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Algae, "Wakame", fruit-bearing leaves, raw: Calories & Nutrition per 100 g (Japan's Official Food Table)

Last updated: 2026-09-17

Algae, "Wakame", fruit-bearing leaves, raw has 14 kcal per 100 g of edible portion, with 0.9 g protein, 0.6 g fat and 3.4 g carbohydrate, according to Japan's official Standard Tables of Food Composition.

Food number09047
Name in Japaneseわかめ めかぶわかめ 生
Food groupAlgae

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Nutrition per 100 g (edible portion)

Energy14 kcal
Water94.2 g
Protein0.9 g
Fat0.6 g
Carbohydrate (by difference)3.4 g
Dietary fibre3.4 g
Salt equivalent0.4 g
Sodium170 mg
Potassium88 mg
Calcium77 mg
Iron0.3 mg
Vitamin C2 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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