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United States product record

Miso: How Commercial Products Changed Over Time

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

3 product families13 confirmed observations1979 to August 29, 2026Updated
Three unlabelled tubs of pale and dark miso paste beside soybeans, a wooden spoon, and a small bowl of miso soup
White and red miso are different ferment lengths and salt-sweet balances, not a single quality scale. Image: The Foods That Shaped Us Research Desk. Image terms. Request permission.

Current evidence status

This record follows 3 miso 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

Miso developed from East Asian soybean ferments and became a daily Japanese staple through koji craft, temple kitchens, and later industrial tubs. The Miso history article explains that longer umami story; this guide compares current U.S. pastes.

Read the full Miso history

Confirmed commercial timeline

  1. American Miso Company began producing miso in North America

    Great Eastern Sun dates the founding of American Miso Company to 1979 and its first commercial miso production to the same period.

  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
Miso Master Organic Traditional Red MisoObserved August 29, 2026Unpasteurized aka miso; 16 oz tub; aged about one year according to the makerOrganic whole soybeans, organic handmade rice koji, sun-dried sea salt, Blue Ridge Mountain well water, and koji spores.$14.7316 oz$0.92 per ozavailableSource
Miso Master Organic Mellow White MisoObserved August 29, 2026Unpasteurized shiro miso; 16 oz tub; fermented about 30 days according to the makerOrganic whole soybeans, organic handmade rice koji, sun-dried sea salt, Blue Ridge Mountain well water, and koji spores.$12.6416 oz$0.79 per ozavailableSource
Hikari Miso Organic White MisoObserved August 29, 2026Shinshu-style organic white miso; 13.2 oz / 375 g refrigerated tub for the price observationWater, organic soybeans, organic rice, salt, yeast, and koji culture, according to Hikari Miso’s organic white miso page. Confirm the current H Mart tub matches that formula.$8.9913.2 oz / 375 g$0.68 per ozlocation dependentSource

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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The files contain confirmed derived observations, evidence metadata, source links, and checksums. They do not reproduce restricted source captures.

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Evidence and provenance

  1. [1]Our History — Great Eastern Sun; 1979. Captured 2026-08-29. metadata only.
  2. [2]Hikari Organic White Miso 13.2 oz retailer listing — H Mart; 2026. Captured 2026-08-29. metadata only.
  3. [3]Organic White Miso 17.6 oz product record — Hikari Miso; 2026. Captured 2026-08-29. metadata only.
  4. [4]Organic Mellow White Miso — Miso Master / Great Eastern Sun; 2026. Captured 2026-08-29. metadata only.
  5. [5]Organic Traditional Red Miso — Miso Master / Great Eastern Sun; 2026. Captured 2026-08-29. metadata only.

Where to explore next

Current buying guide Full food history All Food Evolution records