Chicken essence and chicken juice don't seem to be much different, they are both a kind of seasoning. But there is a big difference between the two. Although there is only one word difference, chicken essence and chicken juice belong to different types of condiments. Respectively implement the chicken essence seasoning standard and chicken juice seasoning standard.

Chicken essence belongs to compound umami flavor. Chicken essence is mainly used for flavor enhancement, which requires high content of sodium glutamate and is mostly used for cooking.

Chicken juice is a juicy compound seasoning with chicken and chicken bones or its concentrated extract as raw materials. Huang Zhenhua, a senior chef of Cantonese cuisine, said that its taste is equivalent to the soup cooked by the chef with an old hen.