Light vs dark, naturally brewed vs chemically produced: here's how to know which sauce to buy.

It’s dark and viscous, without the saltiness of light soy sauce. When introduced in the last stages of cooking, it colors sauces and noodle dishes and adds a touch of sweetness.

She explained: "Light soy sauce is salty, thin, is used for flavour, and has a light brown colour. Dark soy sauce, on the other hand, is sweeter, thicker, and darker.

Often interchangeable with dark soy sauce (especially dependent on the manufacturer), sweet soy sauce is sweeter and darker in color and flavor than most other varieties.

However, light and dark soy sauces differ in their intended uses, making Pearl River Bridge's sodium quantity more justified. Kroger soy sauce, on the other hand, is seemingly using salt as a mask.

Today, the ingredient is a staple in many Asian cuisines, with numerous variations, including light soy sauce, dark soy sauce, and tamari, a wheat-free sauce created in Japan during the 14th century.

Time for some soy sauce science: There are more differences between light and dark soy sauce than just color. And "light" and "lite" soy sauce aren't the same.