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Japanese royal fern, fiddleheads, fresh, raw: Calories & Nutrition per 100 g (Japan's Official Food Table)

Last updated: 2026-09-17

Japanese royal fern, fiddleheads, fresh, raw has 27 kcal per 100 g of edible portion, with 1.7 g protein, 0.1 g fat and 6.6 g carbohydrate, according to Japan's official Standard Tables of Food Composition.

Food number06120
Name in Japaneseぜんまい 生ぜんまい 若芽 生
Food groupVegetables
Refuse (inedible part)15 %

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Nutrition per 100 g (edible portion)

Energy27 kcal
Water90.9 g
Protein1.7 g
Fat0.1 g
Carbohydrate (by difference)6.6 g
Dietary fibre3.8 g
Salt equivalent0 g
Sodium2 mg
Potassium340 mg
Calcium10 mg
Iron0.6 mg
Vitamin C24 mg
Cholesterol(0) 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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