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Takuan

Japanese pickled daikon, sweet and crisp.

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About Takuan

Takuan is Japanese pickled daikon, commonly served as a preserved vegetable alongside rice and other meal accompaniments. It is also sliced into some rolls and chopped into salads, rice dishes, or fillings. The daikon is preserved with salt and commonly seasoned with ingredients that give it a sweet-sour pickle character.

Its flavour is typically sweet, salty, tangy, and distinctly pickled. Properly prepared pieces are crisp and juicy when sliced, though longer storage, cooking, or rinsing can soften them and reduce seasoning intensity. Recipes vary in sweetness, acidity, saltiness, and fermentation character.

Takuan is sold as a whole or cut daikon pickle, often in yellow or pale tones. It may be served in thin rounds, strips, or chunks. Rinsing removes some surface seasoning, while chopping or adding it to another dish changes its size, texture, and concentration of flavour.

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Takuan nutrition & diet

Takuan nutritional value

Japanese radishes, Daikon, root, pickles, "Takuan-zuke" (pickled with rice bran and salt), made of sun-dried Daikon — MEXT 06139

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

Calories
23kcal
Protein
1.9g
Carbs
5.5g
Fat
0.1g

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

Match the reference to ready-to-eat pickled daikon, including whether it is sweetened, seasoned, or rinsed. Record drained edible slices rather than brine, and distinguish packaged takuan from homemade preparations. Serving context matters because it is often eaten alongside rice, noodles, or other foods.

Compare the right form: Match drained ready-to-eat takuan slices made from pickled daikon, specifying sweetener, seasoning, and whether rinsing changed the served form.

Diet considerations

Takuan is plant-derived daikon that has been pickled, but recipes may include sugar, coloring, flavorings, or other additives. Compatibility changes with the brine and any animal-derived or cereal-containing additions in a prepared dish. The pickle’s carbohydrate pattern depends on sweetening and portion, while rice or noodles add more.

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

Dietary compatibility

  • Vegan
    Not established
  • Vegetarian
    Not established
  • Pescatarian
    Not established
  • Keto
    Not established
  • Paleo
    Not established
  • Low-carb
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  • Halal
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  • Kosher
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What these diet assessments mean
Vegan · Not established
The available profile does not establish the full composition or processing for this dietary pattern.
Vegetarian · Not established
The available profile does not establish the full composition or processing for this dietary pattern.
Pescatarian · Not established
The available profile does not establish the full composition or processing for this dietary pattern.
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.

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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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