UNLABELLED: In this study, we investigated the impact of different temperatures (10 °C, 4 °C, and - 1 °C) on salted kimchi cabbage. The diversity of white colony forming yeast (WCFY) on kimchi cabbage was assessed. The culture-dependent method revealed SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The online version contains supplementary material available at 10.1007/s10068-024-01739-1.