Description
A tender, leafy seaweed and a miso-soup staple. In season in spring, it turns bright green when blanched.
若布
わかめ
wakame
Wakame seaweed
- Spring
Did you know?
Spring 'wakatakeni' pairs wakame with bamboo shoots: sea and mountain in one bowl.
Famous produce
- Sanriku (Iwate and Miyagi)
- Naruto (Tokushima)
In the kitchen
- miso-shiru
- sunomono
- wakatakeni
Season
- Spring
- Summer
- Autumn
- Winter
Nutritional composition
per 100 g edible portion
16 kcal
- Protein 56%
- Fat 25%
- Carbohydrate 19%
| Energy | 16 kcal |
|---|---|
| Water | 93.3 g |
| Protein | 1.5 g |
| Fat | 0.3 g |
| Carbohydrate | 3.4 g |
| Dietary fibre | 2.9 g |
| Salt equivalent | 1.4 g |
| Sodium | 530 mg |
|---|---|
| Potassium | 10 mg |
| Calcium | 50 mg |
| Magnesium | 16 mg |
| Iron | 0.5 mg |
| Zinc | 0.2 mg |
| Iodine | 810 µg |
| Vitamin A (RAE) | 17 µg |
|---|---|
| Vitamin D | 0 µg |
| Vitamin E (α-tocopherol) | 0.1 mg |
| Vitamin K | 110 µg |
| Vitamin B1 | 0.01 mg |
| Vitamin B2 | 0.01 mg |
| Vitamin B12 | 0 µg |
| Folate | 6 µg |
| Vitamin C | 0 mg |
Source: Standard Tables of Food Composition in Japan, 8th ed., 2023 supplement (MEXT) · food no. 09045 · Tr = trace · — = no data
