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

Last updated: 2026-09-17

Algae, "Wakame", dried has 172 kcal per 100 g of edible portion, with 14.4 g protein, 2.6 g fat and 39.6 g carbohydrate, according to Japan's official Standard Tables of Food Composition.

Food number09040
Name in Japaneseわかめ 乾燥わかめ 素干し
Food groupAlgae

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Nutrition per 100 g (edible portion)

Energy172 kcal
Water11.3 g
Protein14.4 g
Fat2.6 g
Carbohydrate (by difference)39.6 g
Dietary fibre29.8 g
Salt equivalent16.2 g
Sodium6400 mg
Potassium6000 mg
Calcium830 mg
Iron5.8 mg
Vitamin C19 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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