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Fish, horse mackerel, brownstriped mackerel scad, "Hirakiboshi": Calories & Nutrition per 100 g

Last updated: 2026-09-17

Fish, horse mackerel, brownstriped mackerel scad, "Hirakiboshi" (salted and semi-dried split) has 140 kcal per 100 g of edible portion, with 22.9 g protein, 6.2 g fat and 0.1 g carbohydrate, according to Japan's official Standard Tables of Food Composition.

Food number10013
Name in Japanese<魚類> (あじ類) むろあじ 開き干し
Food groupFish and shellfish
Refuse (inedible part)35 %

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Nutrition per 100 g (edible portion)

Energy140 kcal
Water67.9 g
Protein22.9 g
Fat6.2 g
Carbohydrate (by difference)0.1 g
Dietary fibre(0) g
Salt equivalent2.1 g
Sodium830 mg
Potassium320 mg
Calcium43 mg
Iron1.4 mg
Vitamin CTr mg
Cholesterol66 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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