Before accepting any ingredients, they are thoroughly checked for freshness & quality. If they pass Ajinomoto's strict quality standards, they are received.

All ingredients are stored in a temperature and humidity controlled freezer to preserve freshness and quality until processed for production.

All frozen ingredients like vegetables, meats, and seafood are kept in a controlled state of 0 F (-15C) or below. All other fresh ingredients like cabbage, onions are stored in a temperature and humidity controlled cooler warehouse around 41F (5C).

All of Ajinomoto's production staff are trained and tested before they are qualified to select & prepare each ingredient.

All frozen ingredients that go into Ajinomoto's products like frozen seafood, meats, vegetables are thawed and only the best are selected by our trained staff. Fresh ingredients like onions are selected, thoroughly washed, and prepared for production.

Only the finest part of the fresh ingredients like onions, are cut up and used for Ajinomoto's tastiest Shumai Dumplings.

The carefully selected meat and seafood like Surumi (Pollack) are cut up and processed.