Beef, ground, 70% lean meat / 30% fat, patty cooked, pan-broiled

Animal foods · Meat · Beef

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Macronutrients 44 / 100 How is this scored?

Composition

Energy

Protein 22.9 g · 91 kcal/100g
Fat 15.5 g · 140 kcal/100g
Carbs 0.0 g · 0 kcal/100g
Water 59 g
Total energy 238 kcal

Energy is predominantly from fat (60%); EFSA recommends 20–35% for a balanced diet

Fat quality 44 / 100 How is this scored?
Total fat
15.5g
Saturated
6.1g
Monounsat.
7.3g
Polyunsat.
0.4g
Omega-6
0.33g

Saturated fat is 23.0% of energy, above the WHO limit of 10%.

Protein quality 85 / 100 How is this scored?
Histidine 100%
Isoleucine 100%
Leucine 100%
Lysine 100%
Methionine + Cysteine 100%
Phenylalanine + Tyrosine 100%
Threonine 100%
Tryptophan 85%
Valine 100%

Limiting amino acid is Tryptophan (85% of FAO reference). Combining with complementary protein sources raises the overall score.

Micronutrients 49 / 100 How is this scored?

Vitamins

Vitamin A 3 µg
Vitamin C 0.0 mg
Vitamin D 0.0 µg
Vitamin E 0.1 mg
Vitamin K 3 µg
Thiamin (B1) 0.04 mg
Riboflavin (B2) 0.18 mg
Niacin (B3) 5.0 mg
Pantothenic (B5) 0.6 mg
Vitamin B6 0.33 mg
Folate (B9) 10 µg
Vitamin B12 2.79 µg

Minerals

Calcium 37 mg
Iron 2.4 mg
Magnesium 20 mg
Phosphorus 194 mg
Potassium 308 mg
Sodium 92 mg
Zinc 5.8 mg
Copper 0.07 mg
Manganese 0.01 mg
Selenium 19.2 µg

Notable source of Vitamin B12 (112% of EU NRV per 100 g). Score averages coverage across 21 tracked nutrients.