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Whale, blubber, raw: Calories & Nutrition per 100 g (Japan's Official Food Table)

Last updated: 2026-09-17

Whale, blubber, raw has 577 kcal per 100 g of edible portion, with 9.7 g protein, 68.8 g fat and 0.2 g carbohydrate, according to Japan's official Standard Tables of Food Composition.

Food number11112
Name in Japanese<畜肉類> くじら 本皮 生
Food groupMeats

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Nutrition per 100 g (edible portion)

Energy577 kcal
Water21.0 g
Protein9.7 g
Fat68.8 g
Carbohydrate (by difference)0.2 g
Dietary fibre(0) g
Salt equivalent0.1 g
Sodium59 mg
Potassium44 mg
Calcium6 mg
Iron0.2 mg
Vitamin C5 mg
Cholesterol120 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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