How to choose safe and genuine oyster sauce products for home use

In face of the many food safety scandals recently, consumers become alerted in the “oyster sauce”, one of the commonly used condiments. What’s the standard of “good” oyster sauce? Why is high-quality oyster sauce so important to us? Today, Xiao Xin, the very experienced insider in oyster sauce industry, will tell you how to choose safe and genuine oyster sauce products for home use. Believe in me, because we have been engaged in oyster sauce production since 1998.

The qualified oyster sauce is made based on oyster juice (concentrated essence stewed by oyster meat) by adding brewed soy sauce, water, etc. pro rata. Some low-end oyster sauce products are made from monosodium glutamate, caramel, thickener, etc. and contain no oyster juice at all. From the list of their ingredients, you will find many different additives. They are not only innutritious but also do harm to consumers’ health.

Pay special attention to the list of ingredients while choosing oyster sauce product. Here’s a hidden rule in the industry: The raw material of the largest amount ranks 1st. If oyster juice’s ranking follows behind various kinds of seasonings, the product would be the monosodium glutamate or a collection of additives instead of oyster sauce.

When observing the oyster sauce inside the bottle put upside down under the sunshine: High quality oyster sauce reflects red brown color or sepia color; it flows smoothly once the bottle is put upside down; it also has strong attachment property. The oyster sauce product satisfying the several “basic properties” above at the same time is qualified. To fully understand the oyster sauce quality better, please read the following contents continuously.

“We Don't Sell to Consumers What We Won't Eat Ourselves”. Shinho deeply knows that an excellent condiment should satisfy not only consumers’ “taste” but also their pursuit for “a healthy diet”. On the basis of the high quality, we’ve further upgraded this product.

The upgraded ZHEN PIN oyster sauce contains totally different ingredients on the basis of retaining the taste and nutrition. Only 9 basic food raw materials are used after upgrading: Oyster juice, water, white granulated sugar, brewed soy sauce, edible salt, starch, wheat flour, as well as tricholoma matsutake and dried scallop that further enhance the taste.

Two advantages for improving freshness by tricholoma matsutake and dried scallop: The taste is more natural and tender. The freshness could make salty taste more obvious so the salt content can be reduced. On the basis of our meticulous R&D and test, each piece of ZHEN PIN oyster sauce contains a total of 16 amino acids.

Reason why the high-quality oyster sauce products need refrigerated preservation upon unpacking: Amino acids are easily oxidized and decomposed at room temperature, so if the oyster sauce is not refrigerated, it will facilitate the breeding of microorganisms, and after certain period, aflatoxin, which means it has been moldy.

As an increasing number of consumers try oyster sauce products, these products have become a key member in cooking, and are used in each scenario, such as cold dishes, fried dishes, dumplings, hot pot…

So what’s the secret of oyster sauce that makes it so popular? Improve freshness: Fresh oyster, as one of the raw materials, is the natural “tasty agent” endowed by the sea and is hailed as “the milk at the bottom of sea”. We lay special emphasis on freshness improvement.

Improve color: High-quality oyster sauce is in bright red color and can attach on dishes easily so it could improve dish colors and make them more appetizing!

Increase viscosity: The oyster sauce is sticky so it can be attached on and covers dishes easily to make dishes more delicious and even in tastes.

Therefore the oyster sauce can improve the freshness of dishes. It is a useful tool for chefs and even those just starting learning cooking skills. To help consumers cook more and different dishes, we’ve also launched a series of “professional” oyster sauce products!

Including our oyster sauce for fried dishes, secret fresh oyster sauce for dipping sauce, as well as the pure and extremely fresh oyster sauce containing special abalone sauce and used for dumplings stuffing and cold dishes! It is premium choice for cold dishes, fried dishes and even dumplings stuffing! After all, do you know why consumers prefer the “safe” “ZHEN” oyster sauce?