Additive-free yakiniku sauce: every ingredient on the label
味研 食品添加物無添加 焼肉のたれ
A yakiniku (Japanese grilled-meat) sauce from Ajiken in Yamanashi, made without heating. The product name on the label says “（食品添加物）無添加” (no food additives), and all 8 ingredients are foods. It is sweetened with sugar and hon-mirin, and the garlic is from Japan.
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| 名称Name | 焼肉のたれ |
|---|---|
| 原材料名Ingredients | 、、、、、、、、（一部に小麦・大豆・ごまを含む） |
| 内容量Net contents | 400g（ボトル） |
| 賞味期限Best before | ラベルに記載 |
| 保存方法Storage | 直射日光を避け冷暗所で保存してください。 |
| 製造者Manufacturer | 製造者：有限会社味研 山梨県山梨市西75-1 |
Allergens: contains wheat, soybean and sesame
| Energy 熱量 | 159kcal |
| Protein たんぱく質 | 5.0g |
| Fat 脂質 | 4.4g |
| Carbohydrate 炭水化物 | 24.8g |
| Salt equivalent 食塩相当量 | 11.9g |
Copied from the package as of the date checked. The label is shown in Japanese as printed; tap an ingredient to see its English name and role. The links in the table below lead to our Ingredients A–Z and food additive database. The label says “素材の旨味を生かした非加熱製法の“生”だれ” (a “raw” sauce made without heating, to bring out the umami of the ingredients), “開封後は冷蔵庫で保存してお早めにお召し上がりください” (store in the refrigerator after opening and use soon) and “よく振ってからご使用ください” (shake well before use). The product name on the official site is “味研焼肉生だれ”, and the label was redesigned on 2023-03-01. The official site gives the best-before period as 270 days from the manufacturing date.
Ingredients, one by one
| On the label | Type | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 醤油（国内製造）soy sauce | Ingredient | Saltiness and umami (main ingredient) | Ingredients are listed in order of weight, so soy sauce is the largest. |
| 砂糖sugar | Ingredient | Sweetness | — |
| 本みりんhon-mirin (true mirin) | Ingredient | Sweetness and flavor | A seasoning made from glutinous rice, rice koji, shochu (distilled spirit) and so on. It contains alcohol (it is classed as an alcoholic beverage). The label says “国産にんにく、本みりんを使用” (made with domestic garlic and hon-mirin). |
| ごま油sesame oil | Ingredient | Aroma | — |
| 米酢rice vinegar | Ingredient | Sourness | — |
| にんにく（国産）garlic | Ingredient | Flavor | — |
| すり胡麻ground sesame | Ingredient | Aroma and texture | — |
| 香辛料spices | Ingredient | Aroma and heat | The label does not say which spices are used. |
What the maker says it does not use
The product-name field on the label says “（食品添加物）無添加焼肉のたれ”, and the product page on Ajiken's official site says “化学調味料・合成保存料・着色料・動物性原料無添加” (no chemical seasonings, synthetic preservatives, coloring or animal-derived ingredients).
Not found in the ingredient list
This is not the maker's “not used” claim. These are things often seen in similar products that we checked are not written in this product's ingredient list. Additives carried over from ingredients may not be declared, so this does not mean they are absent (about additives not written on labels).
Next to a typical product
醤油（国内製造）、砂糖、本みりん、ごま油、米酢、にんにく（国産）、すり胡麻、香辛料、（一部に小麦・大豆・ごまを含む）
果実ピューレ（りんご（国産）、もも、うめ）、醤油、砂糖、アミノ酸液、にんにく、還元水あめ、食塩、蜂蜜、りんご酢、白ごま、ごま油、蛋白加水分解物、オニオンエキス、香辛料／カラメル色素
This is the ingredient list from the Ebara Foods official page (checked 2026-09-30). The additives are shown in red. It gets its color from caramel color and its umami from amino acid liquid and hydrolyzed protein (both are treated as foods). The differences with Ajiken's sauce are that Ajiken's has no fruit and has only 8 ingredients.
Good points and concerns
+Good points
- Only 8 ingredients, all of them foods. No additives are listed (0)
- Sweetened with sugar and hon-mirin. The garlic is from Japan
- Made without heating (label and official site). The official site also says no animal-derived ingredients are used
−Concerns
- Salt equivalent is 11.9 g per 100 g, about 2.1 g per tablespoon (about 18 g)
- ¥594 for 400 g (suggested retail price, about ¥149 per 100 g)
- It must be refrigerated after opening and used up soon
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Sources
- Ajiken Yakiniku Nama-dare (raw sauce): additive-free, unheated, handmade | Ajiken
- All products | Ajiken
- Ogon no Aji, medium-hot | Ebara Foods
- Label on the back of the package (checked 2026-09-30)
This page is a translation of our Japanese page; if they differ, the Japanese page is the reference.
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