Blend scaler
Pick a blend, pick whose version you want, and set a batch size. Proportions are by weight, because measuring a blend by spoon gives a different mix — the spices differ in density.
| Ingredient | Weight | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Red pepper powder | 15.2 g | 30% |
| Salt-fermented anchovy, salted shrimp sauce and salt-fermented croaker | 17.3 g | 35% |
| Ground garlic | 5.2 g | 10% |
| Glutinous rice paste | 4.5 g | 9% |
| Onion | 3.1 g | 6% |
| Green onion | 3.1 g | 6% |
| Ground ginger | 1.5 g | 3% |
Answer
50 g of kimchi yangnyeom from 7 ingredients
Based on the a commercial paste from gwangju, attributed to one ready-made kimchi paste bought in a market in gwangju, as its composition is printed in a food-science study.
What you asked
- Blend:
- Kimchi yangnyeom
- Version:
- A commercial paste from Gwangju — One ready-made kimchi paste bought in a market in Gwangju, as its composition is printed in a food-science study
- Target batch:
- 50 g
How it was worked out
Each ingredient's parts are divided by the total parts to give its share of the mix, and that share is multiplied by the target batch weight. Scaling is linear, so the same shares apply at any batch size.
1. Add up the parts
Red pepper powder 15.8 + Salt-fermented anchovy, salted shrimp sauce and salt-fermented croaker 18 + Ground garlic 5.4 + Glutinous rice paste 4.7 + Onion 3.2 + Green onion 3.2 + Ground ginger 1.6
= 51.9 parts
2. Work out the weight of one part
50 g ÷ 51.9 parts
= 0.96 g per part
3. Multiply each ingredient by its parts
= 7 ingredients scaled
What this assumes
- Proportions are by weight, not by volume. Measuring these by spoon would give a different mix, because the spices differ in density.
- Proportions come from the "A commercial paste from Gwangju" version, attributed to One ready-made kimchi paste bought in a market in Gwangju, as its composition is printed in a food-science study.
- Those proportions are recorded as documented.
Evidence
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