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Shaoxing Wine

Chinese fermented rice wine used in marinades and braises.

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About Shaoxing Wine

Shaoxing rice wine is a fermented Chinese rice wine used primarily as a cooking wine. It is added to marinades, stir-fries, sauces, soups, and braised dishes, where it seasons ingredients and contributes liquid to the preparation.

It has a fragrant, mildly sweet, wine-like flavour with savoury depth. The liquid is typically amber to brown. Commercial forms may differ in salt, sweetness, strength, and refinement, particularly between cooking-oriented bottles and more traditional drinking wines.

Shaoxing rice wine is sold as a liquid in sealed bottles. It may be used directly in marinades or sauces, or added during cooking to braises, soups, and stir-fries. The finished dish changes according to the quantity used and how much liquid remains after cooking.

Ingredient type
seasoning

Forms & related ingredients

  • Ricecontains · Shaoxing Wine → Rice
  • Saltcontains · Shaoxing Wine → Salt
  • Watercontains · Shaoxing Wine → Water

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English

Shaoxing rice wine

English

Shaoxing wine

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Shaoxing Wine nutrition & diet

Shaoxing Wine nutritional value

Fermented alcoholic beverage, Shaoxing wine — MEXT 16013

Per 100 g of the edible portion in the explicitly named reference form.

Calories
126kcal
Protein
1.7g
Carbs
5.1g
Fat
Trace

Trace: the source reports a very small amount per 100 g, not zero. No exact quantity is available to calculate for a different portion.

Per 100 g edible portion. Values use MEXT 2023 with March 2026 corrections; the English food name is matched by food code from the official English edition. Carbohydrate is total carbohydrate by difference. Values in parentheses in the source are estimates reported by MEXT. This reference does not cover other preparations or brands.

Portions & preparation

Confirm whether this is culinary Shaoxing rice wine, a drinking wine, or a seasoned product with added salt or sweeteners. Match the amount added to a marinade, sauce, stir-fry, or braise and distinguish residual cooking wine from the complete prepared dish.

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Diet considerations

Shaoxing rice wine is made from a cereal source and is processed by fermentation. Compatibility changes with added salt, sweeteners, animal ingredients, or cereal-containing sauces and marinades. The wine’s contribution and carbohydrate pattern depend on product, amount, cooking, and the portion of the finished dish.

AI-authored reading notes · Awaiting editorial review. Measured values, where available, have a separate source above.

Dietary compatibility

  • Vegan
    Not established
  • Vegetarian
    Not established
  • Pescatarian
    Not established
  • Keto
    Not established
  • Paleo
    Not established
  • Low-carb
    Not established
  • Halal
    Not established
  • Kosher
    Not established
What these diet assessments mean
Vegan · Not established
The available profile does not establish the full composition or processing for this dietary pattern.
Vegetarian · Not established
The available profile does not establish the full composition or processing for this dietary pattern.
Pescatarian · Not established
The available profile does not establish the full composition or processing for this dietary pattern.
Keto · Not established
A defined serving and sourced carbohydrate data are needed before assessing this dietary pattern.
Paleo · Not established
The ingredient form and processing have not been assessed against this dietary pattern.
Low-carb · Not established
A defined serving and sourced carbohydrate data are needed before assessing this dietary pattern.
Halal · Not established
Sourcing, processing and any applicable certification have not been verified. A food name alone does not establish halal status.
Kosher · Not established
Sourcing, processing and any applicable certification have not been verified. A food name alone does not establish kosher status.

For the plain ingredient · Awaiting review. Diet compatibility is not allergy suitability or halal/kosher certification. Keto and low-carb depend on the portion.

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Sources & review

Nutrition reference: MEXT Standard Tables of Food Composition in Japan, 2023 supplement, corrected March 2026 ↗. Values are scaled from 100 g of the recorded edible form. Individual portions have no assumed fixed weight.

Expanded overview, name examples and nutrition notes are database drafts awaiting editorial review. Numeric nutrition values, where shown, have their own source and food-form reference.

The ingredient description and dish connections come from the draft catalogue and may change after review.

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