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Miso, rice-koji miso, light yellow type: Calories & Nutrition per 100 g (Japan's Official Food Table)

Last updated: 2026-09-17

Miso, rice-koji miso, light yellow type has 182 kcal per 100 g of edible portion, with 12.5 g protein, 6.0 g fat and 21.9 g carbohydrate, according to Japan's official Standard Tables of Food Composition.

Food number17045
Name in Japanese<調味料類> (みそ類) 米みそ 淡色辛みそ
Food groupSeasonings and spices

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Nutrition per 100 g (edible portion)

Energy182 kcal
Water45.4 g
Protein12.5 g
Fat6.0 g
Carbohydrate (by difference)21.9 g
Dietary fibre4.9 g
Salt equivalent12.4 g
Sodium4900 mg
Potassium380 mg
Calcium100 mg
Iron4.0 mg
Vitamin C(0) 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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