Alnatura Soja-Sauce Shoyu-Art

Alnatura Shoyu-style soy sauce is a high-quality organic condiment produced under the Alnatura brand, a leader in the German organic food sector. The sauce is crafted using a traditional Japanese fermentation process that lasts for at least five months, involving organic soybeans, water, sea salt, and wheat flour. While the brand is quintessentially German, the production often involves sourcing and initial fermentation in Japan—where the Shoyu tradition originated—before final processing or packaging in Europe.

Alnatura was founded in 1984 by Götz Rehn and is headquartered in Darmstadt, Germany. The company operates as a unique retail and production model, maintaining its own organic supermarket chain while also distributing its private-label products through various European retailers. Despite past legal disputes with former partners like the dm drugstore chain regarding brand rights, Alnatura remains independently owned by its founder, continuing its mission of ecological and social sustainability.