Description
A thick, sweet drink of rice and koji. Its sweetness comes naturally from koji turning starch into sugar, and it contains no alcohol.
甘酒
あまざけ
amazake
Amazake
- Summer
Did you know?
In the Edo period it was sold on the streets against summer fatigue, and in haiku it is a summer season word.
Famous produce
- A summer drink of old Edo
In the kitchen
- amazake
- hinamatsuri
- sumūjī
Season
- Spring
- Summer
- Autumn
- Winter
Nutritional composition
per 100 g edible portion
76 kcal
- Protein 9%
- Fat 1%
- Carbohydrate 90%
| Energy | 76 kcal |
|---|---|
| Water | 79.7 g |
| Protein | 1.7 g |
| Fat | 0.1 g |
| Carbohydrate | 18.3 g |
| Dietary fibre | 0.4 g |
| Salt equivalent | 0.2 g |
| Sodium | 60 mg |
|---|---|
| Potassium | 14 mg |
| Calcium | 3 mg |
| Magnesium | 5 mg |
| Iron | 0.1 mg |
| Zinc | 0.3 mg |
| Iodine | — µg |
| Vitamin A (RAE) | 0 µg |
|---|---|
| Vitamin D | 0 µg |
| Vitamin E (α-tocopherol) | Tr mg |
| Vitamin K | 0 µg |
| Vitamin B1 | 0.01 mg |
| Vitamin B2 | 0.03 mg |
| Vitamin B12 | — µg |
| Folate | 8 µg |
| Vitamin C | 0 mg |
Source: Standard Tables of Food Composition in Japan, 8th ed., 2023 supplement (MEXT) · food no. 16050 · Tr = trace · — = no data
