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United States product record

Gochujang: How Commercial Products Changed Over Time

A dated United States record of gochujang products, packages, formulations, prices, claims, and commercial milestones.

3 product families13 confirmed observations1996 to August 29, 2026Updated
Three unlabelled tubs of deep-red gochujang beside gochugaru flakes, garlic, and rice cakes
Gochujang can be a brown-rice Sunchang tub, a wheat-containing supermarket paste, or a U.S. fermented concentrate. The label should decide. Image: The Foods That Shaped Us Research Desk. Image terms. Request permission.

Current evidence status

This record follows 3 gochujang product families in the U.S. market. It reports only dated, confirmed fields. A blank year means no qualifying observation, not that the product stayed the same.

The historical identity behind the products

Gochujang fused Korea’s older jang fermentation with New World chili peppers after the Columbian Exchange. Sunchang became a regional name for the paste; industrial tubs then carried it abroad. The Gochujang history article traces that Joseon-to-global pantry story.

Read the full Gochujang history

Confirmed commercial timeline

  1. Daesang launched the Chung Jung One brand

    Daesang records 1996 as the launch year for Chung Jung One, the brand under which its Sunchang gochujang is sold.

  2. Current U.S. product snapshots compiled

    Catalogue identity, formulation, package-price, and availability fields were recorded separately so later changes can be compared without overwriting this baseline.

Current product snapshot

Current confirmed product, formulation, package, observed price, availability, and observation date
ProductFormula / formatPackage and priceStatus
Chung Jung One Sunchang Gochujang Brown Rice Hot Pepper PasteObserved August 29, 2026Korean brown-rice gochujang; 1.1 lb / 500 g tubThe H Mart listing does not publish a full ingredient panel. Recheck the current Chung Jung One Sunchang brown-rice package for brown rice, syrup type, soy, wheat, garlic, onion, and alcohol statements.$4.991.1 lb / 500 g (about 17.64 oz)$0.28 per ozlocation dependentSource
Sempio Gochujang Korean Premium Chili PasteObserved August 29, 2026Classic Korean gochujang; 500 g tub for the price observationRice, water, corn syrup, red pepper powder, salt, soybean, alcohol, wheat extract, soy seasoning (soybean, wheat gluten, salt, alcohol, yeast extract, maltodextrin), concentrated garlic juice, and koji-starter, according to Sempio. Contains wheat and soybeans.$9.99500 g (about 17.64 oz)$0.57 per ozavailableSource
Mother-in-Law's Original Gochujang Fermented Chile PasteObserved August 29, 2026U.S.-made fermented chile-paste concentrate; 10 oz jarGochugaru chile pepper flakes, malt syrup, wheat flour, sweet rice powder, garlic, onion, salt, and soybean flour. Contains wheat and soy.$12.9910 oz$1.30 per ozcheck stockSource

These are point-in-time observations, not permanent offers. Tax, shipping, subscriptions, bundles, promotions, and local stock are not assumed unless the record states them.

Formulation and package changes

This pilot establishes a 2026 baseline. No earlier formulation or package is treated as comparable unless a dated observation is present. Later confirmed changes will append to this record.

Ownership, manufacturing, recalls, and authenticity

No additional qualifying event is currently recorded beyond the dated timeline above. Absence from this dataset is not proof that an event never occurred.

Trend observations

No aggregate trend metric is published for this identity unless its value, geography, period, sample, and source can be stated together. Product counts in this record describe the tracked sample, not the whole U.S. market.

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Evidence and provenance

  1. [1]Standard for Gochujang CXS 294-2023 — Codex Alimentarius Commission; 2023. Captured 2026-08-29. metadata only.
  2. [2]Company history — Daesang Corporation; 1996. Captured 2026-08-29. metadata only.
  3. [3]Sunchang Gochujang Brown Rice Hot Pepper Paste 1.1 lb — H Mart; 2026. Captured 2026-08-29. metadata only.
  4. [4]Sempio Gochujang Korean Premium Chili Paste 500 g retailer listing — Hanyang Mart; 2026. Captured 2026-08-29. metadata only.
  5. [5]Gochujang, a Korean traditional fermented soybean product: history, preparation and functionality — Journal of Ethnic Foods; 2024. Captured 2026-08-29. metadata only.
  6. [6]Gochujang and gochugaru pantry staples — Mother-in-Law's; 2026. Captured 2026-08-29. metadata only.
  7. [7]Mother-in-Law's Original Gochujang Fermented Chile Paste retailer listing — Pearl River Mart; 2026. Captured 2026-08-29. metadata only.
  8. [8]Gochujang, Hot Pepper Paste, Classic — Sempio; 2026. Captured 2026-08-29. metadata only.

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