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Sea squirt, "Shiokara": Calories & Nutrition per 100 g

Last updated: 2026-09-17

Sea squirt, "Shiokara" (salted and fermented meat and viscera) has 69 kcal per 100 g of edible portion, with 11.6 g protein, 1.1 g fat and 3.8 g carbohydrate, according to Japan's official Standard Tables of Food Composition.

Food number10375
Name in Japanese<その他> ほや 塩辛
Food groupFish and shellfish
Also calledAscidian

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Nutrition per 100 g (edible portion)

Energy69 kcal
Water79.7 g
Protein11.6 g
Fat1.1 g
Carbohydrate (by difference)3.8 g
Dietary fibre(0) g
Salt equivalent3.6 g
Sodium1400 mg
Potassium79 mg
Calcium14 mg
Iron3.0 mg
Vitamin C(0) mg
Cholesterol34 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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