Description
Steamed glutinous rice pounded with mallet and mortar. Essential at New Year (zoni, kagami mochi); it puffs up when grilled.
餅
もち
mochi
Mochi rice cake
- Winter
Did you know?
In zoni, eastern Japan uses square grilled mochi; the west uses round boiled mochi.
Famous produce
- Ichinoseki mochi cuisine (Iwate)
In the kitchen
- zōni
- kagami mochi
- isobe-yaki
- zenzai
Season
- Spring
- Summer
- Autumn
- Winter
Nutritional composition
per 100 g edible portion
223 kcal
- Protein 7%
- Fat 2%
- Carbohydrate 90%
| Energy | 223 kcal |
|---|---|
| Water | 44.5 g |
| Protein | 4 g |
| Fat | 0.6 g |
| Carbohydrate | 50.8 g |
| Dietary fibre | 0.5 g |
| Salt equivalent | 0 g |
| Sodium | 0 mg |
|---|---|
| Potassium | 32 mg |
| Calcium | 3 mg |
| Magnesium | 6 mg |
| Iron | 0.1 mg |
| Zinc | 0.9 mg |
| Iodine | 0 µg |
| Vitamin A (RAE) | 0 µg |
|---|---|
| Vitamin D | 0 µg |
| Vitamin E (α-tocopherol) | Tr mg |
| Vitamin K | 0 µg |
| Vitamin B1 | 0.03 mg |
| Vitamin B2 | 0.01 mg |
| Vitamin B12 | 0 µg |
| Folate | 4 µg |
| Vitamin C | 0 mg |
Source: Standard Tables of Food Composition in Japan, 8th ed., 2023 supplement (MEXT) · food no. 01117 · Tr = trace · — = no data
