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Turnip green, "Mizukakena", leaves, raw: Calories & Nutrition per 100 g (Japan's Official Food Table)

Last updated: 2026-09-17

Turnip green, "Mizukakena", leaves, raw has 25 kcal per 100 g of edible portion, with 2.9 g protein, 0.1 g fat and 4.7 g carbohydrate, according to Japan's official Standard Tables of Food Composition.

Food number06272
Name in Japaneseみずかけな 葉 生
Food groupVegetables

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Nutrition per 100 g (edible portion)

Energy25 kcal
Water91.1 g
Protein2.9 g
Fat0.1 g
Carbohydrate (by difference)4.7 g
Dietary fibre2.8 g
Salt equivalent0 g
Sodium7 mg
Potassium400 mg
Calcium110 mg
Iron1.0 mg
Vitamin C88 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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