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Kimchi

Kimchi is a Korean fermented vegetable preparation commonly served as a side dish or used in soups, stews, rice dishes, and noodles.

Kimchi — illustrative ingredient image

About Kimchi

Kimchi is a Korean fermented vegetable preparation made by salting vegetables and seasoning them with ingredients such as chilli, garlic, ginger, and sometimes seafood or other flavourings. Cabbage and radish are common bases, but the term covers many preparations.

It is usually brightly coloured, crisp to tender, and sour, salty, savoury, and chilli-hot to varying degrees. Kimchi is served as a side dish and used in soups, stews, fried rice, noodles, dumplings, pancakes, and other cooked dishes.

Kimchi may be sold fresh, actively fermenting, or well matured, in whole leaves, chunks, strips, or chopped form. Texture and acidity change during storage and cooking. Exact ingredients, fermentation conditions, and regional naming should be confirmed for each product.

Ingredient type
compound ingredient

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Local names for kimchi

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English

Kimchi

English

Kimchi, Baechukimchi, Prepared with autumn cabbage

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English

Kimchi, Baechukimchi, Prepared with Kimchi cabbage

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Kimchi, Baechukimchi, Prepared with spring cabbage

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Kimchi, Baechukimchi, Prepared with summer cabbage

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Kimchi, Baekkimchi, Prepared with Kimchi cabbage, Without red pepper powder

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Kimchi nutrition & diet

Kimchi nutritional value

Cabbage, kimchi

Per 100 g of the edible portion in the recorded food form.

Calories
15kcal
Protein
1.1g
Carbs
2.4g
Fat
0.5g

Reference values for the specific food form shown. Other varieties, brands and preparations can differ.

Portions & preparation

Identify the kimchi recipe, vegetable base, fermentation stage, and whether the reference covers drained solids, brine, or the combined product. Brand and batch differences may include added sugar, oil, seafood, or cereal-based seasonings, while cooking changes the final edible portion and surrounding ingredients.

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Diet considerations

Kimchi is generally plant-based vegetables, but compatibility cannot be assumed because many recipes include fish sauce, salted seafood, or other animal additions. Chili pastes and seasonings may contain wheat or other cereals, and serving with rice, noodles, or dumplings changes carbohydrate patterns.

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

Dietary compatibility

  • Vegan
    Depends on the version
  • Vegetarian
    Depends on the version
  • Pescatarian
    Depends on the version
  • Keto
    Not established
  • Paleo
    Depends on the version
  • Low-carb
    Not established
  • Halal
    Not established
  • Kosher
    Depends on the version
What these diet assessments mean
Vegan · Depends on the version
Optional or variable recorded ingredients: Fish sauce; Salted Shrimp. The ingredient profile identifies an animal-derived food or derivative. Recipes and products can differ.
Vegetarian · Depends on the version
Optional or variable recorded ingredients: Fish sauce; Salted Shrimp. The profile identifies animal flesh, seafood or a derivative excluded by a vegetarian diet. Recipes and products can differ.
Pescatarian · Depends on the version
Check the version or source of: Sugar. Check the refining process and processing aids for the particular producer.
Keto · Not established
A defined serving and sourced carbohydrate data are needed before assessing this dietary pattern.
Paleo · Depends on the version
Optional or variable recorded ingredients: Sugar. 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 · Depends on the version
Optional or variable recorded ingredients: Salted Shrimp. This profile identifies shellfish, which does not meet the kosher fish criteria. Recipes and products can differ.

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: USDA FoodData Central — Cabbage, kimchi ↗. 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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