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Dashi stock

Dashi is a Japanese savoury broth or stock used as a cooking liquid and seasoning base in soups, noodles, sauces, batters, and steamed dishes.

Dashi stock — illustrative ingredient image

About Dashi stock

Dashi stock is a Japanese savoury broth used as a cooking liquid and seasoning base. Classic preparations commonly draw flavour from kombu seaweed and dried fish such as katsuobushi or niboshi, while other versions use dried mushrooms, seaweed, or plant-based combinations.

Its flavour is usually light, saline, and savoury, with ingredients varying by style. Dashi is used in soups, noodle broths, simmered dishes, sauces, batters, and steamed preparations.

Dashi may be a clear freshly infused liquid, concentrated liquid, granules, powder, or ready-to-use packaged stock. Preparation and dilution change its clarity, strength, and texture, while the specific ingredients determine its sensory character.

Ingredient type
compound ingredient

Forms & related ingredients

  • Watercontains · Dashi stock → Water
  • Bonitocontains · Dashi stock → Bonito
  • Kombucontains · Dashi stock → Kombu

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English

Dashi stock

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Dashi stock nutrition & diet

Dashi stock nutritional value

Soup stock, "Katsuo-bushi and kombu dashi" (stock of "Katsuo-bushi" and dried kombu) (cf. 10091 "Katsuo-bushi") — MEXT 17021

Per 100 g of the edible portion in the explicitly named reference form.

Calories
2kcal
Protein
0.3g
Carbs
0.3g
Fat
Trace

Trace: the source reports a very small amount per 100 g, not zero. No exact quantity is available to calculate for a different portion.

Per 100 g edible portion. Values use MEXT 2023 with March 2026 corrections; the English food name is matched by food code from the official English edition. Carbohydrate is total carbohydrate by difference. Values in parentheses in the source are estimates reported by MEXT. This reference does not cover other preparations or brands.

Portions & preparation

Establish the exact dashi identity before selecting a reference: kombu, bonito, dried sardine, shiitake, mixed packets, granules, or a prepared broth are not interchangeable forms. Record whether it is concentrated, diluted, strained, or retained with solids. Brand recipes can add salt, seasonings, or other ingredients.

Compare the right form: Match the reference to the exact dashi form and recipe—strained stock, concentrate, granules, packet, or solids—and identify all component ingredients.

Diet considerations

Dashi may be plant-based, fish-based, or a blend, so its name alone does not establish compatibility. Check bonito, sardine, shellfish, kombu, shiitake, soy, wheat, or other additions. Prepared dishes may also contain meat, dairy, eggs, coatings, or cereal ingredients, changing the dietary classification.

AI-authored reading notes · Awaiting editorial review. Measured values, where available, have a separate source above.

Dietary compatibility

  • Vegan
    Depends on the version
  • Vegetarian
    Depends on the version
  • Pescatarian
    May be compatible
  • Keto
    Not established
  • Paleo
    Not established
  • Low-carb
    Not established
  • Halal
    Not established
  • Kosher
    Not established
What these diet assessments mean
Vegan · Depends on the version
Optional or variable recorded ingredients: Whole bonito. The ingredient profile identifies an animal-derived food or derivative. Recipes and products can differ.
Vegetarian · Depends on the version
Optional or variable recorded ingredients: Whole bonito. The profile identifies animal flesh, seafood or a derivative excluded by a vegetarian diet. Recipes and products can differ.
Pescatarian · May be compatible
The recorded ingredients may fit this pattern. This is not a complete recipe or manufacturing specification; check additions and preparation.
Keto · Not established
A defined serving and sourced carbohydrate data are needed before assessing this dietary pattern.
Paleo · Not established
The ingredient form and processing have not been assessed against this dietary pattern.
Low-carb · Not established
A defined serving and sourced carbohydrate data are needed before assessing this dietary pattern.
Halal · Not established
Sourcing, processing and any applicable certification have not been verified. A food name alone does not establish halal status.
Kosher · Not established
Sourcing, processing and any applicable certification have not been verified. A food name alone does not establish kosher status.

For the plain ingredient · Awaiting review. Diet compatibility is not allergy suitability or halal/kosher certification. Keto and low-carb depend on the portion.

Reviewed ingredient entryIngredient reference · Preparations vary

AI-generated illustration for visual context. It does not identify a particular product or establish allergen content.

Sources & review

Nutrition reference: MEXT Standard Tables of Food Composition in Japan, 2023 supplement, corrected March 2026 ↗. Values are scaled from 100 g of the recorded edible form. Individual portions have no assumed fixed weight.

Expanded overview, name examples and nutrition notes are database drafts awaiting editorial review. Numeric nutrition values, where shown, have their own source and food-form reference.

The ingredient description and dish connections come from the draft catalogue and may change after review.

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