Natural Flavor Enhancers

Our natural flavor enhancers (NFE) allow you to reduce sodium while elevating umami and flavor profiles.

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Flavor Reliability You Can Trust

Our natural flavor enhancers (NFE) allow you to reduce sodium while elevating umami and flavor profiles, all while maintaining a clean and consumer friendly label. Created in the USA from carefully selected North American ingredients, our versatile enhancers guarantee safety, traceability, and reliability that you can trust.

 

Explore Our NFE Line-Up

ProductIngredientsAttributes
NFE-L Flavor Enhancer
Unique lighter color soy sauce rich in umami yet without soy flavor
Water, Soybeans, Wheat, Salt, Alcohol.Kosher
No Preservatives Added
NFE-P Flavor Enhancer
Unique lighter color soy sauce rich in umami yet without soy flavor
Soy Sauce (Soybeans, Wheat, Salt), Maltodextrin. Kosher
No Preservatives Added
NFE-PY Flavor Enhancer
Spray-dried unique Kikkoman NFE-L and add yeast extract
Dehydrated Soy Sauce (Soy Sauce, [Soybeans, Wheat,
Salt], Maltodextrin), Yeast Extract.
Kosher
No Preservatives Added

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Proven Performance in Every Category

Kikkoman’s story began in the mid-1600s along the Edo river in Japan. Nearly three centuries later, we’re one of the most trusted industrial food ingredient suppliers across the globe.

From liquid and dehydrated soy sauce to a full range of clean-label seasonings, our ingredients are crafted for consistency, scalability, and performance in industrial formulations.