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Fish, sardine, Japanese pilchard, "Namaboshi", raw: Calories & Nutrition per 100 g

Last updated: 2026-09-17

Fish, sardine, Japanese pilchard, "Namaboshi" (mild salted and semi-dried whole), raw has 217 kcal per 100 g of edible portion, with 20.6 g protein, 16.0 g fat and 1.1 g carbohydrate, according to Japan's official Standard Tables of Food Composition.

Food number10051
Name in Japanese<魚類> (いわし類) まいわし 生干し
Food groupFish and shellfish
Refuse (inedible part)40 %

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Nutrition per 100 g (edible portion)

Energy217 kcal
Water59.6 g
Protein20.6 g
Fat16.0 g
Carbohydrate (by difference)1.1 g
Dietary fibre(0) g
Salt equivalent1.8 g
Sodium690 mg
Potassium340 mg
Calcium65 mg
Iron1.6 mg
Vitamin CTr mg
Cholesterol68 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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