Description
Japan's most eaten squid: cut into fine strips (ika somen), stuffed with rice (ikameshi) or dried (surume).
烏賊
いか
ika
Japanese flying squid
- Summer
- Autumn
Did you know?
Squid is Hakodate's official city fish; caught that morning, it is translucent.
Famous produce
- Hakodate (Hokkaido)
- Hachinohe (Aomori), top landing port
- Mori's ikameshi (Hokkaido)
In the kitchen
- ika sōmen
- ikameshi
- shiokara
- surume
Season
- Spring
- Summer
- Autumn
- Winter
Nutritional composition
per 100 g edible portion
76 kcal
- Protein 90%
- Fat 9%
- Carbohydrate 1%
| Energy | 76 kcal |
|---|---|
| Water | 80.2 g |
| Protein | 17.9 g |
| Fat | 0.8 g |
| Carbohydrate | 0.1 g |
| Dietary fibre | 0 g |
| Salt equivalent | 0.5 g |
| Sodium | 210 mg |
|---|---|
| Potassium | 300 mg |
| Calcium | 11 mg |
| Magnesium | 46 mg |
| Iron | 0.1 mg |
| Zinc | 1.5 mg |
| Iodine | 7 µg |
| Vitamin A (RAE) | 13 µg |
|---|---|
| Vitamin D | 0.3 µg |
| Vitamin E (α-tocopherol) | 2.1 mg |
| Vitamin K | — µg |
| Vitamin B1 | 0.07 mg |
| Vitamin B2 | 0.05 mg |
| Vitamin B12 | 4.9 µg |
| Folate | 5 µg |
| Vitamin C | 1 mg |
Source: Standard Tables of Food Composition in Japan, 8th ed., 2023 supplement (MEXT) · food no. 10345 · Tr = trace · — = no data
