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Fermented alcoholic beverage, "Happoshu": Calories & Nutrition per 100 g

Last updated: 2026-09-17

Fermented alcoholic beverage, "Happoshu" (beer-like beverage with less than 67% malt content) has 44 kcal per 100 g of edible portion, with 0.1 g protein, 0 g fat and 3.6 g carbohydrate, according to Japan's official Standard Tables of Food Composition.

Food number16009
Name in Japanese<アルコール飲料類> (醸造酒類) 発泡酒
Food groupBeverages

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Nutrition per 100 g (edible portion)

Energy44 kcal
Water92.0 g
Protein0.1 g
Fat0 g
Carbohydrate (by difference)3.6 g
Dietary fibre0 g
Salt equivalent0 g
Sodium1 mg
Potassium13 mg
Calcium4 mg
Iron0 mg
Vitamin C0 mg
Cholesterol0 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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