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Water pepper sprouts, raw: Calories & Nutrition per 100 g (Japan's Official Food Table)

Last updated: 2026-09-17

Water pepper sprouts, raw has 39 kcal per 100 g of edible portion, with 3.0 g protein, 0.5 g fat and 8.8 g carbohydrate, according to Japan's official Standard Tables of Food Composition.

Food number06285
Name in Japaneseめたで 芽ばえ 生
Food groupVegetables

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Nutrition per 100 g (edible portion)

Energy39 kcal
Water87.0 g
Protein3.0 g
Fat0.5 g
Carbohydrate (by difference)8.8 g
Dietary fibre6.3 g
Salt equivalent0 g
Sodium9 mg
Potassium140 mg
Calcium49 mg
Iron2.3 mg
Vitamin C67 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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