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Fish, sardine, Pacific round herring, raw: Calories & Nutrition per 100 g (Japan's Official Food Table)

Last updated: 2026-09-17

Fish, sardine, Pacific round herring, raw has 124 kcal per 100 g of edible portion, with 21.3 g protein, 4.8 g fat and 0.3 g carbohydrate, according to Japan's official Standard Tables of Food Composition.

Food number10042
Name in Japanese<魚類> (いわし類) うるめいわし 生
Food groupFish and shellfish
Also calledred-eye round herring
Refuse (inedible part)35 %

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Nutrition per 100 g (edible portion)

Energy124 kcal
Water71.7 g
Protein21.3 g
Fat4.8 g
Carbohydrate (by difference)0.3 g
Dietary fibre(0) g
Salt equivalent0.2 g
Sodium95 mg
Potassium440 mg
Calcium85 mg
Iron2.3 mg
Vitamin C1 mg
Cholesterol60 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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