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One Tablet Chopped Garlic

One Tablet Chopped Garlic

Sell by 12/25/27
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트루나스 마늘한알

  • 100% Korean ingredients
  • 100% natural, no preservatives added
  • Certified, chef and media approved
  • Versatile staple for everyday cooking
Regular price $6.50 USD
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Highlights

Fresh Korean garlic, without the peeling, the chopping, or the smell that lingers on your hands. Each little tablet is nothing but whole Korean garlic, freeze-dried and pressed into shape — add a spoonful of water and it blooms back into clean, fresh-tasting minced garlic in seconds.

Ingredients: 100% Korean garlic
Purity check: No salt, no additives, no preservatives; vegan
Process: Fully freeze-dried (no heat), pressed into tablets with no binders
Certifications: HACCP; FSSC 22000; US FDA
Net weight: 20 g (0.71 oz), about 23–24 tablets
Storage method: Store in a cool, dry place; keep sealed to keep moisture out
Allergens: Made in a facility that also handles soybean, wheat, buckwheat, chicken, beef, and clams
Good to know: Not a powder to sprinkle — one tablet needs a little water to turn back into minced garlic.

껍질 깔 일도, 다질 일도, 손에 배는 냄새도 없이 신선한 국산 마늘을 그대로 씁니다. 작은 한 알은 오직 국산 마늘을 동결건조해 굳힌 것뿐이에요. 물 한 숟갈만 뿌리면 몇 초 만에 깔끔한 다진 마늘로 되살아납니다.

Description

Fresh garlic, minus the fuss

Garlic goes into most Korean dishes, but prepping it is the part nobody enjoys — peeling, mincing, and the smell that stays on your fingers for hours. Jarred pre-minced garlic solves the mess but usually comes with salt and preservatives that dull the flavor. One Tablet Chopped Garlic takes neither shortcut. It's made from 100% Korean garlic and nothing else, freeze-dried whole and pressed into small tablets, with no salt, no additives, and no binders holding them together.

Why it tastes like the real thing

The difference is in the drying. Most dried ingredients are treated with heat, which strips out the sharp, sweet bite that makes fresh garlic worth the trouble. Trunas freeze-dries instead: the garlic is flash-frozen at its freshest, then dried under vacuum with no heat at all, so its aroma and flavor stay close to the clove it came from. Drop a tablet into a little water and it rehydrates into minced garlic that behaves like the real thing — because that's all it ever was.

How to use it

Bloom one or two tablets in a spoonful of water, then use them anywhere you'd use fresh minced garlic: stirred into a jjigae or soup, folded into a marinade for bulgogi or grilled meat, or cooked down as the base of a stir-fry. It works just as easily beyond the Korean kitchen — melt it into butter for garlic bread, whisk it into a salad dressing, or start a pasta sauce with it. One or two tablets is usually all a dish needs.

번거로움 없이, 신선한 마늘

마늘은 거의 모든 한식에 들어가지만, 손질은 늘 반갑지 않은 일이죠. 껍질을 까고 다지고 나면 손에 냄새가 몇 시간씩 남고요. 다져놓은 병마늘은 그 번거로움을 덜어주지만 대개 소금과 보존료가 들어가 맛이 무뎌집니다. 이 제품은 둘 중 어느 쪽도 택하지 않았어요. 오직 국산 마늘만 통째로 동결건조해 작은 알로 굳혔고, 소금도 첨가물도, 알을 붙이는 결합제도 없습니다.

생마늘 같은 맛의 비결

차이는 말리는 방식에 있어요. 대부분의 건조 재료는 열로 수분을 날리는데, 그 과정에서 생마늘 특유의 알싸하고 은근히 단 향이 사라집니다. 트루나스는 대신 동결건조를 써요. 가장 신선할 때 급속 냉동한 뒤 열 없이 진공에서 말려, 향과 맛을 원래 마늘에 가깝게 지킵니다. 물에 한 알 넣으면 바로 다진 마늘처럼 되살아나요.

이렇게 쓰세요

한두 알을 물 한 숟갈에 불린 뒤, 다진 마늘을 쓰던 자리에 그대로 넣으세요. 찌개나 국에 풀거나, 불고기·고기 양념에 섞거나, 볶음의 밑간으로요. 한식 밖에서도 잘 어울립니다. 버터에 녹여 갈릭 브레드에, 샐러드 드레싱에, 파스타 소스의 시작으로. 요리 하나에 보통 한두 알이면 충분해요.

About

Trunas — the name is short for "true nature as it is" — is a Korean freeze-drying company based near the Namhan River in Chungju. Led by food scientist Dr. Sangsik Kim, it made its name with the world's first coin-shaped freeze-dried seasoning: a patented tablet of whole ingredients with nothing added, the product that created Korea's "coin broth" category. Trunas fully freeze-dries every ingredient — flash-frozen at its freshest, then dried under vacuum with no heat — so color, aroma, and flavor stay close to fresh. Its facility is certified to HACCP, FSSC 22000, and US FDA standards, with official vegan certification for its plant-based line.

트루나스(Trunas)는 '자연 그대로(true nature as it is)'에서 온 이름이에요. 충북 충주, 남한강 자락에 자리한 동결건조 식품 기업입니다. 식품공학자 김상식 박사가 이끄는 회사로, 세계 최초의 코인형 동결건조 조미료 — 아무것도 더하지 않고 원재료만 굳힌 특허 한 알 — 로 이름을 알렸어요. 한국의 '코인 육수' 카테고리를 처음 연 제품이죠. 트루나스는 모든 재료를 완전 동결건조합니다. 가장 신선할 때 급속 냉동한 뒤 열 없이 진공에서 말려, 빛깔과 향, 맛을 생것에 가깝게 지켜요. 생산 시설은 HACCP·FSSC 22000·미국 FDA 기준 인증을 받았고, 식물성 라인은 정식 비건 인증을 받았습니다.

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01 · OUR CRAFT

Made By Hand, Not By Machine

Every jar and bottle comes from master artisans and small family producers across Korea, not a factory line. They still ferment in traditional earthenware, age for months or even years, and follow methods passed down through generations, the same way it's always been done.

02 · OUR PROOF

Recognized By Chefs, Not Just Labels

Our producers hold official heritage titles and food-safety certifications that aren't handed out easily. Many have been featured by international media and praised by Michelin-starred chefs around the world, proof that real craftsmanship gets noticed, not just claimed on a label.

About Us:

At Kim’C Market, our mission is to introduce a better, more authentic culinary experience—by offering premium Korean food products that are healthy, tasty, and thoughtfully sourced.

We started Kim’C Market because getting real Korean groceries in the U.S. was nearly impossible—unless you stuffed your suitcase on the way back from Korea. You deserve more than what’s on the shelves at generic supermarkets.

Frequently Asked Questions

How soon will I receive my package?

We ship out orders only in the US, no later than
two business days after the balance on your order has been processed.
Delivery is made 1-3 days from date the label is created with selected
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How do you source?

With our mission to improve people’s health by
providing premium Korean foods, Kim’C Market only offers the best
quality food from the finest producers in Korea. All of our offerings
have passed 12 internal criteria including taste, producer’s reputation,
sourcing of ingredients, and brand philosophy.

Sell by date

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As a small company focusing on the best customer experience and
transparency, Kim'C Market is putting a weight on sharing information on food and correcting myths instead of asking producers to print later dates. (Fact: producers put a lot shorter dates than the lab tests suggest because they can't control the storage and distribution.) Sell by date doesn't mean the food is bad after the date or not edible. It especially doesn't reply to fermented foods - i.e. wouldn't you value aged kimchi or 5 years fermented doenjang? Please read our blog: Understanding Best-By Dates. We will continue to make efforts to educate our members and contribute to anti-global warming efforts.

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