Description
Ume fruit salted and sun-dried in midsummer. Pickling with red shiso turns them bright red. Intensely sour and salty.
梅干し
うめぼし
umeboshi
Umeboshi (pickled ume)
- Summer
Did you know?
A bento of white rice with one umeboshi in the centre is called 'hinomaru bento', as it resembles the Japanese flag.
Famous produce
- Kishu Nanko ume (Wakayama)
In the kitchen
- onigiri
- hinomaru bentō
- bainiku-ae
- ochazuke
Season
- Spring
- Summer
- Autumn
- Winter
Nutritional composition
per 100 g edible portion
29 kcal
- Protein 12%
- Fat 20%
- Carbohydrate 68%
| Energy | 29 kcal |
|---|---|
| Water | 72.2 g |
| Protein | 0.9 g |
| Fat | 0.7 g |
| Carbohydrate | 8.6 g |
| Dietary fibre | 3.3 g |
| Salt equivalent | 18.2 g |
| Sodium | 7,200 mg |
|---|---|
| Potassium | 220 mg |
| Calcium | 33 mg |
| Magnesium | 17 mg |
| Iron | 1.1 mg |
| Zinc | 0.1 mg |
| Iodine | 1 µg |
| Vitamin A (RAE) | 1 µg |
|---|---|
| Vitamin D | 0 µg |
| Vitamin E (α-tocopherol) | 0.2 mg |
| Vitamin K | 9 µg |
| Vitamin B1 | 0.02 mg |
| Vitamin B2 | 0.01 mg |
| Vitamin B12 | 0 µg |
| Folate | Tr µg |
| Vitamin C | 0 mg |
Source: Standard Tables of Food Composition in Japan, 8th ed., 2023 supplement (MEXT) · food no. 07022 · Tr = trace · — = no data
