Is Soy Sauce halal?

Doubtful (mushbooh)

Soy Sauce contains doubtful (mushbooh) ingredients or additives — see why below.

Automated classification, not a religious ruling. No scholar or certification body has reviewed this assessment — always check the product's own halal certification.

Soy Sauce
Soy Sauce

Why is this flagged?

  • E270 — Doubtful (mushbooh)

Product facts

Brand Kikkoman
NOVA group 3
Eco-Score A
Food-safety regulator U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Food safety only — not a halal authority.

Soy Sauce's ingredient and additive data is cross-referenced against Codex/INS numbering, the same system used by food-safety regulators worldwide.

Additives

  • E270 — Lactic acid (preservative) (acid) (Doubtful (mushbooh))

Ingredients

Water, Soybeans, Wheat, Salt, Lactic acid, Sodium benzoate Brewing starter (Aspergillus sojae).

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