Illustration, not the actual bottle

Gochujang Fermented Spicy Red Chili Paste

by Wegmans

At a glance

A gochujang, also listed as chili paste.

Tastes

Probably sweet and boozy, fermented.

Heat
Label says “Spicy”
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Made with

Corn syrup, Water, Red pepper seasoning, Rice… all ingredients

From the ingredient label on file with USDA. How we read it

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Ingredients

13, in label order
  1. 1
    Corn syrup
  2. 2
    Water
  3. 3
    Red pepper seasoning (chili)
    • Red pepper powder (chili)
    • Water
    • Salt
    • Garlic
    • Onion
  4. 4
    Rice
  5. 5
    Rice powder
  6. 6
    Sea salt
  7. 7
    Ethyl alcohol
  8. 8
    Red pepper powder (chili)
  9. 9
    Fermented soybean powder (mentions a common allergen)
  10. 10
    Soybean powder (mentions a common allergen)
  11. 11
    Glutinous rice flour
  12. 12
    Garlic
  13. 13
    Koji (aspergillus oryzae)
ChiliCommon allergen. Always check the bottle.
Exact label text

CORN SYRUP, WATER, RED PEPPER SEASONING (RED PEPPER POWDER, WATER, SALT, GARLIC, ONION), RICE, RICE POWDER, SEA SALT, ETHYL ALCOHOL, RED PEPPER POWDER, FERMENTED SOYBEAN POWDER, SOYBEAN POWDER, GLUTINOUS RICE FLOUR, GARLIC, KOJI (ASPERGILLUS ORYZAE).

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Where this comes from

The USDA label record, plus the photo from Open Food Facts.

How we read the flavor3 tags
  • SweetCorn Syrup is listed 1st
  • Bourbon / spiritsContains ethyl alcohol
  • FermentedLabel lists 'fermented soybean powder'

Words on the label: “Spicy”.

We read the ingredient order and wording. No tasting, no scores, and we never guess heat.

Product facts
Brand
Wegmans
Owner, as reported
Wegmans Food Markets, Inc.
Type
Gochujang · also Chili paste
Fermented
Yes, on the label
Label on record
2019-07-11
Sold in
USA
Sizes & barcodes1 size
SizeBarcodeCheck
300 g
US
07789047348Doesn’t validate
Sources1 record

USDA FoodData Central – Branded Foods · record 1968067 · retrieved 2026-10-11

FactExtraction confidence
name80%
category70%
ingredients text90%
is fermented70%
category tags70%

Data from Open Food Facts (openfoodfacts.org), available under the Open Database License. Product on Open Food Facts. Photos: Open Food Facts contributors, CC BY-SA 3.0, credited on each photo.

U.S. Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service. FoodData Central. fdc.nal.usda.gov (CC0-1.0).

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