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Japanese wormwood, leaves, raw: Calories & Nutrition per 100 g (Japan's Official Food Table)

Last updated: 2026-09-17

Japanese wormwood, leaves, raw has 43 kcal per 100 g of edible portion, with 5.2 g protein, 0.3 g fat and 8.7 g carbohydrate, according to Japan's official Standard Tables of Food Composition.

Food number06301
Name in Japaneseよもぎ 葉 生
Food groupVegetables

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Nutrition per 100 g (edible portion)

Energy43 kcal
Water83.6 g
Protein5.2 g
Fat0.3 g
Carbohydrate (by difference)8.7 g
Dietary fibre7.8 g
Salt equivalent0 g
Sodium10 mg
Potassium890 mg
Calcium180 mg
Iron4.3 mg
Vitamin C35 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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