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Cheese, Edam: Calories & Nutrition per 100 g (Japan's Official Food Table)

Last updated: 2026-09-17

Cheese, Edam has 321 kcal per 100 g of edible portion, with 28.9 g protein, 25.0 g fat and 1.4 g carbohydrate, according to Japan's official Standard Tables of Food Composition.

Food number13031
Name in Japanese<牛乳及び乳製品> (チーズ類) ナチュラルチーズ エダム
Food groupMilk and dairy

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Nutrition per 100 g (edible portion)

Energy321 kcal
Water41.0 g
Protein28.9 g
Fat25.0 g
Carbohydrate (by difference)1.4 g
Dietary fibre(0) g
Salt equivalent2.0 g
Sodium780 mg
Potassium65 mg
Calcium660 mg
Iron0.3 mg
Vitamin C(0) mg
Cholesterol65 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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