FERMENTED-PASTE COMPARISON AND SUBSTITUTION RECORD
Recipe and original paste requested:
Feature to preserve: chili / fermented flavor / sweetness / body / other
Original product, pack and market:
Replacement product, pack and market:
Current label or manufacturer page, and date checked:
Ingredients, including sweeteners and other seasonings:
Allergens and dietary suitability checked:
Labeled serving weight in grams:
Sodium in milligrams per that serving:
Estimated sodium per 10 g: sodium mg / serving g x 10
Total sugars per labeled serving:
Added sugars, if separately declared; otherwise mark not stated:
Texture and product directions:
Extra salt, soy sauce or sugar held back:
Replacement amount used in grams:
Other recipe changes, including water or starch:
Safe cooking completed before tasting:
Result and one change for the next attempt:

Compare equal weights, not an assumed equal spoonful.
This record does not certify allergy safety or a nutritionally equivalent substitution.
Do not taste a suspicious or spoiled product to decide whether to use it.