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Bamboo shoots, "Shinachiku", desalted: Calories & Nutrition per 100 g

Last updated: 2026-09-17

Bamboo shoots, "Shinachiku" (boiled, fermented and salted bamboo shoots), desalted has 15 kcal per 100 g of edible portion, with 1.0 g protein, 0.5 g fat and 3.6 g carbohydrate, according to Japan's official Standard Tables of Food Composition.

Food number06152
Name in Japaneseたけのこ めんま 塩蔵 塩抜き
Food groupVegetables

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Nutrition per 100 g (edible portion)

Energy15 kcal
Water93.9 g
Protein1.0 g
Fat0.5 g
Carbohydrate (by difference)3.6 g
Dietary fibre3.5 g
Salt equivalent0.9 g
Sodium360 mg
Potassium6 mg
Calcium18 mg
Iron0.2 mg
Vitamin C0 mg
Cholesterol(0) 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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