Does heat in the soup kill the probiotics in Miso soup?

As you probably know, heat can kill the gut friendly bacteria in probiotic foods like miso. Some online have suggested only heating miso soup to 115º which wouldn't kill the probiotics, but the soup would be lukewarm so I don't know how good that solution is. read more

Miso soup is made with fermented miso and is a staple in the Japanese diet. They often have it for breakfast and also at other meals of the day. Seeing that the Japanese are some of the healthiest people on the earth, I often wondered what they eat on a regular basis. It seems that they eat a lot of fermented foods and miso soup is just one of them. read more