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Traditional confectionery, "Kanoko": Calories & Nutrition per 100 g

Last updated: 2026-09-17

Traditional confectionery, "Kanoko" (red bean jelly wrapped with red bean paste, red bean compote and agar) has 260 kcal per 100 g of edible portion, with (4.8) g protein, (0.4) g fat and (60.4) g carbohydrate, according to Japan's official Standard Tables of Food Composition.

Food number15010
Name in Japanese<和生菓子・和半生菓子類> かのこ
Food groupConfectionery

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Nutrition per 100 g (edible portion)

Energy260 kcal
Water(34.0) g
Protein(4.8) g
Fat(0.4) g
Carbohydrate (by difference)(60.4) g
Dietary fibre(3.8) g
Salt equivalent0.1 g
Sodium22 mg
Potassium93 mg
Calcium23 mg
Iron0.9 mg
Vitamin C0 mg
Cholesterol- 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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