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Chinese cabbage, head, raw: Calories & Nutrition per 100 g (Japan's Official Food Table)

Last updated: 2026-09-17

Chinese cabbage, head, raw has 13 kcal per 100 g of edible portion, with 0.8 g protein, 0.1 g fat and 3.2 g carbohydrate, according to Japan's official Standard Tables of Food Composition.

Food number06233
Name in Japaneseはくさい 結球葉 生
Food groupVegetables
Refuse (inedible part)6 %

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Nutrition per 100 g (edible portion)

Energy13 kcal
Water95.2 g
Protein0.8 g
Fat0.1 g
Carbohydrate (by difference)3.2 g
Dietary fibre1.3 g
Salt equivalent0 g
Sodium6 mg
Potassium220 mg
Calcium43 mg
Iron0.3 mg
Vitamin C19 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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