Soy Sauce World-Nutritional Value of Soy Sauce
1.The following table shows the nutrient contents for the soy sauce (average value) with 100g nutrient components in edible parts
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2.Benefits of soy sauce
(1) Adding a moderate amount of soy sauce when cooking food can make the food become more delicious, look better in color and increase the appetite.
(2) The main raw materials of soy sauce are soybeans and soybean products which are rich in selenium and other minerals and have the effect of cancer prevention.
(3) Soy sauce contains various vitamins and minerals which can lower cholesterol levels, reduce the incidence of cardiovascular disease and reduce the harm of free radical to human body.
(4) Amino acid is the most important nutrient components in soy sauce. Human can only obtain the amino acid from the food to constitute their own protein. Protein is the material basis of life and is the material of organism development and tissue repair. The acid-base balance in human body, maintenance of water balance, transmission of genetic information, material metabolism and transportation are all related to protein.
(5) Reducing sugar is also a kind of main nutritional components of soy sauce and is the important origin of heat in human body.60~70% heat of human body activity is supplied by reducing sugar. It is an important material to constitute body and is also involved in the life process of many cells.
(6) Total acid is also an important component of soy sauce. This kind of organic acid has the base function. It can eliminate the surplus acid in the body, lower the acidity of urine and reduce the possibility that uric acid forms calculi in bladder.
(7) Calcium, iron and other trace elements can effectively maintain the physiological equilibrium of body function.
(8) Soy sauce can be used for water and fire scald as well as bee and mosquito sting; it can also relieve itching and reduce swelling.
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Adding soy sauce, the food will be both beautiful and delicious |
The soybean looks nutritive and is the important raw material to make soy sauce. |
Source： 911 website、Medical Encyclopedia website、SINA website；Photo source：Kikkoman Soy Sauce website
