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LEE KUM KEE 李锦记

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HOW ABOUT LEE KUM KEE OYSTER SAUCE BRAND INTRODUCTION

Lee Kum Kee is not only the inventor of oyster sauce, but also a pioneer in the global promotion of oyster sauce, which can be found in more than 100 countries and regions around the world, firmly occupying 80% of the oyster sauce market in the United States and ranking second in the market share in Japan, realizing the slogan "Where there are Chinese, there is Lee Kum Kee". It also uses export channels to bring chili sauce, sweet and sour sauce, soy sauce chicken juice, curry sauce and other products to the market, and has developed into more than 10 series and hundreds of products, becoming a well-known sauce kingdom at home and abroad.
 
Lee Kum Kee is the only Chinese food company to have passed the US FDA audit with zero defects, and is also one of the national standard-setters for oyster sauce.
 
Lee Kum Kee is the only major brand to have its own oyster farm, located in the most suitable natural waters for oyster growing, where the oysters are grown for more than 730 days, and are juicy and plump as the size of the palm of a hand, and are mined and boiled on the same day to ensure the freshness of the oyster juice.
 
In mainland China, Lee Kum Kee owns several products, including Jiuzhuang Premium Oyster Sauce, Caishen Oyster Sauce, Jinzhen Xian Oyster Sauce, and Wei Oyster Xian Compound Oyster Sauce, covering different price ranges. OYSTER SAUCE PRODUCTS SOLD ONLY OUTSIDE OF CHINA INCLUDE PANDA BRAND UMAMI OYSTER SAUCE, PANDA BRAND GREEN NEW OYSTER SAUCE, PANDA BRAND LAO NOODLE OYSTER SAUCE, MUSHROOM OYSTER SAUCE, VEGETARIAN OYSTER SAUCE AND SMART CHOICE OYSTER SAUCE, BUT THE OYSTER SAUCE CONTENT OF OYSTER SAUCE SOLD OVERSEAS IS LOWER THAN THAT OF DOMESTIC PRODUCTS, SO THE CHINESE MARKET IS THE BEST TO BUY SKUM KEE OYSTER SAUCE.
 
The highest-end Jiu Chong Premium Oyster Sauce is Lee Kum Kee's pioneering work, with the highest oyster juice content among all Lee Kum Kee products, and it can present a thick body without the addition of xanthan gum thickener, without the addition of preservatives and disodium nucleotides for freshness, with a rich natural oyster aroma, mellow and sweet flavor, and first-class seasoning and freshness enhancement capabilities. In addition to the glass bottles, there are 167g squeeze packs for easy dosage control and more hygiene, but the product has a shelf life of only 18 months, which is only half that of the glass bottles. The price of Jiuzhuang Premium Oyster Sauce is not cheap, 510g is sold for 42 yuan, which is the most expensive oyster sauce in China.
 
The God of Wealth Oyster Sauce is the most popular Lee Kum Kee Oyster Sauce in China, and like Jiuzhuang Oyster Sauce, fresh oysters grown for more than two years are used as raw materials, and no preservatives are added, but the oyster juice content is not as high as Jiuzhuang Premium Oyster Sauce, and a bottle of 510g is sold for 13.8 yuan. Fortuna Oyster Sauce is rich in aroma, moderate in consistency, can be evenly wrapped on the surface of food, and has a good ability to improve freshness and color, and dishes can have a fresh and fragrant base with little or no salt, sugar, monosodium glutamate and other seasonings.
 
Due to the low content of oyster sauce, the function of Jinzhen Xian Oyster Sauce and Miso Oyster Fresh Compound Oyster Sauce tends to be more seasoning than freshness. The freshness of Jinzhen Xian Oyster Sauce is slightly better than that of Wei Oyster Fresh Compound Oyster Sauce, which can give food a fresh and sweet taste, and is a good choice for steaming fish, wrapping meat, and mixing filling. Oyster Sauce contains more soy sauce than oyster sauce, which is more salty and fragrant, suitable for stir-frying, and does not need to add salt after use. These two oyster sauces are relatively affordable, 490g of Jinzhen Xian oyster sauce costs 9.8 yuan, and Wei Oyster Xian is cheaper, 680g sells for 7.9 yuan a bottle.
 
Panda Oyster Sauce is a series of affordable products promoted by Lee Kum Kee overseas in 1972 when Sino-US relations thawed, and contributed greatly to Lee Kum Kee's expansion of the global business map. The concentration of oyster juice is similar to that of oyster freshness, and it is more focused on seasoning. It is worth mentioning that the foreign Panda brand green new oyster sauce and Panda brand lo noodle oyster sauce are gluten-free oyster sauce, which is suitable for gluten allergies, but the proportion of gluten allergy patients in China is very low, and most people do not need to consider it.
 
There is no oyster sauce in the ingredients of the mushroom oyster sauce and vegetarian oyster sauce provided for vegetarians, which does not belong to oyster sauce in essence, but it also has the flavor of oyster sauce after using shiitake mushroom juice and spices, and the price of a bottle of 510g is about 35 yuan.