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Miso

Fermented seasoning paste commonly made from soybeans.

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About Miso

Miso is a fermented seasoning paste made from soybeans with salt and koji, often incorporating rice, barley, or another grain. It is used to season soups, broths, sauces, dressings, marinades, glazes, vegetables, noodles, grains, and other cooked dishes. Fermentation time and the grain or bean proportions strongly affect its character.

Its flavour is salty and savoury, with possible sweet, earthy, sharp, or deeply umami-like notes. The paste is dense and spreadable, though it may be smooth or visibly textured. Differences in fermentation and formulation can make its intensity and balance vary considerably.

Miso ranges from pale beige to reddish brown or very dark brown. It is commonly sold as a paste in containers, with styles differing in soybean-to-grain ratio and fermentation period. It is usually stirred into liquid or blended into food; dilution makes it pourable, while cooking disperses and softens its texture.

Ingredient type
paste
Form
fermented

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Miso nutrition & diet

Miso nutritional value

Miso

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

Calories
198kcal
Protein
12.8g
Carbs
25.4g
Fat
6.0g

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

Portions & preparation

Identify the miso variety and assess the paste as sold or diluted in a prepared dish. Soybean-only, rice-based, barley-based, mixed-grain, and flavored formulations differ. Soup, glaze, marinade, and dressing recipes may add stock, oils, sweeteners, seafood, or other ingredients, so the paste and finished dish require separate review.

Compare the right form: Match to the exact miso paste variety and brand, including soybean, rice, barley, or mixed-grain ingredients; prepared soup is a different form.

Diet considerations

Miso is a fermented plant-based paste when made from soybeans and grains, but formulations vary. Barley or other cereal ingredients, fish stock, seafood, dairy, meat, or sweetened sauces can change compatibility. Brand and recipe review is necessary; the name alone does not establish a universally suitable diet classification.

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: USDA FoodData Central — Miso ↗. 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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