What is soy sauce? Calorie content, composition and benefits

2024 Author: Isabella Gilson | [email protected]. Last modified: 2023-12-17 03:14

Asian cuisine has become popular thanks to this particular sauce. Soy sauce is the perfect accompaniment to any meal. A sharp characteristic smell allows you to recognize it from a thousand. What is it and what are the characteristics of soy sauce?

1. The calorie content of this product is only 55 calories per 100 grams! That is why it has gained popularity among nutritionists and those who are forced to turn to them to form a beautiful slender body.
2. It's not for nothing that soy sauce has received the title of the king of Japanese cuisine. The Japanese add it to any dish, so that the food becomes spicy. By the way, in the same Japan, it has long become a tradition for every inhabitant of the country to consume 25 g of this wonderful product every day.
3. Soy sauce, whose calorie content is negligible, is the basis of such sauces as fish, shrimp, mustard and mushroom. For this, chefs all over the world especially love him.
4. Another undoubted advantage of this product is that it is excellent for marinating meat, fish and various seafood.
5. Can replace notonly s alt, but also spices, butter and mayonnaise.
6. Cholesterol free.
7. Does not contain preservatives, since without them it can be stored up to 2 years, while retaining vitamins.

This is just a part of its pluses that make everyone stand out.

History of soy sauce

The best soy sauce dates back to ancient China as a result of monks having to give up meat and dairy products for religious reasons. They ended up replacing all those foods with soy. Thus, products such as tofu cheese and soy sauce appeared, which are low in calories and high in nutrition. Later, the sauce preparation technology came to the Japanese. But in ancient times it was different from the modern one, and such a look as today was given to it only in the era of Iyasu Tokugawa in the 18th century. It was during this period that the development of cooking in Japan took place.

Nutritional value, chemical composition

Energy value	55 Kcal
Proteins	6, 023gr
Monosaccharides and disaccharides	6, 60g
Sodium	5666, 72mg
Carbohydrates	6, 602g
Ash	5, 682g

Useful properties:

• soy sauce is rich in vitamins, amino acids and minerals;
• serves as a prophylactic in preventing the formation of cancerous tumors;
• not inferior to meat in contentproteins;
• glutamines found in soy sauce help to avoid s alt altogether;
• slows down aging and can improve blood circulation.

How to choose

Which soy sauce is better? How to choose a quality one? It's pretty easy if you know a few things.

1. Don't buy soy sauce on tap, especially in the markets. Give preference to a well-known manufacturer.
2. Sauce in a glass container retains its properties better.
3. Natural soy sauce does not contain various preservatives (E220, E200).
4. Do not buy sauce at a suspiciously low price, it should not be lower than the cost of the product.
5. Quality soy sauce (calorie content of which does not exceed 55 kcal) contains only soy, s alt and wheat.
6. Protein content should not be less than 7%.

If you choose your soy sauce responsibly, you will not only get a useful product, but also enjoy your little culinary masterpieces every day.