This is a powdered natural peptide broth. It's a whole-food powder that provides both seasoning and a nutritious soup at the same time. Carefully selected natural ingredients such as sardines, bonito, kelp, shiitake mushrooms grown on logs, and odorless garlic are used. These are made into fine-molecule peptides using a natural process without unnatural chemical solvents. Peptides are proteins that have been broken down into smaller pieces, so they are more easily absorbed than amino acids. It can be used with confidence by everyone from babies to the elderly. The starch hydrolysate is from cassava and is not genetically modified. Please refrain from purchasing if you are overly concerned about home storage.