Does eating raw soy sauce easily induce liver cancer? Check out the two major causes of liver cancer

Soy sauce is reddish brown in color, has a unique aroma, and tastes delicious. It helps stimulate appetite. It is a traditional Chinese condiment. The ingredients of soy sauce are relatively complex. In addition to salt, it also contains a variety of amino acids, sugars, organic acids, pigments, and spices. It is mainly salty, but also has umami and fragrance. It can increase and improve the taste of dishes, and can also add or change the color of dishes.

Therefore, many people like to add some soy sauce when cooking, using it as a condiment to make the dishes more colorful, fragrant and delicious. However, a survey found that the consumption of soy sauce is directly related to liver cancer, and eating raw soy sauce may cause liver cancer. What is the reason for this?

It is generally believed that the main raw material of soy sauce is soybeans, and soybeans and their products have anti-cancer effects because they are rich in minerals such as selenium. However, it is worth noting that during the production, storage, transportation and sales of soy sauce, it is often contaminated due to poor sanitary conditions and may even carry pathogenic bacteria that cause intestinal infectious diseases. The problem of bulk soy sauce is more obvious.

Experiments have shown that typhoid bacilli can survive in soy sauce for two days, and halophilic bacteria can survive in soy sauce for a long time. In turbid, precipitated, and impure soy sauce, the number of bacteria will be more than 100 times higher than the standard. If such soy sauce is consumed directly without heating and disinfection, it may cause illness.

In addition, researchers have found carcinogens in soy sauce. Epidemiological experts in Taiwan have found that soy sauce consumption is directly related to liver cancer. This is because during the fermentation process of soy sauce, protein decomposes and produces a large amount of amine substances, which will synthesize carcinogenic nitrosamines in the presence of nitrite.

The soy sauce produced by some manufacturers with poor production technology is very susceptible to mold contamination. Recently, it was reported that Foshan Gaoming Weiji Condiment Food Co., Ltd. (hereinafter referred to as Weiji Company) used hundreds of tons of industrial brine to make tens of thousands of boxes of soy sauce and semi-finished products that were distributed across the country. After the incident was exposed by the media in May this year, it attracted strong public attention.

There are many incidents like this. Therefore, from the perspective of disease prevention, in addition to buying bottled soy sauce of reliable quality and not buying bulk soy sauce, you should also pay attention to eating soy sauce as much as possible cooked, not raw.

【Causes of liver cancer】

1. Long-term consumption of pickled, fried, smoked and grilled foods can induce liver cancer, so in daily life, we should try to reduce the consumption of pickled, fried, smoked and grilled foods such as pickled meat, grilled meat, grilled sausage, salted fish, pickled vegetables, etc. This is a common cause of liver cancer. In addition, parasitic diseases, long-term heavy drinking and environmental pollution, etc.

2. Aflatoxin is also a factor that easily leads to liver cancer, with aflatoxin B being the most important carcinogen. It is suitable for growth and reproduction in a high temperature and high humidity climate environment, especially in summer, moldy food, grains, feed, etc., which are most likely to be contaminated by Aspergillus flavus and produce aflatoxin. Long-term consumption of food containing this toxin can induce liver cancer.