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Black Bean Sauce Nutrition

Published Jul,08 2011 | By Shelly Morgan

Chinese black bean sauce is used in countless vegetable, meat and seafood dishes to provide a unique taste that is both salty and earthy. Appearances notwithstanding, the fermented beans in this sauce are actually soybeans. Curing the soybeans in salt and fermenting them turns the beans black.

Shelly Morgan has been writing and editing for over 25 years for various medical and scientific publications. Although she began her professional career in pharmacological research, Morgan turned to patent law where she specialized in prosecuting patents for medical devices. She also writes about renal disease and hypertension for several nonprofits aimed at educating and supporting kidney patients.