Nopales, cooked, without salt

Plant foods · Vegetables · All vegetables

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Macronutrients 68 / 100 How is this scored?

Composition

Energy

Protein 1.4 g · 5 kcal/100g
Fat 0.1 g · 0 kcal/100g
Carbs 3.3 g · 13 kcal/100g
Fiber 2.0 g
Water 94 g
Total energy 15 kcal

Energy is predominantly from carbs (69%); 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
0.02g

This food contains negligible fat

Protein quality 81 / 100 How is this scored?
Histidine 100%
Isoleucine 100%
Leucine 100%
Lysine 100%
Methionine + Cysteine 81%
Phenylalanine + Tyrosine 100%
Threonine 100%
Tryptophan 100%
Valine 100%

Limiting amino acid is Methionine + Cysteine (81% of FAO reference). Combining with complementary protein sources raises the overall score.

Micronutrients 25 / 100 How is this scored?

Vitamins

Vitamin A 22 µg
Vitamin C 5.3 mg
Vitamin D 0.0 µg
Vitamin E 0.0 mg
Vitamin K 5 µg
Thiamin (B1) 0.01 mg
Riboflavin (B2) 0.04 mg
Niacin (B3) 0.3 mg
Pantothenic (B5) 0.2 mg
Vitamin B6 0.07 mg
Folate (B9) 3 µg
Vitamin B12 0.00 µg

Minerals

Calcium 164 mg
Iron 0.5 mg
Magnesium 47 mg
Phosphorus 16 mg
Potassium 195 mg
Sodium 20 mg
Zinc 0.2 mg
Copper 0.05 mg
Manganese 0.41 mg
Selenium 0.7 µg

Notable source of Calcium (20% of EU NRV per 100 g). Score averages coverage across 21 tracked nutrients.