Japanese hornwort, "Ito-mitsuba", leaves, raw: Calories & Nutrition per 100 g
Japanese hornwort, "Ito-mitsuba" (young plants), leaves, raw has 12 kcal per 100 g of edible portion, with 0.9 g protein, 0.1 g fat and 2.9 g carbohydrate, according to Japan's official Standard Tables of Food Composition.
| Food number | 06278 |
|---|---|
| Name in Japanese | （みつば類） 糸みつば 葉 生 |
| Food group | Vegetables |
| Refuse (inedible part) | 8 % |
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無料で見てみる →Nutrition per 100 g (edible portion)
| Energy | 12 kcal |
|---|---|
| Water | 94.6 g |
| Protein | 0.9 g |
| Fat | 0.1 g |
| Carbohydrate (by difference) | 2.9 g |
| Dietary fibre | 2.3 g |
| Salt equivalent | 0 g |
| Sodium | 3 mg |
| Potassium | 500 mg |
| Calcium | 47 mg |
| Iron | 0.9 mg |
| Vitamin C | 13 mg |
| Cholesterol | (0) mg |
How to read these numbers
- By energy, it ranks 338 of 362 vegetables 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 japanese hornwort
- Japanese hornwort, "Kiri-mitsuba" (branched in a dark place), leaves, raw – 16 kcal
- Japanese hornwort, "Kiri-mitsuba" (branched in a dark place), leaves, boiled – 12 kcal
- Japanese hornwort, "Ne-mitsuba" (branched by covering with soil), leaves, raw – 19 kcal
- Japanese hornwort, "Ne-mitsuba" (branched by covering with soil), leaves, boiled – 19 kcal
- Japanese hornwort, "Ito-mitsuba" (young plants), leaves, boiled – 14 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.