Description
Dried daikon pickled in rice bran and salt, bright yellow. Crunchy, it is served at the end of a meal.
沢庵
たくあん
takuan
Takuan (pickled daikon)
- Winter
Did you know?
It is said to be named after Zen monk Takuan Soho, its traditional inventor in the Edo period.
Famous produce
- Dried daikon of Miyazaki and Kagoshima
- Smoked iburi-gakko (Akita)
In the kitchen
- ochazuke
- makizushi
- kō no mono
Season
- Spring
- Summer
- Autumn
- Winter
Nutritional composition
per 100 g edible portion
43 kcal
- Protein 6%
- Fat 7%
- Carbohydrate 87%
| Energy | 43 kcal |
|---|---|
| Water | 85 g |
| Protein | 0.6 g |
| Fat | 0.3 g |
| Carbohydrate | 10.8 g |
| Dietary fibre | 2.3 g |
| Salt equivalent | 3.3 g |
| Sodium | 1,300 mg |
|---|---|
| Potassium | 56 mg |
| Calcium | 16 mg |
| Magnesium | 5 mg |
| Iron | 0.2 mg |
| Zinc | 0.1 mg |
| Iodine | 2 µg |
| Vitamin A (RAE) | 0 µg |
|---|---|
| Vitamin D | 0 µg |
| Vitamin E (α-tocopherol) | Tr mg |
| Vitamin K | 0 µg |
| Vitamin B1 | 0.01 mg |
| Vitamin B2 | 0.01 mg |
| Vitamin B12 | 0 µg |
| Folate | 10 µg |
| Vitamin C | 40 mg |
Source: Standard Tables of Food Composition in Japan, 8th ed., 2023 supplement (MEXT) · food no. 06138 · Tr = trace · — = no data
