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Sponge gourd, immature fruit, raw: Calories & Nutrition per 100 g (Japan's Official Food Table)

Last updated: 2026-09-17

Sponge gourd, immature fruit, raw has 17 kcal per 100 g of edible portion, with 0.8 g protein, 0.1 g fat and 3.8 g carbohydrate, according to Japan's official Standard Tables of Food Composition.

Food number06265
Name in Japaneseへちま 果実 生
Food groupVegetables
Refuse (inedible part)20 %

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Nutrition per 100 g (edible portion)

Energy17 kcal
Water94.9 g
Protein0.8 g
Fat0.1 g
Carbohydrate (by difference)3.8 g
Dietary fibre1.0 g
Salt equivalent0 g
Sodium1 mg
Potassium150 mg
Calcium12 mg
Iron0.3 mg
Vitamin C5 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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