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Shepherd's purse, leaves, raw: Calories & Nutrition per 100 g (Japan's Official Food Table)

Last updated: 2026-09-17

Shepherd's purse, leaves, raw has 35 kcal per 100 g of edible portion, with 4.3 g protein, 0.1 g fat and 7.0 g carbohydrate, according to Japan's official Standard Tables of Food Composition.

Food number06200
Name in Japaneseなずな 葉 生
Food groupVegetables
Refuse (inedible part)5 %

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Nutrition per 100 g (edible portion)

Energy35 kcal
Water86.8 g
Protein4.3 g
Fat0.1 g
Carbohydrate (by difference)7.0 g
Dietary fibre5.4 g
Salt equivalent0 g
Sodium3 mg
Potassium440 mg
Calcium290 mg
Iron2.4 mg
Vitamin C110 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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