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Algae, purple laver, dried: Calories & Nutrition per 100 g (Japan's Official Food Table)

Last updated: 2026-09-17

Algae, purple laver, dried has 276 kcal per 100 g of edible portion, with 39.4 g protein, 3.7 g fat and 38.7 g carbohydrate, according to Japan's official Standard Tables of Food Composition.

Food number09003
Name in Japaneseあまのり ほしのり
Food groupAlgae

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Nutrition per 100 g (edible portion)

Energy276 kcal
Water8.4 g
Protein39.4 g
Fat3.7 g
Carbohydrate (by difference)38.7 g
Dietary fibre31.2 g
Salt equivalent1.5 g
Sodium610 mg
Potassium3100 mg
Calcium140 mg
Iron11.0 mg
Vitamin C160 mg
Cholesterol21 mg

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Source: Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (MEXT), Standard Tables of Food Composition in Japan (Eighth Revised Edition), 2023 supplement; English food names from the official English edition (2015). Compiled and reformatted by this website. This page is general information, not dietary or medical advice.

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