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Onions, red onions, bulb, raw: Calories & Nutrition per 100 g (Japan's Official Food Table)

Last updated: 2026-09-17

Onions, red onions, bulb, raw has 34 kcal per 100 g of edible portion, with 0.9 g protein, 0.1 g fat and 9.0 g carbohydrate, according to Japan's official Standard Tables of Food Composition.

Food number06156
Name in Japanese(たまねぎ類) 赤たまねぎ りん茎 生
Food groupVegetables
Refuse (inedible part)8 %

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Nutrition per 100 g (edible portion)

Energy34 kcal
Water89.6 g
Protein0.9 g
Fat0.1 g
Carbohydrate (by difference)9.0 g
Dietary fibre1.7 g
Salt equivalent0 g
Sodium2 mg
Potassium150 mg
Calcium19 mg
Iron0.3 mg
Vitamin C7 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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