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

Last updated: 2026-09-17

Algae, "Tengusa", dried has 194 kcal per 100 g of edible portion, with 16.1 g protein, 1.0 g fat and 53.8 g carbohydrate, according to Japan's official Standard Tables of Food Composition.

Food number09025
Name in Japaneseてんぐさ 素干し
Food groupAlgae

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Nutrition per 100 g (edible portion)

Energy194 kcal
Water15.2 g
Protein16.1 g
Fat1.0 g
Carbohydrate (by difference)53.8 g
Dietary fibre47.3 g
Salt equivalent4.8 g
Sodium1900 mg
Potassium3100 mg
Calcium230 mg
Iron6.0 mg
Vitamin CTr mg
Cholesterol51 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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