Soy sauce is one of the common condiments that can be added to stir-fry vegetables for color and freshness. Some people may have gotten used to consuming soy sauce for a long time, while others never eat soy sauce. What are the changes in the body of people who eat soy sauce regularly? Is it healthier than people who don't eat soy sauce?

Soy sauce is, first and foremost, a condiment. In terms of what soy sauce contains, the saltiness in soy sauce comes from the salt, while the freshness of soy sauce comes from the monosodium glutamate it contains. Dishes with added soy sauce have a better flavor and can improve appetite and make eating more enjoyable.

Is it okay to eat soy sauce? It's also important to look at it from a dialectical point of view. Some soy sauce has a high salt content, which inadvertently increases salt intake. Excessive salt intake is also a major factor in the development of high blood pressure among Chinese people. At the same time, excessive salt also accelerates calcium loss, increasing the risk of osteoporosis.

There are more varieties of soy sauce, and the substances contained in different varieties of soy sauce vary. Flavorful fresh soy sauce, which occupies an important position in the soy sauce. Many families have given up using MSG and chicken essence after having MSG soy sauce. The fresh flavor of MSG soy sauce actually comes from chicken essence and MSG. For example, monosodium glutamate, which is the main ingredient in MSG, 5'-inosinic acid disodium salt and 5'-guanosinic acid disodium salt are the main ingredients in chicken essence.

Because of the involvement of soy sauce, our meals will be more flavorful. Occasionally, when you can't eat, you can use soy sauce to mix some cucumber for your meal. Therefore, whether soy sauce is healthy for the body or not also depends on how we consume it. With any food, there are two sides. Even if the food is good, too much of it can have a negative impact on human health. Soy sauce, too.

Soy sauce, when consumed, should pay attention to the amount. If you want to add soy sauce, salt should be put less to avoid excessive salt intake. When choosing soy sauce, look at the ingredient list of soy sauce. Some soy sauce gets its color from food additives.

When fermenting soy sauce, artificial coloring called "caramel color" is usually added to make it look better. If you look at the ingredient list of soy sauce, you will find the word "caramel color". Many soy sauces on the market, especially dark soy sauce, have a very high percentage of caramel color added. And caramel color in animal experiments, there are more clear teratogenic and carcinogenic risk.

When cooking, put as little soy sauce as you can. The choice of soy sauce to avoid prepared soy sauce, in accordance with national standards, all soy sauce products, will be indicated on the packaging is brewing soy sauce or configuration of soy sauce. These two kinds of soy sauce is a world of difference, brewing soy sauce is made from soybean processing by-products as raw materials by fermentation, is the traditional production method, there are national standards (GB18186-2000) strict provisions.

While prepared soy sauce is made with "hydrolyzed protein liquid" (i.e., a kind of liquid called "amino acid liquid"), it is a traditional production method with strict national standards (GB18186-2000). If the processing technology is not good, the process of hydrolyzing protein will also produce substances harmful to the body. This kind of soy sauce, see, don't buy.

The main purpose of soy sauce is to flavor the sauce, and the substances it contains are relatively homogeneous, so you should eat less of it.