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Less salty, still tasty: How sauce manufacturers are changing their recipes

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Kwong Cheong Thye's  Mr Allan Choo (left), operations manager, and his brother, Mr Alvin Choo, business development director, on July 9.

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Mr Allan Choo (left), operations manager of Kwong Cheong Thye, and his brother, Mr Alvin Choo, its business development director.

ST PHOTO: AZMI ATHNI

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SINGAPORE – That brand of store-bought laksa paste or chilli crab sauce you have been using for years seems to taste less salty.

Before you reach for extra salt, know this – your taste buds are not wonky. It is all by design.

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