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Roasted Garlic Miso Paste

Contains sugar and starch syrup

This scoopable condiment combines multigrain miso with roasted garlic, sesame and chili. It contains 1 g added sugar per teaspoon and includes wheat, soy and sesame.

Seed-oil freeNo artificial dyesNo artificial flavorsNo natural flavorsNo synthetic preservativesNo added nitritesNo phosphatesDairy-freeContains soyContains wheatContains sesameContains corn
$13.80 lowest price at Kayanoya USA
Price and stock checked Oct 30, 2026
Key nutrition facts
20caloriesPer serving · 1 tsp 0.23 oz (6.7g)
Protein
<1g▲
Fiber
0g
Added sugar
1g▼
Sodium
160mg▼
Saturated fat
0g
▲ raises the score · ▼ lowers it · From the product label
Ingredients: Mixed Miso (Soybean, Naked Wheat, Rice, Salt, Foxtail Millet, Proso Millet), Sugar, Fermented Seasoning (Fermented Seasoning (Wheat, Salt, Alcohol), Fermented Seasoning (Alcohol, Water, Fermented Rice Seasoning (Rice, Rice Koji, Salt), Salt), Fermented Seasoning (Sweet Potato Starch Meal, Tapioca Starch Meal, Rice Bran)), Syrup (Corn Starch, Sweet Potato Starch), Garlic Paste, Yeast Extract (Yeast Extract, Maltodextrin), Sesame Oil, Roasted Sesame, Chili Pepper Paste, Corn Starch, Salt
52 / 100
Fair Scored automatically
Weighted as ready meals, soups, saucesHigh confidence · Scored on 9 of 11 inputs
Nutrition · counts 35%31
Ingredients · counts 25%76
Processing · counts 15%55
Sourcing · counts 10%40
Transparency · counts 15%65
Why it scores 52
Nutrition 31 · Compared with other ready meals and sauces: more sodium (160 mg), more protein (0.5 g); 1 g added sugar per 1 tsp 0.23 oz
Ingredients 76 · Sugar, 2nd ingredient (added sugar, −20); Yeast extract or hydrolysed protein (additive, −4); no dyes or artificial sweeteners
Processing 55 · Seasoned miso paste with sugar, starch syrup, maltodextrin and added flavoring.
Sourcing 40 · Sugar and starch ingredients are present; their origins aren't stated.
Transparency 65 · Full ingredient list and nutrition values, but no specific sourcing claims.
Contains 1 g added sugar
Contains maltodextrin
Evidence behind the Ingredients deductions
Strong evidence−20 for sugar
Varies by additive−4 for yeast extract or hydrolysed protein
Scored Oct 20, 2026 · Scoring guide v3.1 · Updated Oct 20, 2026 · See what changed

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Ingredients
Mixed Miso (Soybean, Naked Wheat, Rice, Salt, Foxtail Millet, Proso Millet) Sugar Fermented Seasoning (Fermented Seasoning (Wheat, Salt, Alcohol) Fermented Seasoning (Alcohol Water Fermented Rice Seasoning (Rice, Rice Koji, Salt), Salt) Fermented Seasoning (Sweet Potato Starch Meal, Tapioca Starch Meal, Rice Bran)) Syrup (Corn Starch, Sweet Potato Starch) Garlic Paste Yeast Extract (Yeast Extract, Maltodextrin) Sesame Oil Roasted Sesame Chili Pepper Paste Corn Starch Salt
15 ingredients 7 to watch1 to avoid
Sourcing

Origin not disclosed on the product page.

Additives3 additives · 3 limited risk
MaltodextrinFillerLimited risk
Highly processed starch that raises blood sugar quickly and adds no nutrition.
Yeast extract or hydrolysed proteinFlavour enhancerLimited risk
Contains free glutamate, the flavour-enhancing part of MSG, without being labelled as MSG.
Added sugarSugarLimited risk
Added sugar; the WHO and the US Dietary Guidelines advise keeping added sugars under 10% of daily calories.
Matched from the ingredient list. Risk levels summarise findings from EFSA, the FDA, IARC and published studies; they explain a concern, not a diagnosis.

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