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Tempoyak

Tempoyak is a fermented durian paste used as a sour, aromatic condiment and cooking ingredient.

Tempoyak — illustrative ingredient image

About Tempoyak

Tempoyak is a fermented durian paste made from durian flesh, typically with salt and time allowing sour fermentation. It is used as a condiment or cooking ingredient, stirred into sauces, sambals, curries, and fish or vegetable dishes.

It has a pronounced durian aroma combined with tangy, fermented acidity. Its flavour is fruity, sour, salty, and aromatic, while its texture is soft and spreadable. Fermentation intensity and texture vary with the durian, salt level, and storage.

Tempoyak has a pale cream to yellow appearance and may be sold fresh, jarred, or otherwise packaged. Stirring it into sauces or sambals disperses its paste, aroma, salt, and acidity; cooking in curries or other dishes changes its texture and integrates the flavour with the surrounding ingredients.

Ingredient type
paste

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Tempoyak nutrition & diet

Tempoyak nutritional value

Representative benchmark: Sauce, not further specified

Representative nutrition benchmarkOfficial table values for a comparable food category, not a laboratory measurement of this exact ingredient.

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

Calories
116kcal
Protein
1.6g
Carbs
25.9g
Fat
0.4g

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Portions & preparation

Use the reference’s stated serving for tempoyak as a condiment or cooking paste, since amounts can be small but recipe contributions vary. Preparation may include fermentation and added salt or other ingredients, so match the product label and whether it is eaten alone or incorporated into a dish.

Compare the right form: Match fermented durian paste, including its drained or undrained state and any added salt, sugar, spices, or oil.

Diet considerations

Tempoyak is plant-derived from durian, but the finished paste may contain salt or other recipe additions. Compatibility changes when it is combined with fish, shrimp, meat, dairy, or cereal-based ingredients. Establish the exact fermented formulation, and consider that condiment portions may differ from servings used in cooking.

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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: Pacific Nutrient Database 2020 — 01.1.9.3.9_98 ↗. 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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