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Marui Shoten Shirasu Dashi Simmer Sauce 3 Bottles

Contains high salt equivalent

A sweet soy-based simmer sauce made with shirasu whitebait stated to be from Japan. It contains sugar and has 8.9 g salt equivalent per 100 g.

Seed-oil freeNo artificial dyesNo artificial flavorsNo natural flavorsNo synthetic preservativesNo added nitritesNo phosphatesNo gums or thickenersContains soyContains wheat
$85.99 500 ml x 3 bottles · lowest price at FOOD COME COME
Price and stock checked Oct 30, 2026
Key nutrition facts
260caloriesPer 100 g
Protein
5g
Fiber
—
Added sugar
—
Sodium
—
Saturated fat
—
From the product page
Ingredients: shirasu whitebait (Japan), sugar, soy sauce, sake, mirin, salt, acidulant
74 / 100
Good Scored automatically
Weighted as ready meals, soups, saucesMedium confidence · Scored on 7 of 11 inputs, 1 claim verified
Nutrition · counts 35%76
Ingredients · counts 25%80
Processing · counts 15%60
Sourcing · counts 10%70
Transparency · counts 15%75
Why it scores 74
Nutrition 76 · Typical for ready meals and sauces per 100 g
Ingredients 80 · Sugar, 2nd ingredient (added sugar, −20); no dyes or artificial sweeteners
Processing 60 · Soy, sugar, sake, mirin and acidulant make this a processed sauce
Sourcing 70 · The main ingredient, shirasu whitebait, is stated to be from Japan
Transparency 75 · Full ingredient list and stated origin for the shirasu
8.9 g salt equivalent/100 g
Evidence behind the Ingredients deductions
Strong evidence−20 for sugar
Scored Oct 20, 2026 · Scoring guide v3.1 · Updated Oct 20, 2026 · See what changed

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Ingredients
Shirasu whitebait (Japan) Sugar Soy sauce Sake Mirin Salt Acidulant
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Sourcing

Origin not disclosed on the product page.

Additives1 additive · 1 limited risk
Added sugarSugarLimited risk
Added sugar; the WHO and the US Dietary Guidelines advise keeping added sugars under 10% of daily calories.
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