Ketjap manis is a dark, syrupy soy sauce sweetened with palm sugar that often contains star anise, cinnamon, black pepper, coriander, and cloves.
General information:
From Wikipedia: “Sweet soy sauce (Indonesian: kecap manis) is an Indonesian sweetened aromatic soy sauce, which has a dark colour, a thick syrupy consistency and a unique, pronounced, sweet and somewhat molasses-like flavor due to the generous addition of palm sugar. Kecap manis is widely used with satay. It is similar to, though finer in flavor, than Chinese sweet bean sauce (tianmianjiang). It is by far, the most popular type of soy sauce employed in Indonesian cuisine, accounts for an estimated 90 percent of the nation's total soy sauce production.”
Culinary uses:
“Kecap manis is an essential sauce in the Indonesian pantry. It is used to add a pleasantly mild sweet and umami flavor in most popular Indonesian dishes; including nasi goreng, mie goreng, kwetiau goreng, ayam kecap (chicken), babi kecap (pork), semur beef stew, and ketoprak. It is also a popular marinade for grilled dishes, such as satay, ayam bakar (grilled chicken) and ikan bakar (grilled fish). Sweet soy sauce is also a popular dipping sauce, mixed with chopped shallot and bird's eye chili and served as dipping sauce to accompany tahu goreng (fried tofu). Steamed rice topped with sunny side fried egg and drizzled with sweet soy sauce is a simple yet popular meal among Indonesian children. Today, sweet soy sauce is used as the ingredient of colo-colo dipping sauce, although traditionally this Maluku sauce uses black colored rendered coconut oil residue.”
Brands:
“In Indonesia there are large numbers of sweet soy sauce brands. Kecap manis is traditionally a small-scale home industry. However there are a handful brands that are widely distributed throughout Indonesia and regionally, such as kecap manis ABC, Bango, Indofood and Sedaap.”
Substitutes:
“Sweet soy sauce is widely available in Indonesian marketplaces, warungs, minimarkets, supermarkets, toko and Asian grocery stores worldwide. However, it is quite hard to find in most parts of Europe (except for the Netherlands) and also quite scarce in the Americas. Sweet soy sauce can be made from regular soy sauce. Regular soy sauce mixed with brown sugar, added with a trace of molasses, can serve as a substitute for sweet soy sauce.”
Soy sauce and raw food:
We don’t consider soy sauce to be raw. Soybeans are generally heated during the production process since green beans of all types contain the glycoprotein phasin, which is toxic for humans. Phasin inhibits the absorption of nutrients in the intestine, causes hemagglutination (clumping of the red blood cells), and in larger amounts can destroy the intestinal villi. Heating processes (e.g., cooking and roasting) destroy phasin and make soybeans and soybean products such as tofu, miso, and tempeh edible for humans. As a result, even unpasteurized soy products are not actually raw, but are instead cooked products that have been “revived” through the process of fermentation.
Uses:
With its sweet and spicy flavor, ketjap manis is a popular ingredient in savory dishes and is used to flavor a wide range of dips and desserts. With its mild and pleasantly sweet flavor, it is the most commonly used soy sauce in Indonesian cooking. It is an ingredient in many typical Indonesian recipes, including Nasi Goreng and Mie Goreng, and is used to marinate a variety of dishes including satay. It is also used as a dipping sauce for grilled tofu. You will find sweet soy sauce in Asian grocery stores and well-stocked supermarkets. You can make sweet soy sauce by adding brown sugar and a small amount of molasses to regular soy sauce, but it will not have the typical syrupy consistency.
Nutrient tables
The complete nutritional information, coverage of the daily requirement and comparison values with other ingredients can be found in the following nutrient tables.
Nutritional Information
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per 100g |
2000 kcal The numbers show the percent of the recommended daily value for a person who consumes 2000 cal per day. This number is for one serving of the recipe. A person normally eats multiple times a day and consumes additional nutrients. You can get all of the nutrients you need over a longer period of time and in this way ensure a healthy balance. |
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Energy | 197 kcal 825 kJ | 9.9% Recommended daily allowance according to the GDA: 2000kcal | |
Fat/Lipids | 0 g | 0.0% Recommended daily allowance according to the GDA: 70g | |
Saturated Fats | 0 g | 0.0% Recommended daily allowance according to the GDA: 20g | |
Carbohydrates (inc.dietary fiber) | 42 g | 15.6% Recommended daily allowance according to the GDA: 270g | |
Sugars | 42 g | 46.7% Recommended daily allowance according to the GDA: 90g | |
Fiber | n/a | ||
Protein/Albumin | 2.8 g | 5.6% Recommended daily allowance according to the GDA: 50g | |
Cooking Salt (Na:4'240.0 mg) | 10'770 mg | 448.7% Recommended daily allowance according to the GDA: 2.4g |
Essential micronutrients with the highest proportions | per 100g | 2000 kcal | |
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Sodium, Na | 4'240 mg | 530.0% Recommended daily allowance according to the EU: LMIV-2011: 800 mg | |
Min | Iod, I (Jod, J) | 75 µg | 50.0% Recommended daily allowance according to the EU: LMIV-2011: 150 µg |
Vit | Vitamin K | 14 µg | 19.0% Recommended daily allowance according to the EU: LMIV-2011: 75 µg |
Elem | Potassium, K | 323 mg | 16.0% Recommended daily allowance according to the EU: LMIV-2011: 2'000 mg |
Min | Manganese, Mn | 0.30 mg | 15.0% Recommended daily allowance according to the EU: LMIV-2011: 2.0 mg |
Prot | Tryptophan (Trp, W) | 0.03 g | 14.0% Recommended daily allowance according to the WHO-Protein-2002: 0.25 g |
Prot | Threonine (Thr, T) | 0.11 g | 12.0% Recommended daily allowance according to the WHO-Protein-2002: 0.93 g |
Prot | Isoleucine (Ile, I) | 0.13 g | 11.0% Recommended daily allowance according to the WHO-Protein-2002: 1.2 g |
Min | Iron, Fe | 1.4 mg | 10.0% Recommended daily allowance according to the EU: LMIV-2011: 14 mg |
Prot | Lysine (Lys, K) | 0.18 g | 10.0% Recommended daily allowance according to the WHO-Protein-2002: 1.9 g |
Detailed micronutrients and daily requirement coverage per 100g
Explanations of nutrient tables in general
The majority of the nutritional information comes from the USDA (US Department of Agriculture). This means that the information for natural products is often incomplete or only given within broader categories, whereas in most cases products made from these have more complete information displayed.
If we take flaxseed, for example, the important essential amino acid ALA (omega-3) is only included in an overarching category whereas for flaxseed oil ALA is listed specifically. In time, we will be able to change this, but it will require a lot of work. An “i” appears behind ingredients that have been adjusted and an explanation appears when you hover over this symbol.
For Erb Muesli, the original calculations resulted in 48 % of the daily requirement of ALA — but with the correction, we see that the muesli actually covers >100 % of the necessary recommendation for the omega-3 fatty acid ALA. Our goal is to eventually be able to compare the nutritional value of our recipes with those that are used in conventional western lifestyles.
Essential fatty acids | per 100g |
2000 kcal The numbers show the percent of the recommended daily value for a person who consumes 2000 cal per day. This number is for one serving of the recipe. A person normally eats multiple times a day and consumes additional nutrients. You can get all of the nutrients you need over a longer period of time and in this way ensure a healthy balance. |
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Alpha-Linolenic acid; ALA; 18:3 omega-3 | 0 g | < 0.1% Recommended daily allowance according to the CH-EDI-Verordnung: 2.0 g |
Linoleic acid; LA; 18:2 omega-6 | 0 g | < 0.1% Recommended daily allowance according to the CH-EDI-Verordnung: 10 g |
Essential amino acids | per 100g |
2000 kcal The numbers show the percent of the recommended daily value for a person who consumes 2000 cal per day. This number is for one serving of the recipe. A person normally eats multiple times a day and consumes additional nutrients. You can get all of the nutrients you need over a longer period of time and in this way ensure a healthy balance. |
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Tryptophan (Trp, W) | 0.03 g | 14.0% Recommended daily allowance according to the WHO-Protein-2002: 0.25 g |
Threonine (Thr, T) | 0.11 g | 12.0% Recommended daily allowance according to the WHO-Protein-2002: 0.93 g |
Isoleucine (Ile, I) | 0.13 g | 11.0% Recommended daily allowance according to the WHO-Protein-2002: 1.2 g |
Lysine (Lys, K) | 0.18 g | 10.0% Recommended daily allowance according to the WHO-Protein-2002: 1.9 g |
Valine (Val, V) | 0.14 g | 9.0% Recommended daily allowance according to the WHO-Protein-2002: 1.6 g |
Leucine (Leu, L) | 0.20 g | 8.0% Recommended daily allowance according to the WHO-Protein-2002: 2.4 g |
Phenylalanine (Phe, F) | 0.13 g | 8.0% Recommended daily allowance according to the WHO-Protein-2002: 1.6 g |
Methionine (Met, M) | 0.04 g | 4.0% Recommended daily allowance according to the WHO-Protein-2002: 0.93 g |
Vitamins | per 100g |
2000 kcal The numbers show the percent of the recommended daily value for a person who consumes 2000 cal per day. This number is for one serving of the recipe. A person normally eats multiple times a day and consumes additional nutrients. You can get all of the nutrients you need over a longer period of time and in this way ensure a healthy balance. |
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Vitamin K | 14 µg | 19.0% Recommended daily allowance according to the EU: LMIV-2011: 75 µg |
Thiamine (vitamin B1) | 0.10 mg | 9.0% Recommended daily allowance according to the EU: LMIV-2011: 1.1 mg |
Biotin (ex vitamin B7, H) | 3.8 µg | 8.0% Recommended daily allowance according to the EU: LMIV-2011: 50 µg |
Folate, as the active form of folic acid (née vitamin B9 and | 12 µg | 6.0% Recommended daily allowance according to the EU: LMIV-2011: 200 µg |
Niacin (née vitamin B3) | 0.70 mg | 4.0% Recommended daily allowance according to the EU: LMIV-2011: 16 mg |
Pantothenic acid (vitamin B5) | 0.10 mg | 2.0% Recommended daily allowance according to the EU: LMIV-2011: 6.0 mg |
Vitamin C (ascorbic acid) | 0.60 mg | 1.0% Recommended daily allowance according to the EU: LMIV-2011: 80 mg |
Vitamin E, as a-TEs | 0.10 mg | 1.0% Recommended daily allowance according to the EU: LMIV-2011: 12 mg |
Essential macroelements (macronutrients) | per 100g |
2000 kcal The numbers show the percent of the recommended daily value for a person who consumes 2000 cal per day. This number is for one serving of the recipe. A person normally eats multiple times a day and consumes additional nutrients. You can get all of the nutrients you need over a longer period of time and in this way ensure a healthy balance. |
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Sodium, Na | 4'240 mg | 530.0% Recommended daily allowance according to the EU: LMIV-2011: 800 mg |
Potassium, K | 323 mg | 16.0% Recommended daily allowance according to the EU: LMIV-2011: 2'000 mg |
Magnesium, Mg | 28 mg | 7.0% Recommended daily allowance according to the EU: LMIV-2011: 375 mg |
Calcium, Ca | 50 mg | 6.0% Recommended daily allowance according to the EU: LMIV-2011: 800 mg |
Phosphorus, P | 42 mg | 6.0% Recommended daily allowance according to the EU: LMIV-2011: 700 mg |
Essential trace elements (micronutrients) | per 100g |
2000 kcal The numbers show the percent of the recommended daily value for a person who consumes 2000 cal per day. This number is for one serving of the recipe. A person normally eats multiple times a day and consumes additional nutrients. You can get all of the nutrients you need over a longer period of time and in this way ensure a healthy balance. |
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Iod, I (Jod, J) | 75 µg | 50.0% Recommended daily allowance according to the EU: LMIV-2011: 150 µg |
Manganese, Mn | 0.30 mg | 15.0% Recommended daily allowance according to the EU: LMIV-2011: 2.0 mg |
Iron, Fe | 1.4 mg | 10.0% Recommended daily allowance according to the EU: LMIV-2011: 14 mg |
Copper, Cu | 0.10 mg | 10.0% Recommended daily allowance according to the EU: LMIV-2011: 1.0 mg |
Zinc, Zn | 0.40 mg | 4.0% Recommended daily allowance according to the EU: LMIV-2011: 10 mg |
Fluorine, F | 0 µg | < 0.1% Recommended daily allowance according to the EU: LMIV-2011: 3'500 µg |
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