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Common wheat, "Udon", uncooked: Calories & Nutrition per 100 g

Last updated: 2026-09-17

Common wheat, "Udon" (thick wheat noodles), uncooked has 249 kcal per 100 g of edible portion, with 6.1 g protein, 0.6 g fat and 56.8 g carbohydrate, according to Japan's official Standard Tables of Food Composition.

Food number01038
Name in Japaneseこむぎ [うどん・そうめん類] うどん 生
Food groupCereals

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Nutrition per 100 g (edible portion)

Energy249 kcal
Water33.5 g
Protein6.1 g
Fat0.6 g
Carbohydrate (by difference)56.8 g
Dietary fibre(3.6) g
Salt equivalent2.5 g
Sodium1000 mg
Potassium90 mg
Calcium18 mg
Iron0.3 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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