Lotus root, cooked, boiled, drained, with salt

Plant foods · Vegetables · All vegetables

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Macronutrients 58 / 100 How is this scored?

Composition

Energy

Protein 1.6 g · 6 kcal/100g
Fat 0.1 g · 1 kcal/100g
Carbs 16.0 g · 64 kcal/100g
Fiber 3.1 g
Water 81 g
Total energy 66 kcal

Energy is predominantly from carbs (90%); EFSA recommends 45–60% for a balanced diet

Fat quality —
Total fat
0.1g
Saturated
0.0g
Monounsat.
0.0g
Polyunsat.
0.0g
Omega-6
0.01g

This food contains negligible fat

Protein quality 45 / 100 How is this scored?
Histidine 97%
Isoleucine 70%
Leucine 45%
Lysine 80%
Methionine + Cysteine 81%
Phenylalanine + Tyrosine 75%
Threonine 85%
Tryptophan 100%
Valine 55%

Limiting amino acid is Leucine (45% of FAO reference). Combining with complementary protein sources raises the overall score.

Micronutrients 37 / 100 How is this scored?

Vitamins

Vitamin A 0 µg
Vitamin C 27.4 mg
Vitamin D 0.0 µg
Thiamin (B1) 0.13 mg
Riboflavin (B2) 0.01 mg
Niacin (B3) 0.3 mg
Pantothenic (B5) 0.3 mg
Vitamin B6 0.22 mg
Folate (B9) 8 µg
Vitamin B12 0.00 µg

Minerals

Calcium 26 mg
Iron 0.9 mg
Magnesium 22 mg
Phosphorus 78 mg
Potassium 363 mg
Sodium 281 mg
Zinc 0.3 mg
Copper 0.22 mg
Manganese 0.22 mg
Selenium 0.6 µg

Notable source of Vitamin C (34% of EU NRV per 100 g). Score averages coverage across 19 tracked nutrients.