Description
Essential in winter hot pots. The white ribs are juicy and the leaves tender; it turns sweet as it simmers.
白菜
はくさい
hakusai
Napa cabbage
- Winter
Did you know?
Though it seems timeless, it was only widely grown in Japan from the Meiji era.
Famous produce
- Ibaraki
- Nagano (summer–autumn)
In the kitchen
- nabemono
- hakusai-zuke
- mirufīyu nabe
Season
- Spring
- Summer
- Autumn
- Winter
Nutritional composition
per 100 g edible portion
13 kcal
- Protein 27%
- Fat 8%
- Carbohydrate 65%
| Energy | 13 kcal |
|---|---|
| Water | 95.2 g |
| Protein | 0.8 g |
| Fat | 0.1 g |
| Carbohydrate | 3.2 g |
| Dietary fibre | 1.3 g |
| Salt equivalent | 0 g |
| Sodium | 6 mg |
|---|---|
| Potassium | 220 mg |
| Calcium | 43 mg |
| Magnesium | 10 mg |
| Iron | 0.3 mg |
| Zinc | 0.2 mg |
| Iodine | 1 µg |
| Vitamin A (RAE) | 8 µg |
|---|---|
| Vitamin D | 0 µg |
| Vitamin E (α-tocopherol) | 0.2 mg |
| Vitamin K | 59 µg |
| Vitamin B1 | 0.03 mg |
| Vitamin B2 | 0.03 mg |
| Vitamin B12 | 0 µg |
| Folate | 61 µg |
| Vitamin C | 19 mg |
Source: Standard Tables of Food Composition in Japan, 8th ed., 2023 supplement (MEXT) · food no. 06233 · Tr = trace · — = no data
