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

Last updated: 2026-09-17

Taro, "Yatsugashira", corm, boiled has 92 kcal per 100 g of edible portion, with 2.7 g protein, 0.6 g fat and 20.0 g carbohydrate, according to Japan's official Standard Tables of Food Composition.

Food number02016
Name in Japanese<いも類> (さといも類) やつがしら 球茎 水煮
Food groupPotatoes and starches

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Nutrition per 100 g (edible portion)

Energy92 kcal
Water75.6 g
Protein2.7 g
Fat0.6 g
Carbohydrate (by difference)20.0 g
Dietary fibre2.8 g
Salt equivalent0 g
Sodium1 mg
Potassium520 mg
Calcium34 mg
Iron0.6 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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