemically produced soy sauce are not natural--they're created artificially using corn syrup, salt, caramel coloring and other additives. It's no wonder that this completely synthetic soy sauce is inferior in every way to naturally brewed Kikkoman Soy Sauce.
Kikkoman Soy Sauce and Chinese Soy Sauce
Here we explain the differences between Kikkoman Soy Sauce and Chinese soy sauce.
Types of Chinese Soy Sauce
There are two types of Chinese soy sauce: dark and light.
Chinese dark soy sauce is very deep in color with high viscosity, and it contains additives such as caramel coloring and monosodium glutamate (MSG). Chinese light soy sauce has a lighter color with lower viscosity. In general, this soy sauce contains MSG and other additives used to control its strong saltiness.
Differences Between Kikkoman Soy Sauce and Chinese Soy Sauce
The major differences between Kikkoman and Chinese soy sauce can be found in their ingredients and brewing methods. In terms of ingredients, Kikkoman Soy Sauce uses wheat, which creates the aroma of soy sauce. Chinese soy sauce utilizes wheat flour and bran, and when these are used, the aroma of the soy sauce is significantly weakened. Wheat is indispensable to the rich aroma of Kikkoman Soy Sauce, which stimulates the appetite.
During brewing, Kikkoman Soy Sauce utilizes microorganisms such as lactic acid bacteria and enzymes in the fermentation process. These are the elements that produce the full-bodied flavor and rich aroma unique to Kikkoman Soy Sauce.
Chinese soy sauce undergoes very little fermentation; it has both weak aroma and flavor owing to the lack of this fermentation, and to cover these defects, MSG and other additives are used.
Both of these products are called soy sauce--yet the two are completely different, not only in flavor and aroma, but also in terms of their ingredients and production processes.
By Ghstwolf
Amazon Verified Purchase
The stores out here stopped carrying the product some time ago and it was really nice to find it here online.
Most Recent Customer Reviews
5.0 out of 5 stars
Fantastic Flavor
This is by far the best Soy Sauce to use in every recipe Chinese or not. The flavor is wonderful and deep.
Published 2 months ago by Pat Wilson
5.0 out of 5 stars
Great price
Tired of dishing out so much money for a little jar of it at the local store. Now I just refill it with this big baby and I'm good to go.
Published 2 months ago by Wild One
5.0 out of 5 stars
Best so far
I bought this 64 oz jug and a one gallon can at the same time, as I make a lot of jerky which contains a significant amount of soy sauce. Kikkoman is the best I've tried so far. Read more
Published 2 months ago by Jake
5.0 out of 5 stars
This is the best!
I love Kikoman and since I cook a lot of dishes that require soy sauce either as a marinade or as an condiment addition, I was extremely happy to be able to purchase this large... Read more
Published 6 months ago by J. MCCLENDON
5.0 out of 5 stars
A staple in my house
Now, this is a cheapo sauce - kinda like cheapo wine I would drink with every dinner. So don't expect crazy and exciting bursts of flavor here! Read more
Published 9 months ago by HHughes
4.0 out of 5 stars
Pretty salty
I am by no means expert of soy sauce. This one seems to eb on the saltier side because I used same amount I usually use from saved pockets from Chinese take out(I know, right! Read more
Published 17 months ago by Gaius Julius Ceasar
5.0 out of 5 stars
Versatile sauce.
I love soy sauce, and Kikkoman makes the best. This large size bottle is good for cooking, or use it to refill the little tabletop bottles. Read more
Published on May 22, 2011 by Noname
1.0 out of 5 stars
Purchase at store
Don't purchase here, go to a store, not Amazon, to purchase.
Not as fresh. Much more expensive online.
Not as fresh. Much more expensive online.
Published on April 27, 2011 by KD
