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Shōyu (日本醤油): What It Is, Ingredients & Origin

Last updated: 2026-09-17

Shōyu (日本醤油) is a Japanese food classified as soy sauce. Ingredients listed for it include soy bean, table salt, wheat.

Name in Japanese日本醤油
Typesoy sauce
Main ingredientssoy bean, table salt, wheat
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