Description
A brown seaweed of fine threads with a slippery texture. It is mostly eaten dressed with vinegar (mozuku-zu).
水雲
もずく
mozuku
Mozuku seaweed
- Spring
Did you know?
Its sliminess comes from fucoidan, and almost all farmed mozuku comes from Okinawa.
Famous produce
- Okinawa, most of the production
In the kitchen
- mozuku-zu
- tenpura
- miso-shiru
Season
- Spring
- Summer
- Autumn
- Winter
Nutritional composition
per 100 g edible portion
7 kcal
- Protein 40%
- Fat 60%
- Carbohydrate 0%
| Energy | 7 kcal |
|---|---|
| Water | 96.7 g |
| Protein | 0.3 g |
| Fat | 0.2 g |
| Carbohydrate | 2 g |
| Dietary fibre | 2 g |
| Salt equivalent | 0.6 g |
| Sodium | 240 mg |
|---|---|
| Potassium | 7 mg |
| Calcium | 22 mg |
| Magnesium | 21 mg |
| Iron | 0.2 mg |
| Zinc | Tr mg |
| Iodine | 140 µg |
| Vitamin A (RAE) | 18 µg |
|---|---|
| Vitamin D | 0 µg |
| Vitamin E (α-tocopherol) | 0.1 mg |
| Vitamin K | 18 µg |
| Vitamin B1 | Tr mg |
| Vitamin B2 | 0.09 mg |
| Vitamin B12 | 0 µg |
| Folate | 2 µg |
| Vitamin C | 0 mg |
Source: Standard Tables of Food Composition in Japan, 8th ed., 2023 supplement (MEXT) · food no. 09037 · Tr = trace · — = no data
