Seeds, watermelon seed kernels, dried

Plant foods · Nuts & seeds · Nuts & seeds

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Macronutrients 52 / 100 How is this scored?

Composition

Energy

Protein 28.3 g · 113 kcal/100g
Fat 47.4 g · 426 kcal/100g
Carbs 15.3 g · 61 kcal/100g
Water 5 g
Total energy 557 kcal

Energy is predominantly from fat (71%); EFSA recommends 20–35% for a balanced diet

Fat quality 59 / 100 How is this scored?
Total fat
47.4g
Saturated
9.8g
Monounsat.
7.4g
Polyunsat.
28.1g
Omega-6
28.09g

Saturated fat is 15.8% of energy, above the WHO limit of 10%.

Protein quality 70 / 100 How is this scored?
Histidine 100%
Isoleucine 100%
Leucine 100%
Lysine 70%
Methionine + Cysteine 100%
Phenylalanine + Tyrosine 100%
Threonine 100%
Tryptophan 100%
Valine 100%

Limiting amino acid is Lysine (70% of FAO reference). Combining with complementary protein sources raises the overall score.

Micronutrients 63 / 100 How is this scored?

Vitamins

Vitamin A 0 µg
Vitamin C 0.0 mg
Vitamin D 0.0 µg
Thiamin (B1) 0.19 mg
Riboflavin (B2) 0.15 mg
Niacin (B3) 3.6 mg
Pantothenic (B5) 0.3 mg
Vitamin B6 0.09 mg
Folate (B9) 58 µg
Vitamin B12 0.00 µg

Minerals

Calcium 54 mg
Iron 7.3 mg
Magnesium 515 mg
Phosphorus 755 mg
Potassium 648 mg
Sodium 99 mg
Zinc 10.2 mg
Copper 0.69 mg
Manganese 1.61 mg

Notable source of Magnesium (137% of EU NRV per 100 g). Score averages coverage across 18 tracked nutrients.