Yakisoba sauce made with domestic organic vegetables and fruit: every ingredient on the label
光食品 国産有機野菜・果実使用 やきそばソース
A bottled yakisoba sauce from Hikari Foods in Tokushima. The name on the label is “ウスターソース” (Worcestershire-style sauce). The ingredient list has no “/”, and no additives are listed. All 8 vegetables and fruits are organic, and the color and umami come from organic molasses, saishikomi (twice-brewed) soy sauce, oyster extract and fish sauce.
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| 名称Name | ウスターソース |
|---|---|
| 原材料名Ingredients | 、、、、、、、、、、、（大豆・小麦を含む）（イカを含む） |
| 内容量Net contents | 290g（瓶） |
| 賞味期限Best before | ラベル右下に記載 |
| 保存方法Storage | 直射日光を避けて保存 |
| 製造者Manufacturer | 製造者：光食品（株） 徳島県板野郡上板町高瀬127-3 |
Allergens: contains soybean and wheat; contains squid
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. Allergens are labeled individually in parentheses (“大豆・小麦を含む” on the saishikomi soy sauce, “イカを含む” on the fish sauce). The product name on the front is “やきそばソース”, but the name on the label is “ウスターソース”. On the official site it belongs to a series of “国産有機野菜・果実使用ソース” (sauces made with domestic organic vegetables and fruit), which is separate from the organic JAS-certified “有機ソース” (organic sauce) (it also uses non-organic ingredients such as sugar, so the product as a whole is not an organic JAS product). No nutrition facts were found on the photo of the label or on the official site.
Ingredients, one by one
| On the label | Type | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 有機野菜・果実（有機たまねぎ、有機トマト、有機にんじん、有機みかん、有機にんにく、有機レモン、有機ゆず、有機しいたけ）organic vegetables and fruit (organic onion, organic tomato, organic carrot, organic mikan, organic garlic, organic lemon, organic yuzu, organic shiitake) | Ingredient | Main ingredient | Ingredients are listed in order of weight, so this is the largest. The official site says the main vegetables and fruit are “100%国産有機” (100% domestic organic) and also publishes their origins (onions are from Tokushima, Nagasaki, Saga and elsewhere). |
| 糖類（有機糖みつ、砂糖）sugars (organic molasses, sugar) | Ingredient | Sweetness and color | Molasses is the dark syrup left over when sugar is made from sugarcane. The official site says the molasses is organic molasses from overseas and the sugar comes from Thailand and elsewhere. The sugar is not labeled “有機” (organic). |
| 米酢（米：国産）rice vinegar | Ingredient | Sourness | The official site describes it as “国産米100%でアルコール不使用の純米酢” (pure rice vinegar made from 100% domestic rice, without added alcohol). |
| 食塩salt | Ingredient | Saltiness | The official site says it uses sun-dried raw salt from Mexico and Australia. |
| さいしこみ醤油（大豆・小麦を含む）saishikomi soy sauce (contains soybean and wheat) | Ingredient | Saltiness, umami and color | A soy sauce made by using raw soy sauce instead of brine when the koji is mixed in. The official site explains that this strengthens the color and umami. The soybeans are from Hokkaido and the wheat is from Gifu Prefecture (official origin information). |
| 香辛料spices | Ingredient | Aroma and heat | The official site says “香料を使用せず、胡椒、ナツメグ、丁字、ローレル、桂皮等の原形及び粉末を使用” (no flavoring is used; whole and powdered pepper, nutmeg, clove, bay leaf, cinnamon and so on are used). |
| オイスターエキスoyster extract | Ingredient | Umami | A concentrated extract made by simmering oysters. Oyster is not among the items for which allergen labeling is mandatory or recommended. |
| 魚醤（イカを含む）fish sauce (contains squid) | Ingredient | Umami | A seasoning made by salting seafood and fermenting it. The label says it contains squid. |
| こんぶkombu (kelp) | Ingredient | Umami | From Hokkaido, according to the official origin information. |
| かつお節dried bonito flakes (katsuobushi) | Ingredient | Umami | From Kagoshima Prefecture, according to the official origin information. |
| 有機米醗酵調味料organic rice fermented seasoning | Ingredient | Flavor | A seasoning made by fermenting organic rice. The detailed contents could not be confirmed on the official site. |
What the maker says it does not use
The product features on the Hikari Foods official site say “保存料、調味料（アミノ酸等）、カラメル色素、酵母エキスは使用していません” (preservatives, seasoning (amino acids, etc.), caramel color and yeast extract are not used) and “香辛料は香料を使用せず” (no flavoring is used in the spices).
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
有機野菜・果実（有機たまねぎ、有機トマト、有機にんじん、有機みかん、有機にんにく、有機レモン、有機ゆず、有機しいたけ）、糖類（有機糖みつ、砂糖）、米酢（米：国産）、食塩、さいしこみ醤油（大豆・小麦を含む）、香辛料、オイスターエキス、魚醤（イカを含む）、こんぶ、かつお節、有機米醗酵調味料、（大豆・小麦を含む）（イカを含む）
砂糖類(ぶどう糖果糖液糖、砂糖)、野菜・果実(トマト、たまねぎ、にんじん、りんご)、醸造酢、たん白加水分解物(大豆を含む)、食塩、本醸造醬油(小麦・大豆を含む)、オイスターエキス、香辛料、鰹節エキス(小麦を含む)／増粘剤(加工デンプン)、カラメル色素、調味料(アミノ酸等)
This is the ingredient list from the Bull-Dog Sauce official page (checked 2026-09-30). The additives are shown in red. The largest ingredient is sugars (glucose-fructose syrup, sugar), and it adds thickness with modified starch, color with caramel color, and umami with amino acids and hydrolyzed protein.
Good points and concerns
+Good points
- 11 ingredients, all foods. No additives are listed (0)
- All 8 vegetables and fruits are organic, and the official site publishes the origin of each ingredient
- The color comes from organic molasses, saishikomi soy sauce and so on; no caramel color is used (official)
−Concerns
- ¥475 for 290 g (suggested retail price, about ¥164 per 100 g). More expensive than Bull-Dog in the comparison below (300 g, suggested retail price ¥270 including tax, ¥90 per 100 g)
- Of the sugars, the sugar is not organic, and the product as a whole is not an organic JAS product
- It contains oyster extract, fish sauce and dried bonito flakes, so it is not suited to people who want to avoid animal-derived ingredients
- Nutrition facts could not be confirmed on the photo of the label or the official site
Related articles
Sources
- Product introduction: sauces | Hikari Foods
- Seasoning origin information | Hikari Foods
- Company profile | Hikari Foods
- Bull-Dog Honkaku Yakisoba Sauce 300 g | Bull-Dog Sauce
- 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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