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Traditional confectionery, "Neri-yokan": Calories & Nutrition per 100 g

Last updated: 2026-09-17

Traditional confectionery, "Neri-yokan" (hardened red bean agar bar) has 289 kcal per 100 g of edible portion, with (3.6) g protein, (0.2) g fat and (69.9) g carbohydrate, according to Japan's official Standard Tables of Food Composition.

Food number15038
Name in Japanese<和生菓子・和半生菓子類> ようかん 練りようかん
Food groupConfectionery

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Nutrition per 100 g (edible portion)

Energy289 kcal
Water(26.0) g
Protein(3.6) g
Fat(0.2) g
Carbohydrate (by difference)(69.9) g
Dietary fibre(3.1) g
Salt equivalent0 g
Sodium(3) mg
Potassium(24) mg
Calcium(33) mg
Iron(1.1) mg
Vitamin C0 mg
Cholesterol0 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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