Beef, ground, 70% lean meat / 30% fat, raw

Animal foods · Meat · Beef

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Macronutrients 43 / 100 How is this scored?

Composition

Energy

Protein 14.4 g · 57 kcal/100g
Fat 30.0 g · 270 kcal/100g
Carbs 0.0 g · 0 kcal/100g
Water 54 g
Total energy 332 kcal

Energy is predominantly from fat (82%); EFSA recommends 20–35% for a balanced diet

Fat quality 47 / 100 How is this scored?
Total fat
30.0g
Saturated
11.8g
Monounsat.
14.2g
Polyunsat.
0.7g
Omega-3
0.07g
Omega-6
0.58g

Saturated fat is 31.9% of energy, above the WHO limit of 10%. ω-6:ω-3 ratio is 8.9 (target ≤ 4).

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 45 / 100 How is this scored?

Vitamins

Vitamin A 4 µg
Vitamin C 0.0 mg
Vitamin D 0.1 µg
Vitamin E 0.2 mg
Vitamin K 3 µg
Thiamin (B1) 0.04 mg
Riboflavin (B2) 0.15 mg
Niacin (B3) 3.4 mg
Pantothenic (B5) 0.4 mg
Vitamin B6 0.28 mg
Folate (B9) 9 µg
Vitamin B12 2.07 µg

Minerals

Calcium 24 mg
Iron 1.6 mg
Magnesium 14 mg
Phosphorus 132 mg
Potassium 218 mg
Sodium 66 mg
Zinc 3.6 mg
Copper 0.05 mg
Manganese 0.01 mg
Selenium 13.5 µg

Notable source of Vitamin B12 (83% of EU NRV per 100 g). Score averages coverage across 21 tracked nutrients.