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Whale, "Sarashi-kujira": Calories & Nutrition per 100 g

Last updated: 2026-09-17

Whale, "Sarashi-kujira"(salted, sliced and boiled tail fluke) has 28 kcal per 100 g of edible portion, with 5.3 g protein, 0.9 g fat and 0 g carbohydrate, according to Japan's official Standard Tables of Food Composition.

Food number11113
Name in Japanese<畜肉類> くじら さらしくじら
Food groupMeats

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Nutrition per 100 g (edible portion)

Energy28 kcal
Water93.7 g
Protein5.3 g
Fat0.9 g
Carbohydrate (by difference)0 g
Dietary fibre(0) g
Salt equivalent0 g
Sodium1 mg
PotassiumTr mg
Calcium1 mg
Iron0 mg
Vitamin C0 mg
Cholesterol16 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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