Rice, white, short-grain, enriched, uncooked

Plant foods · Grains · Cereal grains & pasta

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Macronutrients 54 / 100 How is this scored?

Composition

Energy

Protein 6.5 g · 26 kcal/100g
Fat 0.5 g · 5 kcal/100g
Carbs 79.2 g · 317 kcal/100g
Fiber 2.8 g
Water 13 g
Total energy 358 kcal

Energy is predominantly from carbs (91%); EFSA recommends 45–60% for a balanced diet

Fat quality 66 / 100 How is this scored?
Total fat
0.5g
Saturated
0.1g
Monounsat.
0.2g
Polyunsat.
0.1g
Omega-6
0.11g

Saturated fat is 0.4% of energy, within the WHO limit of 10%.

Protein quality 80 / 100 How is this scored?
Histidine 100%
Isoleucine 100%
Leucine 100%
Lysine 80%
Methionine + Cysteine 100%
Phenylalanine + Tyrosine 100%
Threonine 100%
Tryptophan 100%
Valine 100%

Limiting amino acid is Lysine (80% of FAO reference). Combining with complementary protein sources raises the overall score.

Micronutrients 55 / 100 How is this scored?

Vitamins

Vitamin A 0 µg
Vitamin C 0.0 mg
Vitamin D 0.0 µg
Thiamin (B1) 0.57 mg
Riboflavin (B2) 0.05 mg
Niacin (B3) 4.1 mg
Pantothenic (B5) 1.3 mg
Vitamin B6 0.17 mg
Folate (B9) 231 µg
Vitamin B12 0.00 µg

Minerals

Calcium 3 mg
Iron 4.2 mg
Magnesium 23 mg
Phosphorus 95 mg
Potassium 76 mg
Sodium 1 mg
Zinc 1.1 mg
Copper 0.21 mg
Manganese 1.04 mg
Selenium 15.1 µg

Notable source of Folate (B9) (116% of EU NRV per 100 g). Score averages coverage across 19 tracked nutrients.