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Common wheat, wheat germ: Calories & Nutrition per 100 g (Japan's Official Food Table)

Last updated: 2026-09-17

Common wheat, wheat germ has 391 kcal per 100 g of edible portion, with 32.0 g protein, 11.6 g fat and 48.3 g carbohydrate, according to Japan's official Standard Tables of Food Composition.

Food number01070
Name in Japaneseこむぎ [その他] 小麦はいが
Food groupCereals

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Nutrition per 100 g (edible portion)

Energy391 kcal
Water3.6 g
Protein32.0 g
Fat11.6 g
Carbohydrate (by difference)48.3 g
Dietary fibre14.3 g
Salt equivalent0 g
Sodium3 mg
Potassium1100 mg
Calcium42 mg
Iron9.4 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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