Beef, shank crosscuts, separable lean only, trimmed to 1/4" fat, choice, raw

Animal foods · Meat · Beef

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Macronutrients 45 / 100 How is this scored?

Composition

Energy

Protein 21.8 g · 87 kcal/100g
Fat 3.9 g · 35 kcal/100g
Carbs 0.0 g · 0 kcal/100g
Water 73 g
Total energy 128 kcal

Energy is predominantly from protein (72%); EFSA recommends 10–35% for a balanced diet

Fat quality 63 / 100 How is this scored?
Total fat
3.9g
Saturated
1.3g
Monounsat.
1.8g
Polyunsat.
0.2g
Omega-6
0.11g

Saturated fat is 9.0% of energy, within the WHO limit of 10%.

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

Complete protein — all essential amino acids meet or exceed the FAO adult reference pattern

Micronutrients 57 / 100 How is this scored?

Vitamins

Vitamin A 0 µg
Vitamin C 0.0 mg
Thiamin (B1) 0.10 mg
Riboflavin (B2) 0.22 mg
Niacin (B3) 5.7 mg
Pantothenic (B5) 0.4 mg
Vitamin B6 0.47 mg
Folate (B9) 8 µg
Vitamin B12 3.33 µg

Minerals

Calcium 20 mg
Iron 2.3 mg
Magnesium 14 mg
Phosphorus 204 mg
Potassium 387 mg
Sodium 63 mg
Zinc 6.9 mg
Copper 0.07 mg
Manganese 0.01 mg
Selenium 17.7 µg

Notable source of Vitamin B12 (133% of EU NRV per 100 g). Score averages coverage across 18 tracked nutrients.