What is "Less Sodium Soy Sauce"?
I have here a bottle of Kikkoman "Less Sodium Soy Sauce". According to the label, it contains 37% less sodium than regular soy sauce (575 mg per 15 ml serving, versus 920 mg). How is this stuff made, and how will it compare to regular soy sauce in flavor?
An optimist would hope that it's made just like regular soy sauce, but less salt is added, so that it would still have the same soy/umami flavor but be less salty.
A pessimist would suspect that they just take 1 part regular soy sauce and dilute with 0.58 parts of water.
What is the truth?
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Well, this is what Kikkoman has to say about it:
Kikkoman Less Sodium Soy Sauce is brewed exactly the same way as all-purpose Kikkoman Soy Sauce. However, after the fermentation process is completed, approximately 40% of the salt is removed. Although there is less sodium in Less Sodium Soy Sauce, all the flavor and quality characteristics remain because it is aged before extracting the salt. However, to maintain this full flavor, we recommend using it during the latter stage of cooking in braising sauces, soups and stews, vegetables or stir-frys.
Huffington Post claims otherwise:
Another category of soy sauce is low-sodium, which is made with extra chemicals. Cooking instructor and author of "The Chinese Takeout Cookbook" Diana Kuan recommends diluting regular soy sauce if you want less sodium instead of buying the low-sodium stuff.
The ingredient list on my Kikkoman Less Sodium Soy Sauce includes lactic acid, which is not on the ingredient list of Kikkoman Original Soy Sauce, but as it is a by-product of fermentation, I'm not sure that it means anything.
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What is the difference between regular and low sodium soy sauce?
Generally, low sodium soy sauce is soy sauce that has had about 40% of the salt removed after brewing. In other words, if a regular soy sauce has about 1000mg sodium per tablespoon, the low sodium stuff has about 600 mg.Which soy sauce is lowest in sodium?
Kikkoman\xae Less Sodium Soy Sauce is brewed exactly the same way as all-purpose Kikkoman Soy Sauce. However, after the fermentation process is completed, approximately 40% of the salt is removed.Is Kikkoman Less Sodium Soy Sauce light or dark?
For example, Kikkoman's regular Traditionally Brewed Soy Sauce is a dark soy sauce. In Chinese cooking, it's the opposite: light soy sauce is more common. Bottles will indicate light\u2014sometimes labeled "thin" or "superior"\u2014or dark.How many grams of sodium are in low sodium soy sauce?
Kikkoman Less Sodium Soy Sauce contains 590 mg of sodium per serving, compared to 960 mg in our regular Soy Sauce. Use it as you would our regular Soy Sauce; for basting, marinating, as an ingredient in sauces, vegetables, stews and soups.LOW SODIUM SOY SAUCE - TIP
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