Description
Ultra-thin wheat noodles hand-stretched with oil and dried. In summer they are chilled on ice and dipped in broth with garnishes.
素麺
そうめん
sōmen
Somen noodles
- Summer
Did you know?
Under JAS rules, only noodles under 1.3 mm in diameter count as 'somen'.
Famous produce
- Miwa somen (Nara), the birthplace
- Ibo no Ito (Hyogo)
- Shodoshima (Kagawa)
- Shimabara (Nagasaki)
In the kitchen
- hiyashi sōmen
- nagashi sōmen
- nyūmen
Season
- Spring
- Summer
- Autumn
- Winter
Nutritional composition
per 100 g edible portion
333 kcal
- Protein 12%
- Fat 3%
- Carbohydrate 85%
| Energy | 333 kcal |
|---|---|
| Water | 12.5 g |
| Protein | 9.5 g |
| Fat | 1.1 g |
| Carbohydrate | 72.7 g |
| Dietary fibre | 2.5 g |
| Salt equivalent | 3.8 g |
| Sodium | 1,500 mg |
|---|---|
| Potassium | 120 mg |
| Calcium | 17 mg |
| Magnesium | 22 mg |
| Iron | 0.6 mg |
| Zinc | 0.4 mg |
| Iodine | 0 µg |
| Vitamin A (RAE) | 0 µg |
|---|---|
| Vitamin D | 0 µg |
| Vitamin E (α-tocopherol) | 0.3 mg |
| Vitamin K | 0 µg |
| Vitamin B1 | 0.08 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. 01043 · Tr = trace · — = no data
