The mean pH of the initial kimchi mix was 5.06 ± 0.307 and this reached 4.34 ± 0.042 after 5 days fermentation at 19.3 ± 0.8 °C. This decrease in pH was due to the formation of lactic acid by the bacteria. The dry matter content of the raw and processed silver beet leaves and stems, and the kimchi mixes are shown in Table 1. This shows that soaking silver beet leaves in salt water significantly reduced the moisture content of the leaves. The average dry matter of raw and processed silver beet leaves and stems, and the kimchi mixes, ranged from 7.1% in the raw leaves and stems of silver beet to 14.8% in kimchi mix at end of experiment.