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Common wheat, "Chikuwabu": Calories & Nutrition per 100 g

Last updated: 2026-09-17

Common wheat, "Chikuwabu" (tube-shaped steamed wheat dough) has 160 kcal per 100 g of edible portion, with 7.1 g protein, 1.2 g fat and 31.1 g carbohydrate, according to Japan's official Standard Tables of Food Composition.

Food number01069
Name in Japaneseこむぎ [その他] ちくわぶ
Food groupCereals

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Nutrition per 100 g (edible portion)

Energy160 kcal
Water60.4 g
Protein7.1 g
Fat1.2 g
Carbohydrate (by difference)31.1 g
Dietary fibre1.5 g
Salt equivalent0 g
Sodium1 mg
Potassium3 mg
Calcium8 mg
Iron0.5 mg
Vitamin C(0) 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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