Description
Greyish noodles of buckwheat flour, loved for aroma and smoothness. Autumn's freshly harvested 'shin-soba' is the most fragrant.
蕎麦
そば
soba
Soba noodles
- Autumn
Did you know?
On New Year's Eve, toshikoshi soba is eaten for a life that is 'long and slender'.
Famous produce
- Shinshu soba (Nagano)
- Izumo soba (Shimane)
- Wanko soba (Iwate)
In the kitchen
- zaru soba
- kake soba
- tenpura soba
- toshikoshi soba
Season
- Spring
- Summer
- Autumn
- Winter
Nutritional composition
per 100 g edible portion
130 kcal
- Protein 16%
- Fat 7%
- Carbohydrate 77%
| Energy | 130 kcal |
|---|---|
| Water | 68 g |
| Protein | 4.8 g |
| Fat | 1 g |
| Carbohydrate | 26 g |
| Dietary fibre | 2.9 g |
| Salt equivalent | 0 g |
| Sodium | 2 mg |
|---|---|
| Potassium | 34 mg |
| Calcium | 9 mg |
| Magnesium | 27 mg |
| Iron | 0.8 mg |
| Zinc | 0.4 mg |
| Iodine | Tr µg |
| Vitamin A (RAE) | 0 µg |
|---|---|
| Vitamin D | 0 µg |
| Vitamin E (α-tocopherol) | 0.1 mg |
| Vitamin K | — µg |
| Vitamin B1 | 0.05 mg |
| Vitamin B2 | 0.02 mg |
| Vitamin B12 | 0 µg |
| Folate | 8 µg |
| Vitamin C | 0 mg |
Source: Standard Tables of Food Composition in Japan, 8th ed., 2023 supplement (MEXT) · food no. 01128 · Tr = trace · — = no data
