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Cowpeas, mature seeds, whole, raw: Calories & Nutrition per 100 g (Japan's Official Food Table)

Last updated: 2026-09-17

Cowpeas, mature seeds, whole, raw has 280 kcal per 100 g of edible portion, with 23.9 g protein, 2.0 g fat and 55.0 g carbohydrate, according to Japan's official Standard Tables of Food Composition.

Food number04017
Name in Japaneseささげ 全粒 乾
Food groupPulses

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Nutrition per 100 g (edible portion)

Energy280 kcal
Water15.5 g
Protein23.9 g
Fat2.0 g
Carbohydrate (by difference)55.0 g
Dietary fibre18.4 g
Salt equivalent0 g
Sodium1 mg
Potassium1400 mg
Calcium75 mg
Iron5.6 mg
Vitamin CTr 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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