light soy sauce
生抽· sheng chou
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Taste & Role
Salty🐟 Umami
The everyday seasoning soy: adds salt and umami without darkening the dish.
What it is
Light soy sauce is the younger, saltier sibling of dark soy. Despite the name it is not reduced-sodium — 'light' refers to color. Use it where you want seasoning and umami while keeping the dish's natural hue. In Chinese-American kitchens it plays the role salt plays in Western cooking, but with far more depth.
Nutrition
per 100 g- Calories
- 100 kcal
- Protein
- 6.67 g
- Total fat
- 0 g
- Carbs
- 13.33 g
- Fiber
- —
- Sodium
- 6867 mg
USDA FoodData Central
Substitutes
No registered substitutes — this one is usually easy to find.
Recipes using it
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