Description
A brewed drink of rice, koji and water, made by a unique method in which saccharification and fermentation happen at once in the same tank.
日本酒
にほんしゅ
nihonshu
Sake
- Winter
Did you know?
Traditionally brewed in the coldest months; a cedar ball hung at the brewery announces the new sake.
Famous produce
- Nada (Hyogo)
- Fushimi (Kyoto)
- Niigata, the prefecture with the most breweries
In the kitchen
- kanzake
- sakamushi
- kasujiru
- omiki
Season
- Spring
- Summer
- Autumn
- Winter
Nutritional composition
per 100 g edible portion
102 kcal
- Protein 10%
- Fat 0%
- Carbohydrate 90%
| Energy | 102 kcal |
|---|---|
| Water | 83.7 g |
| Protein | 0.4 g |
| Fat | Tr g |
| Carbohydrate | 3.6 g |
| Dietary fibre | 0 g |
| Salt equivalent | 0 g |
| Sodium | 4 mg |
|---|---|
| Potassium | 5 mg |
| Calcium | 3 mg |
| Magnesium | 1 mg |
| Iron | 0.1 mg |
| Zinc | 0.1 mg |
| Iodine | — µg |
| Vitamin A (RAE) | 0 µg |
|---|---|
| Vitamin D | 0 µg |
| Vitamin E (α-tocopherol) | 0 mg |
| Vitamin K | 0 µg |
| Vitamin B1 | Tr mg |
| Vitamin B2 | 0 mg |
| Vitamin B12 | 0 µg |
| Folate | 0 µg |
| Vitamin C | 0 mg |
Source: Standard Tables of Food Composition in Japan, 8th ed., 2023 supplement (MEXT) · food no. 16002 · Tr = trace · — = no data
