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Eden Umeboshi Plum, Japanese Pickled Plum, Whole, Traditionally Made in Japan, No MSG, No Chemical Additives, 7.05 oz

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Item Weight 7.05 Ounces
Size 7 Ounce (Pack of 1)
Brand Eden
Specialty Gluten Free, Wheat Free, Kosher Certified
Package Weight 0.23 Kilograms

About this item

  • 'The king of alkaline foods', umeboshi plums are an ancient food used to balance and strengthen. Highly valued as a digestive aid.
  • Pickled, sun-dried, infused with red shiso (beefsteak) leaves, and aged for a year.
  • Ideal for sushi and rice balls, they lend tartness to dressings, dips, and sauces.
  • Made of the 'nanko' plum variety that is prized for its juicy pulp, delicious flavor, and high citric acid content.
  • Eden Foods is a principled natural food company, est. 1968. Healthy soil, long-term organic, non-GMO, skilled growers and handlers; a reliable alternative to commercial food. Uncompromised, pure, most delicious nutrient rich umeboshi plums.

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Purity in Food

Founded in 1968, Eden Foods is the oldest natural food company in the United States. Its mission is Creation and Maintenance of Purity in Food. EDEN brand is the authentic alternative to commercial food; the purest, best tasting fruits, grains, beans, and vegetables on the planet, from known trusted growers.

Eden Umeboshi Plum

Traditional Japanese Pickled Plum

Eden Umeboshi Plums are made as they have been for thousands of years. Beneficial fermentation coupled with ume’s array of organic acids creates this renowned functional food. Umeboshi are ideal for sushi and rice balls. They lend sour tartness to dressings, dips, sauces, and marinades. Revered as an alkalizer and digestive aid, umeboshi help maintain acid/alkaline balance. Rub umeboshi on corn on the cob for an amazing treat.

  • Ancient, multi-step process pickled, sun-dried, and infused with red shiso leaf Perilla frutescens.
  • Traditional quality and taste.
  • Encourages healthy balance, good digestion, and cleansing.
  • Umeboshi’s strong sourness is from their high organic acid content.
  • Traditionally made in Japan

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Authentic Japanese Umeboshi

Unripe green plums are pickled and brine infused with red shiso leaves. After being sun-dried they are aged for one year. The simple ingredients are plums, shiso leaf, and sea salt. Japan’s folk remedy for colds and flu is soup of rice and umeboshi.

Traditional Production

The plums are picked unripe in June when most acidic, washed and soaked overnight to remove bitterness. They are put in kegs with red shiso leaf and sea salt. The salt and heavy stones on the lid (pressure) draw juice from the plums which makes pickling brine in which they are kept for a month. Lactic acid bacteria flourishes. Plums are removed from the brine and sun dried for four to seven days, depending on weather.

Pure Ingredients – No MSG or Preservatives

Red shiso imparts perilla-aldehyde and many phytonutrients as well as a brilliant red color. Sun-dried plums are returned to the brine where they soak four or five more days, removed from the brine and placed in kegs to age for at least a year before packaging. Umeboshi contain an array of beneficial organic acids that is bracing and purifying.

Shiso Perilla frutescens is a member of the mint family, a small bush of dark red or green heart shaped leaves. Red leaves are called 'beefsteak' leaves.

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Product details

  • Is Discontinued By Manufacturer ‏ : ‎ No
  • Product Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 1.43 x 5 x 4.93 inches; 7.05 ounces
  • Item model number ‏ : ‎ 024182300161
  • Department ‏ : ‎ men, women, unisex-adult
  • UPC ‏ : ‎ 024182300161 766789719631 798411419671
  • Manufacturer ‏ : ‎ Eden Foods
  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B001ASEUTI
  • Customer Reviews:
    4.1 4.1 out of 5 stars 824 ratings

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Ingredients

Umeboshi Plums; Sea Salt; Beefsteak Leaves (Shiso)

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4.1 out of 5 stars
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Customers like the quality of the fruit, they say it's an excellent product. However, some customers have mixed opinions on value, taste, and freshness.

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47 customers mention33 positive14 negative

Customers like the quality of the fruit. They say it's an excellent product, with a strong flavor. Some say the plums arrived in good condition and are very fresh. The packaging is neat and the flavor is very potent.

"Very good. Very expensive. Not best value for me." Read more

"...Packaging: Neat!" Read more

"Packed with can goods and the package was smashed with juice everywhere. Love the product, but not the best way to purchase with other items." Read more

"...Like insanely salty.That made a great video where we all took the "umeboshi challenge". Still wish they were more sour though!" Read more

104 customers mention41 positive63 negative

Customers are mixed about the taste of the fruit. Some mention it has great flavor, tangy, and the salty taste is reduced. They say it makes a delicious plum soda. However, others say that it was inedible, not really sour, and incredibly salty. They also say there was barely any ume flavor and it was totally ruined by the salt.

"...there is some small plumb flavor in these, it is almost totally ruined by the salt. Salt, salt, salt. It's like eating pure salt...." Read more

"Soft and moist, flavorful and just like in Japan. Will certainly buy again. Most of the other brands I bought out of Japan were hard and too salty." Read more

"...Out of the package, these were inedible salty. They actually burned. However, I found that rinsing them off significantly improved them...." Read more

"I enjoyed the tart salty jam like taste to this salted plum/apricot...." Read more

10 customers mention5 positive5 negative

Customers are mixed about the value of the fruit. Some mention that it's worth it, while others say that the price is understandable. The packaging is neat and wonderful, with not too much or too little. However, some customers also say that it is expensive and not the best way to purchase.

"...Value for money: Wish they were cheaper, but price is understandable!Packaging: Neat!" Read more

"Very good. Very expensive. Not best value for me." Read more

"...Packaging was right on - not too much and not too little and of course no damage in transit...." Read more

"Don’t like the plastic packaging. Wish it was in glass jars.It’s pricey but all the natural (no preservatives and artificial food coloring)..." Read more

8 customers mention5 positive3 negative

Customers have mixed opinions about the freshness of the fruit. Some mention that it's very fresh, while others say that it did look stale.

"Plums arrived in good condition and are very fresh." Read more

"Have used these before. They were carefully packaged, plump and 'fresh' meaning did look stale and shop work. Will buy again" Read more

"...This just tastes salty with added color and non-flavorful. Very disappointing" Read more

"I think this is a great healthy food the product was fresh" Read more

5 customers mention0 positive5 negative

Customers are dissatisfied with the leaking of the fruit. They mention that the package inside the bag was leaking and spilled all over the inside.

"I want to replace it, it’s only fairIt was leaking and spoiled please send me another one" Read more

"Unfortunately just got these today and the package inside the bag was leaking bad. Will have to throw away" Read more

"Arrived unsealed and destroyed in the packaging. Leaked liquid." Read more

"Ume arrived damaged and spilled all over the inside of the package :(( still gonna eat it but man it was gross to unpack and clean up :(..." Read more

4 customers mention0 positive4 negative

Customers are dissatisfied with the appearance of the fruit. They mention that it's too salty, missing the signature tartness, and bland.

"...It was WAY TOO SALTY, and was missing the signature tartness that others have. I felt like I was eating a mushy salt lick." Read more

"Not even sour, just sort of bland and icky." Read more

"These are nothing like umeboshi I’ve had in the past. No flavor just salt" Read more

"these are not real umeboshi, they are salt balls" Read more

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