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Rice, short grain, paddy rice, half-milled, "omoyu": Calories & Nutrition per 100 g

Last updated: 2026-09-17

Rice, short grain, paddy rice, half-milled, "omoyu" (thin gruel) has 19 kcal per 100 g of edible portion, with (0.3) g protein, (0.1) g fat and (4.6) g carbohydrate, according to Japan's official Standard Tables of Food Composition.

Food number01099
Name in Japaneseこめ [水稲おもゆ] 半つき米
Food groupCereals

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Nutrition per 100 g (edible portion)

Energy19 kcal
Water(95.0) g
Protein(0.3) g
Fat(0.1) g
Carbohydrate (by difference)(4.6) g
Dietary fibre(0.1) g
Salt equivalent0 g
Sodium(Tr) mg
Potassium(5) mg
Calcium(1) mg
Iron(Tr) 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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