USDA Organic. Certified Organic by Ecocert ICO. Gluten free. Great for vegetarian. Vegetarian. Since 1854. Just add hot water. No 1 japan's misco company. Marukome was founded in 1854 by Tamiemon Aoki, who was a Master Craftsman of Miso manufacturing For over 160 years, Marukome's craftsmen have devoted themselves to the development of excellent quality miso with a combination of traditional fermen-tation techniques and cutting-edge technology. Marukome's miso uses only non-GMO, finest quality soybean ingredients under the continuous guidance of its master craftsmen www.marukomeusa.com. Find more information www.marukomeusa.com. Product of Japan.