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

Last updated: 2026-09-17

Algae, "Wakame", cut and dried has 186 kcal per 100 g of edible portion, with 17.9 g protein, 4.0 g fat and 42.1 g carbohydrate, according to Japan's official Standard Tables of Food Composition.

Food number09044
Name in Japaneseわかめ カットわかめ 乾
Food groupAlgae

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Nutrition per 100 g (edible portion)

Energy186 kcal
Water9.2 g
Protein17.9 g
Fat4.0 g
Carbohydrate (by difference)42.1 g
Dietary fibre39.2 g
Salt equivalent23.5 g
Sodium9300 mg
Potassium430 mg
Calcium870 mg
Iron6.5 mg
Vitamin C0 mg
Cholesterol0 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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