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Fermented Soybean Paste

Fermented soybean paste is a savory soybean-based paste used to season soups, stews, sauces, and marinades.

Fermented Soybean Paste — illustrative ingredient image

About Fermented Soybean Paste

Fermented soybean paste is a thick seasoning made primarily from soybeans that have been cultured or otherwise fermented, usually with salt and sometimes with grains or other ingredients. It is used in soups, stews, sauces, marinades, braises, and seasoning mixtures.

It has a salty, savory, deeply fermented flavour and may be smooth, coarse, chunky, or fibrous. The paste contributes body as well as flavour, while grain additions, saltiness, fermentation duration, moisture, and particle size vary between versions.

Colours range from pale beige to reddish brown or very dark brown. It may be sold as a smooth paste, coarse mixture, or chunky preparation; stirring, dilution, or cooking disperses its particles and changes its texture in a dish.

Ingredient type
paste

Forms & related ingredients

  • Soybeancontains · Fermented Soybean Paste → Soybean
  • Watercontains · Fermented Soybean Paste → Water
  • Gochujangcontains · Gochujang → Fermented Soybean Paste
  • Saltcontains · Fermented Soybean Paste → Salt

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English

Fermented Soybean Paste

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Fermented Soybean Paste nutrition & diet

Fermented Soybean Paste nutritional value

Reference: Miso fermented soy bean paste

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

Calories
208kcal
Protein
9.7g
Carbs
15.5g
Fat
10.5g

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

Use the paste as sold or prepared, distinguishing concentrated paste from a diluted soup or sauce. Match the reference to soybean content, salt and grain additions, fermentation stage, and retained solids. Record oils, sweeteners, stock, or other ingredients separately when possible, because they change the consumed preparation beyond the paste itself.

Compare the right form: Match the reference to fermented soybean paste by brand or recipe, soybean and grain ingredients, concentration, processing, and serving portion.

Diet considerations

The base is plant-derived fermented soybean, but some pastes include rice, wheat, barley, seafood, meat stock, sugar, or other seasonings. Compatibility therefore depends on the formulation and the dish in which it is used. Diluting it in soup or combining it with animal ingredients changes the overall dietary pattern and portion context.

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

Dietary compatibility

  • Vegan
    May be compatible
  • Vegetarian
    May be compatible
  • Pescatarian
    May be compatible
  • Keto
    Not established
  • Paleo
    Typically incompatible
  • Low-carb
    Not established
  • Halal
    Not established
  • Kosher
    Not established
What these diet assessments mean
Vegan · May be compatible
The recorded ingredients may fit this pattern. This is not a complete recipe or manufacturing specification; check additions and preparation.
Vegetarian · May be compatible
The recorded ingredients may fit this pattern. This is not a complete recipe or manufacturing specification; check additions and preparation.
Pescatarian · May be compatible
The recorded ingredients may fit this pattern. This is not a complete recipe or manufacturing specification; check additions and preparation.
Keto · Not established
A defined serving and sourced carbohydrate data are needed before assessing this dietary pattern.
Paleo · Typically incompatible
Recorded common ingredients: Soybean. This profile falls outside the conventional paleo pattern used here (grains and pseudograins, legumes, dairy or refined sugar). Recipes and products can differ.
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.

Reviewed ingredient entryIngredient reference · Preparations vary

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Sources & review

Nutrition reference: Swedish Food Agency Food Database, 2026-07-01 — 908 ↗. 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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