Description
A leaf with a fresh, minty perfume. Green shiso is sold as 'oba'; red shiso dyes umeboshi pink-red.
紫蘇
しそ
shiso
Shiso (perilla)
- Summer
Did you know?
It sits beside sashimi not just as decoration: it has long been credited with antibacterial properties.
Famous produce
- Aichi, top producer of oba
In the kitchen
- sashimi no tsuma
- umeboshi no irozuke
- tenpura
- yukari
Season
- Spring
- Summer
- Autumn
- Winter
Nutritional composition
per 100 g edible portion
32 kcal
- Protein 90%
- Fat 5%
- Carbohydrate 5%
| Energy | 32 kcal |
|---|---|
| Water | 86.7 g |
| Protein | 3.9 g |
| Fat | 0.1 g |
| Carbohydrate | 7.5 g |
| Dietary fibre | 7.3 g |
| Salt equivalent | 0 g |
| Sodium | 1 mg |
|---|---|
| Potassium | 500 mg |
| Calcium | 230 mg |
| Magnesium | 70 mg |
| Iron | 1.7 mg |
| Zinc | 1.3 mg |
| Iodine | 6 µg |
| Vitamin A (RAE) | 880 µg |
|---|---|
| Vitamin D | 0 µg |
| Vitamin E (α-tocopherol) | 3.9 mg |
| Vitamin K | 690 µg |
| Vitamin B1 | 0.13 mg |
| Vitamin B2 | 0.34 mg |
| Vitamin B12 | 0 µg |
| Folate | 110 µg |
| Vitamin C | 26 mg |
Source: Standard Tables of Food Composition in Japan, 8th ed., 2023 supplement (MEXT) · food no. 06095 · Tr = trace · — = no data
