What's in soy sauce

Molecules in it 6

• Monosodium glutamateC5H8NNaO4

  On MoleculeFinder's curated soy sauce list from source

  MSG, the sodium salt of glutamic acid and the purest form of savory taste. It is what the tongue is detecting when food reads as umami.

• Sodium chlorideClNa

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  Table salt. Sodium and chloride ions in a cubic lattice, and the only rock people eat on purpose.

  As a pure substance: LD50 3,000 mg/kg (rat, oral) from source

• Lactic acidC3H6O3

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  What builds up in hard-working muscles, and the tang in sour milk and yogurt.

  As a pure substance: LD50 3,730 mg/kg (rat, oral) from source

• EthanolC2H6O

  On MoleculeFinder's curated soy sauce list from source

  The alcohol in wine, beer, and spirits, and what the body reads as intoxicating.

  As a pure substance: LD50 5,628 mg/kg (rat, oral) from source

• HistamineC5H9N3

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  The molecule your immune cells dump during an allergic reaction, causing the itch, the swelling, and the runny nose that antihistamines are named for.

  As a pure substance, its GHS hazard label: signal word Danger; Toxic, Irritant, Health hazard from source

• TyramineC8H11NO

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  A molecule that builds up in aged cheese, cured meats, and chocolate as they ripen.

  As a pure substance, its GHS hazard label: signal word Warning; Irritant from source