Gimjang Cabbage & Seasoning Calculator
Enter people or cabbage heads to get salt and seasoning amounts, finished kimchi weight (kg), containers needed, and estimated cost.
🥬 Input
people
About 5 heads per person (4 people → ~20 heads)
Converted: 20heads
Ratio & data basis
- 🌶️ Seasoning ratios: Korea RDA standard (per 100g brined cabbage: chili 4.5g, garlic 2.0g, ginger 1.0g, fish sauce 5.0g, rice paste 8.5g, sugar 0.5g)
- 🥬 Cabbage: ~2kg per raw head, ~1.6kg after brining (20% loss)
- 🧂 Brining salt: 3% of raw cabbage weight
- ⚖️ Finished kimchi: brined weight × 1.3 (incl. seasoning)
- 🪣 Containers: ~0.85kg per liter
- 💰 Prices: estimates based on normal-year market prices
※ All amounts and costs are reference estimates. Recipes differ by household — adjust spiciness with the selector.
📋 Result
Finished kimchi
41.6 kg
Estimated weight incl. seasoning
Containers needed
3ea
for 20L containers
Cabbage heads
20heads
Raw cabbage
40.0 kg
Brined cabbage
32.0 kg
| Ingredient | Amount | Est. cost |
|---|---|---|
| Napa cabbage (raw)20포기 | 40.00 kg | 68,000원 |
| Brining salt (sea salt) | 1.20 kg | 1,440원 |
| Chili powder | 1.44 kg | 36,000원 |
| Minced garlic | 640 g | 7,680원 |
| Ginger | 320 g | 2,880원 |
| Fish sauce | 1.60 kg | 9,600원 |
| Glutinous rice paste | 2.72 kg | 8,160원 |
| Sugar | 160 g | 320원 |
| Radish (julienned) | 4.80 kg | 12,000원 |
| Scallion | 960 g | 8,640원 |
| Estimated total cost | 154,720원 | |
※ Costs are estimates based on normal-year prices and vary widely by market, season, and quality.
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