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Fermented black beans

Fermented black beans are salted fermented soybeans used as a pungent seasoning in Chinese cooking.

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About Fermented black beans

Fermented black beans are salted, fermented soybeans used as a concentrated seasoning in Chinese-style stir-fries, steamed dishes, braises, sauces, and marinades. They are used whole or chopped and are a distinct solid soybean ingredient rather than a smooth sauce.

They have a concentrated salty, earthy, pungent, and savoury flavour. Their texture is firm or somewhat yielding, and cooks may rinse, soak, mince, or crush them before adding them to food, changing their softness and dispersal through a dish.

The beans are usually dark brown to black, wrinkled, and sold dried or packaged with some residual moisture. Their appearance and texture alter with rinsing, soaking, chopping, or crushing; the description does not specify a regional style or added seasonings.

Ingredient type
whole food

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Fermented black beans nutrition & diet

Fermented black beans nutritional value

Reference: Fermented black bean

Per 100 g of 100 g edible portion in the named official reference form.

Calories
215kcal
Protein
20.4g
Carbs
12.8g
Fat
11.5g

Official national food-composition reference. The displayed food form is part of the estimate; cultivar, recipe, brand, processing and preparation can change values.

Portions & preparation

Confirm that this entry means salted fermented soybeans rather than black turtle beans or a black bean sauce. Reference the edible whole or mashed fermented soybean portion, noting rinsing, soaking, drying, and cooking. Salt, oil, sugar, aromatics, and other sauce ingredients should be recorded separately from the beans.

Compare the right form: Reference must match salted fermented soybeans as whole, mashed, dried, rinsed, or cooked, not another black bean product.

Diet considerations

Fermented black beans in this context are plant-derived soybeans. Plain beans differ from sauces and prepared dishes that may add animal seasonings, oil, sugar, cereal ingredients, or other processing components. Soybean identity should be confirmed, and carbohydrate patterns should be interpreted by the amount consumed and the complete recipe.

AI-authored reading notes · Awaiting editorial review. Measured values, where available, have a separate source above.

Dietary compatibility

  • Vegan
    Not established
  • Vegetarian
    Not established
  • Pescatarian
    Not established
  • Keto
    Not established
  • Paleo
    Not established
  • Low-carb
    Not established
  • Halal
    Not established
  • Kosher
    Not established
What these diet assessments mean
Vegan · Not established
The available profile does not establish the full composition or processing for this dietary pattern.
Vegetarian · Not established
The available profile does not establish the full composition or processing for this dietary pattern.
Pescatarian · Not established
The available profile does not establish the full composition or processing for this dietary pattern.
Keto · Not established
A defined serving and sourced carbohydrate data are needed before assessing this dietary pattern.
Paleo · Not established
The ingredient form and processing have not been assessed against this dietary pattern.
Low-carb · Not established
A defined serving and sourced carbohydrate data are needed before assessing this dietary pattern.
Halal · Not established
Sourcing, processing and any applicable certification have not been verified. A food name alone does not establish halal status.
Kosher · Not established
Sourcing, processing and any applicable certification have not been verified. A food name alone does not establish kosher status.

For the plain ingredient · Awaiting review. Diet compatibility is not allergy suitability or halal/kosher certification. Keto and low-carb depend on the portion.

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Sources & review

Nutrition reference: Taiwan FDA Nutrition Information Database — R4700601 ↗. Values are scaled from 100 g of the recorded edible form. Individual portions have no assumed fixed weight.

Expanded overview, name examples and nutrition notes are database drafts awaiting editorial review. Numeric nutrition values, where shown, have their own source and food-form reference.

The ingredient description and dish connections come from the draft catalogue and may change after review.

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