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Sugars, "Wasanbonto": Calories & Nutrition per 100 g

Last updated: 2026-09-17

Sugars, "Wasanbonto" (traditional non-centrifugal soft white cane sugar) has 393 kcal per 100 g of edible portion, with 0.2 g protein, Tr g fat and 99.0 g carbohydrate, according to Japan's official Standard Tables of Food Composition.

Food number03002
Name in Japanese(砂糖類) 和三盆糖
Food groupSugars and sweeteners

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Nutrition per 100 g (edible portion)

Energy393 kcal
Water0.3 g
Protein0.2 g
FatTr g
Carbohydrate (by difference)99.0 g
Dietary fibre(0) g
Salt equivalent0 g
Sodium1 mg
Potassium140 mg
Calcium27 mg
Iron0.7 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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