Green tea, "Sencha" (common grade tea), tea: Calories & Nutrition per 100 g (Japan's Official Food Table)
Green tea, "Sencha" (common grade tea), tea has 229 kcal per 100 g of edible portion, with 24.5 g protein, 4.7 g fat and 47.7 g carbohydrate, according to Japan's official Standard Tables of Food Composition.
| Food number | 16036 |
|---|---|
| Name in Japanese | ＜茶類＞ （緑茶類） せん茶 茶 |
| Food group | Beverages |
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| Energy | 229 kcal |
|---|---|
| Water | 2.8 g |
| Protein | 24.5 g |
| Fat | 4.7 g |
| Carbohydrate (by difference) | 47.7 g |
| Dietary fibre | 46.5 g |
| Salt equivalent | 0 g |
| Sodium | 3 mg |
| Potassium | 2200 mg |
| Calcium | 450 mg |
| Iron | 20.0 mg |
| Vitamin C | 260 mg |
| Cholesterol | (0) mg |
How to read these numbers
- By energy, it ranks 18 of 58 beverages listed here (1 = most kcal per 100 g).
- Values are per 100 g of the edible portion, not per serving.
- Figures in brackets are estimated or calculated values. “Tr” means a trace amount; “-” means not measured.
Other forms of green tea
- Green tea, "Gyokuro" (high grade tea made from shade-grown leaves), tea – 241 kcal
- Green tea, "Gyokuro" (high grade tea made from shade-grown leaves), infusion – 5 kcal
- Green tea, "Maccha" (finely ground tea) – 237 kcal
- Green tea, "Sencha" (common grade tea), infusion – 2 kcal
- Green tea, "Kamairi-cha" (pan-fried tea), infusion – 1 kcal
- Green tea, "Ban-cha" (coarse grade tea), infusion – 0 kcal
- Green tea, "Hoji-cha" (roasted tea), infusion – 0 kcal
- Green tea, "Genmai-cha" (mixture of tea and roasted brown rice), infusion – 0 kcal
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.