Macaroni, vegetable, enriched, cooked

Plant foods · Grains · Cereal grains & pasta

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Macronutrients 62 / 100 How is this scored?

Composition

Energy

Protein 4.5 g · 18 kcal/100g
Fat 0.1 g · 1 kcal/100g
Carbs 26.6 g · 106 kcal/100g
Fiber 4.3 g
Water 68 g
Total energy 128 kcal

Energy is predominantly from carbs (85%); EFSA recommends 45–60% for a balanced diet

Fat quality 64 / 100 How is this scored?
Total fat
0.1g
Saturated
0.0g
Monounsat.
0.0g
Polyunsat.
0.0g
Omega-6
0.04g

Saturated fat is 0.1% of energy, within the WHO limit of 10%.

Protein quality 46 / 100 How is this scored?
Histidine 100%
Isoleucine 100%
Leucine 100%
Lysine 46%
Methionine + Cysteine 100%
Phenylalanine + Tyrosine 100%
Threonine 100%
Tryptophan 100%
Valine 100%

Limiting amino acid is Lysine (46% of FAO reference). Combining with complementary protein sources raises the overall score.

Micronutrients 29 / 100 How is this scored?

Vitamins

Vitamin A 5 µg
Vitamin C 0.0 mg
Vitamin D 0.0 µg
Vitamin E 0.2 mg
Vitamin K 0 µg
Thiamin (B1) 0.11 mg
Riboflavin (B2) 0.06 mg
Niacin (B3) 1.1 mg
Pantothenic (B5) 0.4 mg
Vitamin B6 0.02 mg
Folate (B9) 65 µg
Vitamin B12 0.00 µg

Minerals

Calcium 11 mg
Iron 0.5 mg
Magnesium 19 mg
Phosphorus 50 mg
Potassium 31 mg
Sodium 6 mg
Zinc 0.4 mg
Copper 0.09 mg
Manganese 0.99 mg
Selenium 19.8 µg

Notable source of Manganese (49% of EU NRV per 100 g). Score averages coverage across 21 tracked nutrients.