We’re all familiar with soy sauce from the little packets that arrive with carry-out and the bottles that are always on the tables of Chinese restaurants. But that’s just the tip of the iceberg of the soy sauce story. Just like hot sauces or mustards, there are a wide variety of soy sauces with different flavors and different uses. 

They can be paired with specific dishes, or you can just pick your favorite one or two or three to keep on hand for cooking, for dipping, and for drizzling over foods.  Here are the top 8 best soy sauces in the Malaysia market.

1. Jalen’s sweet soy sauce

Jalen’s sweet soy sauce is undoubtedly incomparable. Each dish served is testier and delicious because of its distinctive flavor. High in quality and enriched in natural flavor. Try it today!

Ingredients: Water, soybean, sugar, salt, caramel E150, wheat flour, Flavour enhancer E621, acetic acid E260, preservative E211, contains soy, wheat, and sulfur dioxide.

Size: 325ml, 650ml, 2l, 5l, 27l 

2. Mahsuri Savoury Sweet Soy Sauce

Mahsuri Kicap Manis (Mahsuri Sweet Soy Sauce) is a delicious companion to any dish be it stir frying, cooking or dipping. Made from non-genetically modified, naturally fermented soy the sweet soy sauce has a rounded flavour of sweetness. Made from a non-genetically modified soy, Mahsuri offers a balance of sweetness and flavors. This can be used in recipes or as a dipping sauce on its own. A product of Malaysia

Ingredients: Sugar, Water, Contains Caramel as Permitted Colour, Soy Sauce (Water, Soybeans, Salt, Wheat Flour), Salt, Monosodium Glutamate as Permitted Flavour Enhancer and Permitted Flavouring, Contains Permitted Food Additives derived from Plant and / or Synthetic Origins Contains Soybeans, Wheat

Size: 410ml

3. Habhal’s Sweet Soya Bean Sauce

Made with the finest soya beans, Habhal’s Sweet Soya Bean Sauce provides you with a distinct sweet flavour that will add umami to your dishes. It is not just enriched with vitamin A and other minerals, Habhal’s Sweet Soya sauce is absolutely cholesterol-free and a great source of protein for your body.

Ingredients: Soya Bean Extract (48%), Sugar (36%), Salt, Colour: Caramel, Wheat Flour, Flavour Enhancer: E621, Acidity Regulator: E260, Preservative: E211.

Size: 345ml, 645ml

4. Camel Brand Dark Soy Sauce

Kong Guan Sauce and Food Mfg Sdn Bhd is the manufacturer for Double Camel / Twin Camel Soya Sauce. We offer this richly aromatic product fit for enhancing the aroma and taste of your cooking or dipping your delicacies. Kong Guan Sauce and Food Mfg Sdn Bhd have been established since 1945 and specialise in soy sauce manufacturing. 

Features :

• No MSG added / No chemical Flavouring additives
• Using (IP / Identity preserved) Canadian NON GMO soybean
• Using Cold press which is equivalent to first draw
• Product produced under the scope of ISO , HACCP and Halal management system

Size: 1000g

5. Lee Kum Kee Selected Light Soy Sauce

Made from selected soybeans and wheat flour. It is brewed according to the traditional and natural methods. Lee Kum Kee Selected Light Soy Sauce has a rich flavor, color, and aroma that will delicately enhance the taste of any dish.

Ingredients: Water, Sugar, Salt, Soybeans, Wheat Flour, Contains Permitted Flavour Enhancers (Monosodium Glutamate, Disodium 5’-Inosinate, Disodium 5’-Guanylate), Spice Extract (Water, Salt, Spice), Permitted Colour (Caramel) and Permitted Preservative (Potassium Sorbate). Contains Soybeans, Wheat.

Size: 500ml

6. Bebefood Soy Sauce

100% Korean soybean-Made with Korean soybean washed cleanly.Korean traditional soy sauce.

Features:

• Preserve nutrition and flavor of soy sauce by containing soy sauce made on Korean traditional fermentation basis.
• Lower 6~10% in sodium level than general soy sauce.
• Contain natural flavoring with green tea, apple and spring onion instead of artificial additives.
• Manufactured in hygienic facilities managed by strict standards.

Ingredients: Korean traditional fermented soy sauce 27.3 %[Soybean100 %(Korea),Purified water,Sea salt], Brewed soy sauce 20.0 %[Soybean26.4 %(Korea), Wheat21.6 %(Korea),Purified water,Sea salt], Purified water23.5 %, Oligosaccharide 14.4 %, Green tea juice6.9 %, Organic sugar5.3 %, Apple extract 1.3 %, Spring onion extract1.3 %,

Size: 180ml

7. MommyJ Organic Soy Sauce

Mommy J Organic Soy Sauce is TRADITIONALLY FERMENTED using large urns for more than 6 MONTHS. It is one of the safest choices in comparison to most common soy sauce in the market. Most of these soy sauce contained high levels of 3-MCPD which were found to damage the kidneys, decrease fertility and cause tumours.

Ingredients: Organic Soybean, Organic Wheat Flour, Sea Salt, Sugar Cane and Filter Water with NO ADDED Fructose,Plant Based Extract, Fruit Based Extract, Alcohol Preservatives, Corn Syrup, Caramel and Colouring and many more.

Size: 220ml

8. Kikkoman Sushi & Sashimi Soy Sauce

Sushi is all the rage. It can be eaten as a snack, as a special lunch at meetings or as an entire meal. The bite-sized delicacies are popular in countries around the globe. Are you a fish and seafood fan? Then don’t forget to use Sushi & Sashimi Soy Sauce next time you make and eat it. 

Kikkoman Sushi & Sashimi Soy Sauce is slightly milder than the original Kikkoman Naturally Brewed Soy Sauce and it perfectly complements dishes that include raw fish. It’s often consumed in conjunction with Wasabi due to its mild and salty flavour. This Kikkoman sauce is suitable for vegans.

Ingredients: Soy sauce (Water, Soybeans, Wheat, Salt) (76%), Water, Sugar, Yeast extract, Salt.

Size: 250m

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