Edible burdock, root, raw: Calories & Nutrition per 100 g (Japan's Official Food Table)
Edible burdock, root, raw has 58 kcal per 100 g of edible portion, with 1.8 g protein, 0.1 g fat and 15.4 g carbohydrate, according to Japan's official Standard Tables of Food Composition.
| Food number | 06084 |
|---|---|
| Name in Japanese | （ごぼう類） ごぼう 根 生 |
| Food group | Vegetables |
| Refuse (inedible part) | 10 % |
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| Energy | 58 kcal |
|---|---|
| Water | 81.7 g |
| Protein | 1.8 g |
| Fat | 0.1 g |
| Carbohydrate (by difference) | 15.4 g |
| Dietary fibre | 5.7 g |
| Salt equivalent | 0 g |
| Sodium | 18 mg |
| Potassium | 320 mg |
| Calcium | 46 mg |
| Iron | 0.7 mg |
| Vitamin C | 3 mg |
| Cholesterol | (0) mg |
How to read these numbers
- By energy, it ranks 72 of 362 vegetables listed here (1 = most kcal per 100 g).
- Values are per 100 g of the edible portion, not per serving.
- Figures in brackets are estimated or calculated values. “Tr” means a trace amount; “-” means not measured.
Other forms of edible burdock
- Edible burdock, root, boiled – 50 kcal
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.