Abstract:In order to investigate the influence of multi-strain fermentation to the flavor substances and sensory evaluation of soy sauce, there are four groups of experimental were designed: group Ⅰ (fermentation only with Aspergillus oryzae 3.042), group Ⅱ (Aspergillus oryzae 3.042+Saccharomyces rouxii AS2.180), group Ⅲ (Aspergillus oryzae 3.042+Saccharomyces rouxii AS2.180+Torulopsis bombicola huniang2.14), group Ⅳ(Aspergillus oryzae3.042+Saccharomyces rouxii AS2.180+Torulopsis bombicola huniang2.14 +Lactobacillus huniang1.08), and compared of the 4 groups after fermented 90 d. The result showed that: (1)The physicochemical indexes of ammoniacal nitrogen, reducing sugar and pH is similar, but the content of ammoniacal nitrogen in group Ⅳ is slightly higher than the other 3 groups. (2) Saccharomyces rouxii AS2.180 promotes the formation of higher alcohols and aromatic heterocyclic compounds. Torulopsis bombicola huniang2.14 promotes the formation of 4-EG and 4-VG that makes soy sauce had a special aroma. Lactobacillus huniang 1.08 makes the soy sauce tastes refreshing. And the difference of the types and content of the flavor substances is very significant of the 4 groups (P<0.01). (3) Using suitable functions to describe the relationship between characteristic flavor substance content and the time of fermentation can get a mathematical relationship (such as: group Ⅰ y = -230.83+21.7 t - 0.136 t2 + 1.27×10-4 t3), and can figure out the largest content of characteristic flavor substance of the 4 groups is: 648.96 μg/L (group Ⅰ: fermentation period is 92 d), 852.90 μg/L (group Ⅱ: fermentation period is 98 d), 982.51 μg/L(group Ⅲ: fermentation period is 99 d), 1 897.55 μg/L (group Ⅳ: fermentation period is 102 d) respectively. Multiple fungus fermentation can increase the characteristic flavor substance content in soy sauce.