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How many grades of soy sauce are there?

? Soy sauce is mainly divided into four grades according to the content of amino acid nitrogen and the length of fermentation time.

Soy sauce is a traditional condiment in China. It is a liquid seasoning made of soybean or defatted soybean or black bean, wheat or bran, water and salt. The color is reddish brown, with unique sauce flavor and delicious taste, which helps to stimulate appetite.

brief introduction

Soy sauce, commonly known as soy sauce, is mainly made from soybeans or black beans, wheat or bran and salt through oil making and fermentation. The ingredients of soy sauce are very complicated. In addition to salt, there are many kinds of amino acids, sugars, organic acids, pigments and spices, mainly salty, umami and fragrant.

It can increase and improve the taste of dishes, and can also increase or change the color of dishes. The working people in ancient China had mastered the brewing technology thousands of years ago. There are generally two kinds of soy sauce: soy sauce is light and used to refresh; Soy sauce is salty and used to add color.

Baidu Encyclopedia-Soy Sauce (China Traditional Condiment)