{"id":17764,"date":"2013-11-28T09:17:01","date_gmt":"2013-11-28T09:17:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/shawellness.com\/shamagazine\/?p=1928"},"modified":"2023-10-11T15:20:36","modified_gmt":"2023-10-11T13:20:36","slug":"what-is-miso","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/shawellness.com\/shamagazine\/en\/what-is-miso\/","title":{"rendered":"What is miso?"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3><strong>Miso benefits and properties<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>There are many times we have commented on this blog that <strong>miso soup is very good for health<\/strong> and nutrition experts recommend <strong>taking miso soup a day. <\/strong><\/p>\n<p>But\u2026<\/p>\n<h5><strong>What is miso?<\/strong><\/h5>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Miso\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Miso<\/a> is a fermented condiment made \u200b\u200bfrom soybeans and unrefined sea salt. <strong>Miso means \u201csource of flavor\u201d in Japanese<\/strong> and can be used to flavor many different dishes but its most traditional use is in the form of miso soup.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h5><strong>Types of miso<\/strong><\/h5>\n<p>There are different types of miso according fermentation process as follows :<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>White miso<\/strong> or <strong>shiromiso<\/strong>: it has milder taste and is fermented for only a year.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Red miso<\/strong> or <strong>akamiso<\/strong>: stronger flavor than white miso, its fermentation process takes two years.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Black miso<\/strong> or <strong>kuromiso<\/strong>: is the miso with the more intense taste and goes through a fermentation process of three years.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>There are other types of miso depending on which cereal is combined with soybeans for fermentation: <strong>mugi miso<\/strong>(soybean and barley) <strong>genmai miso<\/strong> (brown rice and soybeans), or <strong>kome melo<\/strong> (white rice and soy). Miso made \u200b\u200bfrom 100% soybeans is called <strong>hatcho miso<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<h5><strong>Miso benefits and properties<\/strong><\/h5>\n<ul>\n<li>Miso is a probiotic food that helps maintain our intestinal flora.<\/li>\n<li>The miso gives energy and vitality, so it is especially advisable to take miso soup for breakfast.<\/li>\n<li>In cold seasons, miso maintains proper body temperature.<\/li>\n<li>Miso has many nutritional properties, so also prevents hair loss and keeps skin soft.<\/li>\n<li>Due to its content of linoleic acid and lecithin, miso helps dissolve cholesterol, avoids heart disease and prevents <a href=\"https:\/\/shawellness.com\/shamagazine\/en\/how-to-control-hypertension\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">hypertension<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li>The miso reduces the effects of excessive consumption of harmful products such as alcohol, <a href=\"https:\/\/shawellness.com\/shamagazine\/en\/the-definitive-method-to-quit-smoking\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">snuff<\/a> and drugs.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h5><strong>Miso and cancer prevention<\/strong><\/h5>\n<p>According to several scientific studies on cancer prevention conducted by <a href=\"http:\/\/www.naturalnews.com\/025519_health_anti-aging_soy.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Dr. Hiro Watanabe<\/a>, take a miso soup a day reduces the chances of a woman developing breast cancer and may also protect against other forms of cancer that attack the lungs and colon, as miso avoids the effects of external radiation.<\/p>\n<p>Related posts:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a title=\"What is tempeh?\" href=\"https:\/\/shawellness.com\/shamagazine\/en\/what-is-tempeh\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">What is tempeh?<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a title=\"Berries properties\" href=\"https:\/\/shawellness.com\/shamagazine\/en\/berries-properties\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">Berries properties<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a title=\"Why to follow a dairy free diet\" href=\"https:\/\/shawellness.com\/shamagazine\/en\/why-to-follow-a-dairy-free-diet\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">Why to follow a dairy free diet<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a title=\"Ginger benefits\" href=\"https:\/\/shawellness.com\/shamagazine\/en\/ginger-benefits\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">Ginger benefits<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Miso benefits and properties There are many times we have commented on this blog that miso soup is very good for health and nutrition experts recommend taking miso soup a day. But\u2026 What is miso? Miso is a fermented condiment made \u200b\u200bfrom soybeans and unrefined sea salt. Miso means \u201csource of flavor\u201d in Japanese and [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":8,"featured_media":5845,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_sitemap_exclude":false,"_sitemap_priority":"","_sitemap_frequency":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[746],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-17764","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-sha-magazine"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.6 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Miso: Benefits and Properties | SHA Magazine<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Explore the flavors and benefits of miso soup. Discover a healthy miso soup recipe and the nutritional advantages at SHA Wellness. 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