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Taro, "Mizuimo", corm, raw: Calories & Nutrition per 100 g (Japan's Official Food Table)

Last updated: 2026-09-17

Taro, "Mizuimo", corm, raw has 111 kcal per 100 g of edible portion, with 0.7 g protein, 0.4 g fat and 27.6 g carbohydrate, according to Japan's official Standard Tables of Food Composition.

Food number02013
Name in Japanese<いも類> (さといも類) みずいも 球茎 生
Food groupPotatoes and starches
Refuse (inedible part)15 %

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Nutrition per 100 g (edible portion)

Energy111 kcal
Water70.5 g
Protein0.7 g
Fat0.4 g
Carbohydrate (by difference)27.6 g
Dietary fibre2.2 g
Salt equivalent0 g
Sodium6 mg
Potassium290 mg
Calcium46 mg
Iron1.0 mg
Vitamin C7 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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