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Algae, "Wakame", dried, "Ita-wakame": Calories & Nutrition per 100 g

Last updated: 2026-09-17

Algae, "Wakame", dried, "Ita-wakame" (made into sheets and dried) has 200 kcal per 100 g of edible portion, with 16.7 g protein, 1.2 g fat and 47.4 g carbohydrate, according to Japan's official Standard Tables of Food Composition.

Food number09042
Name in Japaneseわかめ 乾燥わかめ 板わかめ
Food groupAlgae

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Nutrition per 100 g (edible portion)

Energy200 kcal
Water7.2 g
Protein16.7 g
Fat1.2 g
Carbohydrate (by difference)47.4 g
Dietary fibre31.7 g
Salt equivalent9.9 g
Sodium3900 mg
Potassium7400 mg
Calcium960 mg
Iron6.4 mg
Vitamin C20 mg
Cholesterol1 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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