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Traditional confectionery, Moon cake, stuffed with red bean paste: Calories & Nutrition per 100 g

Last updated: 2026-09-17

Traditional confectionery, Moon cake (Yue bing), stuffed with red bean paste has 348 kcal per 100 g of edible portion, with (4.7) g protein, (8.5) g fat and (65.5) g carbohydrate, according to Japan's official Standard Tables of Food Composition.

Food number15020
Name in Japanese<和生菓子・和半生菓子類> げっぺい
Food groupConfectionery

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Nutrition per 100 g (edible portion)

Energy348 kcal
Water(20.9) g
Protein(4.7) g
Fat(8.5) g
Carbohydrate (by difference)(65.5) g
Dietary fibre(2.1) g
Salt equivalent0 g
Sodium(2) mg
Potassium(64) mg
Calcium(41) mg
Iron(1.1) mg
Vitamin C0 mg
Cholesterol(Tr) 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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