Fermented Foods Codexery — Data & Quality

We publish our audit record because accuracy claims should be checkable. Every entry on this site runs through an automated fact-audit pipeline (accuracy audit → source-grounded repair → visual QA); this page is generated from that pipeline's own report, not written by hand.

Last full accuracy audit: 2026-08-24 · 5 entries checked · 4 flagged · 7 issues confirmed · 4 corrected · 3 still open

Recent findings (audit lane, verbatim)

Kimchi — The common English spelling 'kimchi' predates and is not derived from McCune–Reischauer transcription 'kimch'i'.

Miso — The claim that soybeans were introduced to Japan during the late Jōmon period is incorrect; they were introduced during the Yayoi period.

Miso — The claim that 'grain and fish misos as we know them did not exist before that' is misleading because grain and fish pastes like hishio existed before soybeans were introduced, though they were not miso.

Tempeh — The claim that tempeh was originally made exclusively from black soybeans and that the shift to yellow/white soybeans was directly tied to the rise of the tofu industry is not supported by established historical canon.

Tempeh — The claim that the first known use of the spelling 'tempeh' in English appears in an 1895 English-language publication is unverifiable and contradicts widely cited historical records.

Natto — The claim that natto provides 33% DV for iron, 73% DV for manganese, and 542% DV for vitamin K per 50-gram serving is factually inaccurate; correct values are approximately 15% DV for iron, 38% DV for manganese, and 361% DV for vitamin K.

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