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REGIONAL ITEM HISTORY

Plant balls

プラントボール

Plant ingredients form IKEA’s meatball-shaped alternative. [1] [2]

Tokyo-Bay portal listed these portions on October 10, 2026; local stock and price-effective dates unknown.

DOCUMENTED PRICE799 JPY(≈ $5.04 USD)Eight-ball meal · IKEA Tokyo-Bay · web listing checked 2026-10-10; effective date unknown
DOCUMENTED NUTRITION148 kcalPer 100 g in the Japanese eight-ball product panel; NOT one meal or one ball · IKEA Tokyo-Bay
IKEA plant-ball meal photographed in the United States on May 4, 2023. Representative photograph, not the Japanese serving. The separate bread and drink do not establish what the Japanese meal price includes.
IKEA plant-ball meal photographed in the United States on May 4, 2023. Representative photograph, not the Japanese serving. The separate bread and drink do not establish what the Japanese meal price includes. · Fastily, CC-BY-SA-4.0. Source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:IKEA_Plant_Balls_1_2023-05-08.jpeg. Resized by Wikimedia; no editorial alterations. · License · Resized for web display.
THE RECORD

identity

Tokyo-Bay offers an eight-ball meal, a four-ball side and a children’s meal with jelly. [1] [2]

THE RECORD

history

IKEA announced the Japanese launch for October 1, 2020. Its ingredient description named yellow-pea protein, oats, potato, onion and apple. At launch, the eight-ball restaurant plate came with mash, peas, cream sauce and lingonberry jam. Smaller bistro servings were offered for October, and Harajuku was listed separately. These details establish the launch format without assuming that every later Japanese plate uses an unchanged recipe. [4]

THE RECORD

nutrition

The table is per 100 grams; no complete plate weight is given. Apple, milk and wheat are declared. Factory-handled allergens remain separate, kitchen cross-contact is possible, and pistachio and macadamia status is unconfirmed. [1]

Documented nutrition for Plant balls
NutrientPer 100 g in the Japanese eight-ball product panel; NOT one meal or one ballIKEA Tokyo-Bay
Calories148 kcal
fat6.902 g
carbohydrate16.991 g
protein5.32 g
salt equivalent0.8057 g
  • Per 100 g in the Japanese eight-ball product panel; NOT one meal or one ball: Undated panel retrieved October10,2026. No assembled serving weight; do not multiply by ball count. This does not describe the four-ball side or child meal. Source ↗
THE RECORD

prices

The table keeps the three serving formats and their historical offers separate. The later Tokyo-Bay prices differ from July’s national announcement, without an established change date. The children’s meal is restricted to ages twelve and under. The 2020 launch offers also had their own store and date conditions. [2] [3] [4]

THE RECORD

distinctions

The Japanese meal’s milk declaration matters when comparing it with other plant-based offerings. It cannot be labelled a vegan plate solely from the name of the balls. Likewise, the launch announcement’s frozen 500 g retail bag belongs to the food market and supplies neither the restaurant serving weight nor its nutrition. The accompanying U.S. diner photograph is representative; bread and a drink in its frame are not evidence of Japanese meal inclusions. [1] [4] [5]

DATE & PLACE

Local evidence

Price observations

  • 799 JPY(≈ $5.04 USD) · Eight-ball meal · IKEA Tokyo-Bay · web listing checked 2026-10-10; effective date unknown. Undated Tokyo-Bay portal checked October10,2026; not a transaction or effective date. Four-ball and child prices do not describe the eight-ball plate. [2]
  • 300 JPY(≈ $1.89 USD) · Four-ball side; do not assume adult meal accompaniments · IKEA Tokyo-Bay · web listing checked 2026-10-10; effective date unknown. Undated Tokyo-Bay portal checked October10,2026; not a transaction or effective date. Four-ball and child prices do not describe the eight-ball plate. [2]
  • 400 JPY(≈ $2.52 USD) · Child meal with jelly; age 12 and under, current ball count not verified · IKEA Tokyo-Bay · web listing checked 2026-10-10; effective date unknown. Undated Tokyo-Bay portal checked October10,2026; not a transaction or effective date. Four-ball and child prices do not describe the eight-ball plate. [2]
  • 690 JPY(≈ $4.35 USD) · Eight-ball meal in July 2026 Japan announcement · IKEA Japan national web listing · menu document dated 2026-07-09. Publication snapshot; store variation and stock exceptions. No continuous national price or exact price-change date established. [3]
  • 499 JPY(≈ $3.15 USD) · Eight-ball launch restaurant meal, excluding Harajuku · IKEA Japan national web listing · menu document dated 2020-09-29. Historical announcement. Four-ball bistro window does not establish Harajuku end date. Frozen retail product excluded. [4]
  • 249 JPY(≈ $1.57 USD) · Launch child meal with jelly, excluding Harajuku · IKEA Japan national web listing · menu document dated 2020-09-29. Historical announcement. Four-ball bistro window does not establish Harajuku end date. Frozen retail product excluded. [4]
  • 200 JPY(≈ $1.26 USD) · Four-ball launch bistro serving, October1-31,2020; Harajuku also listed · IKEA Japan national web listing · menu document dated 2020-09-29. Historical announcement. Four-ball bistro window does not establish Harajuku end date. Frozen retail product excluded. [4]

Nutrition observations

Read the scoped nutrition table and source limits in Nutrition ↑

Last checked 2026-10-10 UTC. A listing is not a live stock check.

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Sources & photo rights

The selected Tokyo-Bay product page supplies the local price and the opened nutrition and allergen panels. The dated Japanese announcements supply historical context, while the accompanying image has a separately recorded creator, license and geographic caption. Menu observations do not guarantee stock on the day of a visit. [1] [2] [4]

  1. 1. Plant balls eight-piece meal, product 004.861.86 Open original source

    IKEA Japan · Publication date unknown · Checked 2026-10-10 UTC. No full ingredient list or assembled serving weight. Kitchen cross-contact possible; pistachio/macadamia are under investigation and excluded from the panel, not confirmed absent.

    Supporting section

    Product description and price; opened 栄養成分 and 原材料とアレルギー情報 dialogs.

  2. 2. Tokyo-Bay restaurant menu, fresh October 10 read Open original source

    IKEA Japan · Publication date unknown · Checked 2026-10-10 UTC. Retrieval-only prices; publication and price-effective dates unknown.

    Supporting section

    Tokyo-Bay selected; main menu cards; children age restriction; store-variation footer.

  3. 3. Japan ball-menu history and July 2026 price snapshot Open original source

    IKEA Japan · Published 2026-07-09 · Checked 2026-10-10 UTC. Historical publication snapshot, not October prices. No vote winner inferred; stores can differ.

    Supporting section

    Dated July9 release; historical chronology and three illustrated tax-inclusive menu descriptions.

  4. 4. Japan plant-ball launch announcement Open original source

    IKEA Japan · Published 2020-09-29 · Checked 2026-10-10 UTC. Launch prices only; restaurant excludesHarajuku. Bistro4ballofferOct1-31,2020; Harajuku also listed without establishing same end date. Frozen500gretail excluded.

    Supporting section

    September29 announcement, later editedNovember26,2021; restaurant and bistro offer descriptions.

  5. 5. Representative Plant balls image and reuse terms Open original source

    Wikimedia Commons · Publication date unknown · Checked 2026-10-10 UTC. Historical U.S. serving; store not established. Preserve attribution/share-alike obligations. Image does not establish exact2026recipe/portion. Show the complete image at its natural aspect ratio, including on cards; no CSS crop. This is representative imagery, not a Japan-specific plate.

    Supporting section

    File description/date, creator/license, and visually inspected local image.