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Fish, skipjack tuna, processed products, "Katsuo-bushi": Calories & Nutrition per 100 g

Last updated: 2026-09-17

Fish, skipjack tuna, processed products, "Katsuo-bushi" (boiled, smoke-dried and fermented skipjack tuna fillet) has 332 kcal per 100 g of edible portion, with 77.1 g protein, 2.9 g fat and 0.8 g carbohydrate, according to Japan's official Standard Tables of Food Composition.

Food number10091
Name in Japanese<魚類> (かつお類) 加工品 かつお節
Food groupFish and shellfish

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Nutrition per 100 g (edible portion)

Energy332 kcal
Water15.2 g
Protein77.1 g
Fat2.9 g
Carbohydrate (by difference)0.8 g
Dietary fibre(0) g
Salt equivalent0.3 g
Sodium130 mg
Potassium940 mg
Calcium28 mg
Iron5.5 mg
Vitamin C(0) mg
Cholesterol180 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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