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Starch products, "Goma-dofu": Calories & Nutrition per 100 g

Last updated: 2026-09-17

Starch products, "Goma-dofu" (tofu-like gel made from sesame paste and kudzu starch) has 75 kcal per 100 g of edible portion, with 1.5 g protein, 4.3 g fat and 9.1 g carbohydrate, according to Japan's official Standard Tables of Food Composition.

Food number02056
Name in Japanese<でん粉・でん粉製品> (でん粉製品) ごま豆腐
Food groupPotatoes and starches

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Nutrition per 100 g (edible portion)

Energy75 kcal
Water84.8 g
Protein1.5 g
Fat4.3 g
Carbohydrate (by difference)9.1 g
Dietary fibre1.0 g
Salt equivalent0 g
SodiumTr mg
Potassium32 mg
Calcium6 mg
Iron0.6 mg
Vitamin C0 mg
Cholesterol0 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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