Description
The unshu mandarin peels by hand and is nearly seedless. Eating it under the kotatsu is a classic winter scene.
蜜柑
みかん
mikan
Satsuma mandarin
- Winter
Did you know?
It is called 'satsuma' in English because the first saplings exported in the Meiji era came from Satsuma (Kagoshima).
Famous produce
- Arida mikan (Wakayama)
- Ehime
- Mikkabi (Shizuoka)
In the kitchen
- namashoku
- mikan zerī
Season
- Spring
- Summer
- Autumn
- Winter
Nutritional composition
per 100 g edible portion
49 kcal
- Protein 6%
- Fat 2%
- Carbohydrate 92%
| Energy | 49 kcal |
|---|---|
| Water | 86.9 g |
| Protein | 0.7 g |
| Fat | 0.1 g |
| Carbohydrate | 12 g |
| Dietary fibre | 1 g |
| Salt equivalent | 0 g |
| Sodium | 1 mg |
|---|---|
| Potassium | 150 mg |
| Calcium | 21 mg |
| Magnesium | 11 mg |
| Iron | 0.2 mg |
| Zinc | 0.1 mg |
| Iodine | 0 µg |
| Vitamin A (RAE) | 84 µg |
|---|---|
| Vitamin D | 0 µg |
| Vitamin E (α-tocopherol) | 0.4 mg |
| Vitamin K | 0 µg |
| Vitamin B1 | 0.1 mg |
| Vitamin B2 | 0.03 mg |
| Vitamin B12 | 0 µg |
| Folate | 22 µg |
| Vitamin C | 32 mg |
Source: Standard Tables of Food Composition in Japan, 8th ed., 2023 supplement (MEXT) · food no. 07027 · Tr = trace · — = no data
