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Mume, "Umeboshi", salted pickles: Calories & Nutrition per 100 g

Last updated: 2026-09-17

Mume, "Umeboshi" (pickled and dried mume), salted pickles has 29 kcal per 100 g of edible portion, with 0.9 g protein, 0.7 g fat and 8.6 g carbohydrate, according to Japan's official Standard Tables of Food Composition.

Food number07022
Name in Japaneseうめ 梅干し 塩漬
Food groupFruits
Also calledJapanese apricots
Refuse (inedible part)25 %

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Nutrition per 100 g (edible portion)

Energy29 kcal
Water72.2 g
Protein0.9 g
Fat0.7 g
Carbohydrate (by difference)8.6 g
Dietary fibre3.3 g
Salt equivalent18.2 g
Sodium7200 mg
Potassium220 mg
Calcium33 mg
Iron1.1 mg
Vitamin C0 mg
Cholesterol0 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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