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

Last updated: 2026-09-17

Algae, purple laver, dried, toasted has 297 kcal per 100 g of edible portion, with 41.4 g protein, 3.7 g fat and 44.3 g carbohydrate, according to Japan's official Standard Tables of Food Composition.

Food number09004
Name in Japaneseあまのり 焼きのり
Food groupAlgae

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Nutrition per 100 g (edible portion)

Energy297 kcal
Water2.3 g
Protein41.4 g
Fat3.7 g
Carbohydrate (by difference)44.3 g
Dietary fibre36.0 g
Salt equivalent1.3 g
Sodium530 mg
Potassium2400 mg
Calcium280 mg
Iron11.0 mg
Vitamin C210 mg
Cholesterol22 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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