Panda Express Basic Cooking Sauce V2

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AmountIngredient
Low-sodium Soy Sauce
Granulated Sugar
Water
Salt
Caramel Color
Ground Ginger
Monosodium Glutamate
Xanthan Gum
Ground White Pepper
Scaled ingredient total1,000 g

Prep Method 3

  1. 1.Whisk the sugar, salt, ground ginger, MSG, xanthan gum, and white pepper together until evenly blended.
  2. 2.Combine the soy sauce, water, and caramel color in a separate mixing bowl.
  3. 3.Gradually whisk the dry blend into the liquid mixture until the sugar and salt dissolve and the sauce is homogeneous.

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Ingredient and sub-recipe costs used to calculate this recipe.

Ingredient / Sub-Recipe ( | )Cost
Low-sodium Soy SauceThis ingredient is not yet set with a purchase cost and unit—
Granulated Sugar$0.4961
Purchase item name10 LB SUGAR
Purchase cost$6.58
Purchase unit10 pound
Date added2026-07-10
Item ID #980250647.0
Vendorsams_club
WaterThis ingredient is not yet set with a purchase cost and unit—
Salt$0.0818
Purchase item nameGreat Value Iodized Salt, 26 oz
Purchase cost$0.67
Purchase unit26 ounce_mass
Date added2024-10-27
Item ID #10448316
Vendorwalmart
Caramel ColorThis ingredient is not yet set with a purchase cost and unit—
Ground GingerThis ingredient is not yet set with a purchase cost and unit—
Monosodium GlutamateThis ingredient is not yet set with a purchase cost and unit—
Xanthan GumThis ingredient is not yet set with a purchase cost and unit—
Ground White PepperThis ingredient is not yet set with a purchase cost and unit—
Total Yield1,000 g
Total Cost$0.5779
Cost Per G:$0.0006

Partial estimate; unpriced ingredients are excluded. 43% of ingredient weight is priced.

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  • Low-sodium Soy Sauce: no active USD purchase price with a convertible package size
  • Water: no active USD purchase price with a convertible package size
  • Caramel Color: no active USD purchase price with a convertible package size
  • Ground Ginger: no active USD purchase price with a convertible package size
  • Monosodium Glutamate: no active USD purchase price with a convertible package size
  • Xanthan Gum: no active USD purchase price with a convertible package size
  • Ground White Pepper: no active USD purchase price with a convertible package size

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Ingredients8 of 9 connected
Ingredient / RecipeUSDA IngredientYield after cookingNet Weight
Low-sodium Soy SauceSoy sauce made from soy and wheat (shoyu), low sodium
100.00%
360g
Granulated SugarSugars, granulated
100.00%
342g
Waterwater
100.00%
199g
SaltSalt, table
100.00%
90g
Caramel ColorAdd nutritional data
100.00%
3g
Ground GingerSpices, ginger, ground
100.00%
2.5g
Monosodium GlutamateMSG MONOSODIUM GLUTAMATE
100.00%
2g
Xanthan GumXANTHAN GUM
100.00%
1g
Ground White PepperSpices, pepper, white
100.00%
0.5g

Draft calculation · 100% mapped. Scaled batch: 1538 kcal. Nutrition and allergen analysis must be professionally verified before regulatory use.

Additional details

  • Percentages are weight percentages of the 1,000 g total formula.