摘要:
A process for producing a soy sauce koji having a reduced infectious microbe-origin smell which is one of the unpleasant smells of soy sauce, and a soy sauce koji having a reduced infectious microbe-origin smell which is obtained by this process. More specifically speaking, the above-described process is characterized by using a combination of a koji mold having a high isobutyric acid productivity with another koji mold having a low isobutyric acid productivity. It is also intended to provide a process for producing a soy sauce having a reduced infectious microbe-origin smell and a soy sauce obtained by this production process.