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Chestnuts, Japanese chestnuts, raw: Calories & Nutrition per 100 g (Japan's Official Food Table)

Last updated: 2026-09-17

Chestnuts, Japanese chestnuts, raw has 147 kcal per 100 g of edible portion, with 2.8 g protein, 0.5 g fat and 36.9 g carbohydrate, according to Japan's official Standard Tables of Food Composition.

Food number05010
Name in Japanese(くり類) 日本ぐり 生
Food groupNuts and seeds
Refuse (inedible part)30 %

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Nutrition per 100 g (edible portion)

Energy147 kcal
Water58.8 g
Protein2.8 g
Fat0.5 g
Carbohydrate (by difference)36.9 g
Dietary fibre4.2 g
Salt equivalent0 g
Sodium1 mg
Potassium420 mg
Calcium23 mg
Iron0.8 mg
Vitamin C33 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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