Top 50 Spices in South Korea

This curated ranking covers the 50 largest spices in South Korea, ordered by estimated audience size from Rascasse's anonymized search-behavior signals. Out of 116 spices tracked in South Korea, the 50 ranked here account for the largest measured audience reach. Honey, Olive oil and Sugar lead the list with a combined estimated audience of 2,755,864 people. Across all 50 entries the average audience size is 127,731, and the largest, Honey, reaches around 1,242,080 people in South Korea. Audience size is the estimated number of unique people in South Korea who actively engage with each spice, derived from search demand signals. Rankings reflect search-behavior signals collected across South Korea and are refreshed weekly.

Ranking

Rank Name Audience size Country share Subtype Category
1 Honey Honey 1,242,080 1.6% Spice Food & Beverages
2 Olive oil Olive oil 759,780 1.4% Spice Food & Beverages
3 Sugar Sugar 754,004 0.4% Spice Food & Beverages
4 Herb Herb 601,186 0.5% Spice Food & Beverages
5 Cocoa bean Cocoa bean 398,275 2.0% Spice Food & Beverages
6 Coconut oil Coconut oil 351,563 2.1% Spice Food & Beverages
7 Garlic Garlic 269,358 0.7% Spice Food & Beverages
8 Paste (food) Paste (food) 251,321 1.7% Spice Food & Beverages
9 Chili pepper Chili pepper 248,702 0.6% Spice Food & Beverages
10 Vanilla Vanilla 187,493 0.5% Spice Food & Beverages
11 Gravy Gravy 183,097 2.2% Spice Food & Beverages
12 Soy sauce Soy sauce 179,471 1.5% Spice Food & Beverages
13 Olive Olive 106,714 0.4% Spice Food & Beverages
14 Treacle Treacle 63,217 1.7% Spice Food & Beverages
15 Mustard (condiment) Mustard (condiment) 61,127 0.5% Spice Food & Beverages
16 Cinnamon Cinnamon 59,305 0.3% Spice Food & Beverages
17 Custard Custard 56,314 0.4% Spice Food & Beverages
18 Wasabi Wasabi 51,866 1.2% Spice Food & Beverages
19 Sesame oil Sesame oil 50,439 1.5% Spice Food & Beverages
20 Hot sauce Hot sauce 42,573 0.4% Spice Food & Beverages
21 Barbecue sauce Barbecue sauce 39,546 0.4% Spice Food & Beverages
22 Chili powder Chili powder 35,661 0.6% Spice Food & Beverages
23 Black pepper Black pepper 35,037 0.2% Spice Food & Beverages
24 Salt (chemistry) Salt (chemistry) 34,629 0.3% Spice Food & Beverages
25 Mayonnaise Mayonnaise 34,067 0.2% Spice Food & Beverages
26 Cocoa solids Cocoa solids 32,368 0.6% Spice Food & Beverages
27 Maggi Maggi 25,564 0.4% Spice Food & Beverages
28 Ketchup Ketchup 23,722 0.3% Spice Food & Beverages
29 Saffron Saffron 19,629 0.2% Spice Food & Beverages
30 Thyme Thyme 15,203 0.2% Spice Food & Beverages
31 Tabasco sauce Tabasco sauce 13,490 1.1% Spice Food & Beverages
32 Whipped cream Whipped cream 13,488 0.3% Spice Food & Beverages
33 Cardamom Cardamom 13,124 1.4% Spice Food & Beverages
34 Jalapeño Jalapeño 12,670 0.2% Spice Food & Beverages
35 Vanilla extract Vanilla extract 11,832 0.6% Spice Food & Beverages
36 Red bean paste Red bean paste 11,573 2.2% Spice Food & Beverages
37 Lemongrass Lemongrass 10,216 0.5% Spice Food & Beverages
38 Sea salt Sea salt 9,612 0.1% Spice Food & Beverages
39 Worcestershire sauce Worcestershire sauce 8,720 0.6% Spice Food & Beverages
40 Safran Safran 7,906 0.3% Spice Food & Beverages
41 Sriracha sauce Sriracha sauce 7,887 0.3% Spice Food & Beverages
42 Brown sugar Brown sugar 7,686 0.1% Spice Food & Beverages
43 Chimichurri Chimichurri 7,367 0.3% Spice Food & Beverages
44 Ghee Ghee 6,592 0.1% Spice Food & Beverages
45 Cayenne pepper Cayenne pepper 5,781 0.2% Spice Food & Beverages
46 Canola Canola 5,613 0.3% Spice Food & Beverages
47 Beeswax Beeswax 5,612 0.1% Spice Food & Beverages
48 Fondant Fondant 5,369 0.9% Spice Food & Beverages
49 Curcuma Curcuma 4,370 0.1% Spice Food & Beverages
50 Crème fraîche Crème fraîche 4,344 0.4% Spice Food & Beverages

Frequently asked questions

How is this Top 50 list compiled?

Rascasse aggregates anonymized search-behavior signals across South Korea and ranks each spice by its estimated audience size. Only entries with at least 5 measured entities are listed.

How often is the list updated?

The ranking is refreshed weekly from the latest search-behavior data and re-published as a static page.

What is the largest spice in South Korea?

Honey currently leads with an estimated audience of 1,242,080 people in South Korea.

Methodology

Audience sizes are estimated from anonymized search-behavior signals across South Korea. Lists below 5 entries are not published. See methodology for full details.

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