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Non-heading Chinese cabbage, "Santosai", leaves, salted pickles: Calories & Nutrition per 100 g

Last updated: 2026-09-17

Non-heading Chinese cabbage, "Santosai", leaves, salted pickles has 18 kcal per 100 g of edible portion, with 1.5 g protein, 0.3 g fat and 4.0 g carbohydrate, according to Japan's official Standard Tables of Food Composition.

Food number06091
Name in Japaneseさんとうさい 塩漬
Food groupVegetables
Refuse (inedible part)6 %

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Nutrition per 100 g (edible portion)

Energy18 kcal
Water90.3 g
Protein1.5 g
Fat0.3 g
Carbohydrate (by difference)4.0 g
Dietary fibre3.0 g
Salt equivalent2.3 g
Sodium910 mg
Potassium420 mg
Calcium190 mg
Iron0.6 mg
Vitamin C44 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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