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Bracken fern, fiddleheads, boiled: Calories & Nutrition per 100 g (Japan's Official Food Table)

Last updated: 2026-09-17

Bracken fern, fiddleheads, boiled has 13 kcal per 100 g of edible portion, with 1.5 g protein, 0.1 g fat and 3.0 g carbohydrate, according to Japan's official Standard Tables of Food Composition.

Food number06325
Name in Japaneseわらび 生わらび ゆで
Food groupVegetables

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Nutrition per 100 g (edible portion)

Energy13 kcal
Water95.2 g
Protein1.5 g
Fat0.1 g
Carbohydrate (by difference)3.0 g
Dietary fibre3.0 g
Salt equivalent0 g
SodiumTr mg
Potassium10 mg
Calcium11 mg
Iron0.6 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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