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Chicken, "Tsukune" (Japanese chicken meatball): Calories & Nutrition per 100 g (Japan's Official Food Table)

Last updated: 2026-09-17

Chicken, "Tsukune" (Japanese chicken meatball) has 235 kcal per 100 g of edible portion, with 15.2 g protein, 15.2 g fat and 9.3 g carbohydrate, according to Japan's official Standard Tables of Food Composition.

Food number11293
Name in Japanese<鳥肉類> にわとり [その他] つくね
Food groupMeats

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Nutrition per 100 g (edible portion)

Energy235 kcal
Water57.9 g
Protein15.2 g
Fat15.2 g
Carbohydrate (by difference)9.3 g
Dietary fibre(1.9) g
Salt equivalent1.8 g
Sodium720 mg
Potassium260 mg
Calcium33 mg
Iron1.1 mg
Vitamin C0 mg
Cholesterol85 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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