All-purpose Soy Sauce Composition Using Ultrafiltration and Fermentation

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Solution Overview

Problem

Conventional soy sauce manufacturing processes are complex and limited in their applicability to various dishes, often resulting in a narrow range of suitable uses and issues with fishy or fatty smells.

Innovation Solution

An all-purpose soy sauce composition and manufacturing method involving a mixture of fermented soy sauce, Korean soy sauce, enzymatically decomposed seasoning solution, fructooligosaccharide, fermented fruit liquid, licorice extract, and green tea extract, aged and fermented using ultrafiltration to create a balanced flavor suitable for diverse dishes.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Adaptability or versatility

If conventional soy sauce manufacturing process is used, then traditional flavor is achieved, but the manufacturing process is complex and the range of applicable dishes is limited

Engineering Contradiction:
Improverange of applicable dishesVSAvoidmanufacturing process complexity
Core Design Contradiction:
Adaptability or versatilityVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The manufacturing process is divided into distinct stages: preparing fermented soybean paste, making seasoned soy sauce, and combining them. This segmentation allows each stage to be optimized independently, simplifying the overall process while maintaining versatility for various dishes

Inventive Principle:
Principle #1Segmentation

Solution Approach 2:

The soy sauce is designed with a balanced composition containing multiple amino acids, organic acids, and sugars that provide universal applicability across different dish types (fish, meat, vegetables, soups) without requiring separate specialized sauces

Inventive Principle:
Principle #6Universality (Multi-functionality)

2Object-affected harmful factors

If conventional soy sauce is used, then traditional seasoning function is provided, but fishy or fatty smells are not removed

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvefishy or fatty smellsVSAvoidseasoning effectiveness
Core Design Contradiction:
Object-affected harmful factorsVSReliability

Solution Approach 1:

Fructooligosaccharide is introduced as an intermediary substance that mediates between the seasoning function and odor removal. It promotes the formation of desirable flavor compounds while suppressing the development of fishy and fatty smells during fermentation

Inventive Principle:
Principle #24Intermediary (Mediator)

Solution Approach 2:

The soy sauce combines multiple components (fermented soybean paste, salt, fructooligosaccharide, and various additives) into a composite formulation where each component contributes to both seasoning effectiveness and odor control, achieving reliable performance across different food types

Inventive Principle:
Principle #40Composite materials

Applied Scientific Principles

This section explains which scientific principles are used to turn an abstract innovation direction into a practical engineering solution.

Function Achieved in This Case

The resulting all-purpose soy sauce has a deep flavor, removes fishy or fatty smells, and imparts a sweet and sour taste, making it versatile for multiple culinary applications.

Implementation Method 1

a fourth step of aging and fermenting the mixed solution to manufacture a fermented solution

Methodology Applied
Scientific EffectFermentation: Fermentation

Implementation Method 2

a fifth step of filtering the fermented solution using UF (ultra filtration)

Methodology Applied
Scientific EffectUltrafiltration: Semipermeable Membrane

Data Source

PatentUS11957145B2All-purpose seasoning soy sauce composition, all-purpose seasoning soy sauce, preparation method therefor and cham sauce using same
Publication Date: 2024.04.16 WOORIFOOD

AI summary

The present invention relates to an all-purpose seasoning soy sauce composition, an all-purpose seasoning soy sauce manufactured using the same, and a method of manufacturing the same. The present invention also relates to an all-purpose seasoning soy sauce which has an inherently deep soy sauce flavor, imparts a sweet and sour taste, removes the fatty smell or fishy smell generated from fish or meat, is suitable for any dishes, improves the flavor of dishes, and is usable as a cham sauce.