Okonomi sauce (for okonomiyaki): every ingredient on the label
オタフクソース お好みソース
A sauce for okonomiyaki that combines vegetables and fruit such as tomato, dates and onion with about 20 kinds of spices (as described on the official site). The ingredient list has 16 items, and the food additives after the “／” (slash) are 2 items: a thickener (modified starch, thickening polysaccharides) and seasoning (amino acids, etc.).
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This label was copied from the maker's official product page (checked 2026-10-02). Package labels can change, so please check the actual label when you buy.
| 名称Name | 濃厚ソース |
|---|---|
| 原材料名Ingredients | 、、、、、、、、、、、、、／、、（一部に小麦・大豆・鶏肉・豚肉・もも・りんごを含む） |
| 内容量Net contents | 500g |
| 賞味期限Best before | 賞味期間は25ヶ月（公式サイトの表示） |
| 保存方法Storage | |
| 製造者Manufacturer | オタフクソース株式会社 広島県広島市西区商工センター7丁目4-27（公式サイトの企業概要に載っている本社の所在地） |
Allergens: contains wheat, soybeans, chicken, pork, peach and apple
| Energy エネルギー | 129kcal |
| Protein たんぱく質 | 2.0g |
| Fat 脂質 | 0g |
| Carbohydrate 炭水化物 | 30.2g |
| Salt equivalent 食塩相当量 | 4.7g |
Copied from the official site 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 ingredient list, allergens and nutrition facts were transcribed from the product page on the Otafuku Sauce official site (not from a photo of the package). Peach and apple in the allergen labeling do not appear directly in the ingredient list, so they can be read as contained in “その他” (other) in the vegetables and fruit and so on, but this cannot be confirmed on the official page.
Ingredients, one by one
| On the label | Type | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 野菜・果実（トマト、デーツ、たまねぎ、その他）（トマトは輸入）vegetables and fruit (tomato, dates, onion, other) | Ingredient | Sweetness, umami (main ingredient) | Ingredients are listed in order of weight, so vegetables and fruit are the largest. Dates are the fruit of the date palm, and the official site introduces them as a “こだわり原料” (specially chosen ingredient). The contents of “その他” (other) are not given on the official page. |
| 糖類（ぶどう糖果糖液糖、砂糖）sugars (glucose-fructose syrup, sugar) | Ingredient | Sweetness | A label that writes glucose-fructose syrup and sugar together as “糖類” (sugars) and gives the contents in parentheses. Glucose-fructose syrup is a liquid sugar made from starch, and is treated as a food. |
| 醸造酢brewed vinegar | Ingredient | Sourness | Vinegar made by fermenting grains, fruit and so on. The official site explains that vinegar made by Otafuku Jozo, a group company, is used. |
| アミノ酸液amino acid liquid | Ingredient | Umami | A liquid seasoning made by breaking down protein from soybeans and so on. Although “アミノ酸” (amino acid) is in the name, it is treated as a food and written before the “／” (slash). It is different from the additive “調味料（アミノ酸等）” (seasoning (amino acids, etc.)). |
| 食塩salt | Ingredient | Saltiness | — |
| 醤油soy sauce | Ingredient | Saltiness and umami | Soy sauce made from soybeans and wheat. |
| 香辛料spices | Ingredient | Aroma and heat | The official site explains that about 20 kinds of spices are blended. The kinds are not given. |
| オイスターエキスoyster extract | Ingredient | Umami | A concentrated extract made by simmering oysters. Oysters are not among the items subject to allergen labeling (the 28 specified ingredients and so on). |
| 砂糖加工品（砂糖、醸造酢）processed sugar product (sugar, brewed vinegar) | Ingredient | Sweetness | An ingredient made by combining and processing sugar with brewed vinegar, with the contents given in parentheses. |
| 肉エキスmeat extract | Ingredient | Umami | An extract made by simmering meat. It does not say what kind of meat. Because the allergen labeling lists chicken and pork, it is thought to be a chicken or pork extract (not checked against the manufacturer’s materials). |
| 酵母エキスyeast extract | Ingredient | Umami | An umami ingredient extracted from yeast. In Japanese labeling it is treated as a food, not a food additive, and is written before the “／” (slash). |
| 昆布kombu (kelp) | Ingredient | Umami | — |
| 蛋白加水分解物protein hydrolysate | Ingredient | Umami | Protein from soybeans, wheat and so on, broken down with acid or enzymes. It is treated as a food, not a food additive. |
| しいたけshiitake mushroom | Ingredient | Umami | — |
| 増粘剤（加工でんぷん、増粘多糖類）thickener (modified starch, thickening polysaccharides) | Food additive | Thickening | For additives used to thicken, the rule is to write the purpose name “増粘剤” (thickener) together with the substance name. Modified starch is a general name for starch that has been chemically treated (11 items). Thickening polysaccharides is a name that can be used together when two or more polysaccharides are used for thickening, so the label does not tell you which were used. |
| 調味料（アミノ酸等）seasoning (amino acids, etc.) | Food additive | Umami | An umami additive such as monosodium glutamate. “調味料” (seasoning) is a group name, and the rules allow writing it together instead of by individual substance names. “等” (etc.) means that, besides amino acids, seasonings from another group such as nucleic acids are also used. |
Similar products with fewer food additives
Products on the same shelf that we have read, with fewer food additives than this one (2). Shown as a difference in labeling, not a judgment.
Yakisoba sauce made with domestic organic vegetables and fruit
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）
Worcestershire-style sauce
野菜・果実（トマト、りんご、たまねぎ、デーツ、にんにく）、砂糖（国内製造）、醸造酢、食塩、赤ワイン、香辛料、チキンエキス、魚醤（魚介類）、昆布エキス、醤油（大豆・小麦を含む）、（大豆・小麦を含む）
Oyster sauce made with Hiroshima oysters
カキエキス（広島県製造）、糖類（砂糖、水あめ）、しょうゆ（本醸造）、食塩、有機米酢、でんぷん、酵母エキス、酒精、（大豆・小麦を含む）
Tomato ketchup
トマト（スペイン、アメリカ）、砂糖、醸造酢、たまねぎ、食塩、香辛料、にんにく／酸化防止剤（V.C）、（りんごを含む）
Good points and concerns
+Good points
- The first item in the ingredient list is vegetables and fruit (tomato, dates, onion, other)
- No colorants (such as caramel color) or preservatives in the ingredient list
- ¥475 for 500 g (¥95 per 100 g). The official site also has 200 g, 300 g and 1150 g sizes
−Concerns
- 2 items are food additives (a thickener (modified starch, thickening polysaccharides) and “調味料（アミノ酸等）” (seasoning (amino acids, etc.)) written with a group name)
- The sugars are glucose-fructose syrup and sugar. Carbohydrate is 30.2 g per 100 g
- The salt equivalent is 4.7 g per 100 g. About 0.8 g for 1 tablespoon (about 18 g)
Related articles
Sources
- Okonomi sauce | Otafuku Sauce product information
- Okonomi sauce special page | Otafuku Sauce
- Company overview | Otafuku Sauce
- Food Labeling Act and related (laws and unified information) | Consumer Affairs Agency
- Labeling on the maker's official site (checked 2026-10-02)
This page is a translation of our Japanese page; if they differ, the Japanese page is the reference.
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