Triticale

Plant foods · Grains · Cereal grains & pasta

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Macronutrients 60 / 100 How is this scored?

Composition

Energy

Protein 13.1 g · 52 kcal/100g
Fat 2.1 g · 19 kcal/100g
Carbs 72.1 g · 289 kcal/100g
Water 11 g
Total energy 336 kcal

Energy is predominantly from carbs (80%); EFSA recommends 45–60% for a balanced diet

Fat quality 65 / 100 How is this scored?
Total fat
2.1g
Saturated
0.4g
Monounsat.
0.2g
Polyunsat.
0.9g
Omega-6
0.85g

Saturated fat is 1.0% of energy, within the WHO limit of 10%.

Protein quality 62 / 100 How is this scored?
Histidine 100%
Isoleucine 100%
Leucine 100%
Lysine 62%
Methionine + Cysteine 100%
Phenylalanine + Tyrosine 100%
Threonine 100%
Tryptophan 100%
Valine 100%

Limiting amino acid is Lysine (62% of FAO reference). Combining with complementary protein sources raises the overall score.

Micronutrients 62 / 100 How is this scored?

Vitamins

Vitamin A 0 µg
Vitamin C 0.0 mg
Vitamin D 0.0 µg
Vitamin E 0.9 mg
Thiamin (B1) 0.42 mg
Riboflavin (B2) 0.13 mg
Niacin (B3) 1.4 mg
Pantothenic (B5) 1.3 mg
Vitamin B6 0.14 mg
Folate (B9) 73 µg
Vitamin B12 0.00 µg

Minerals

Calcium 37 mg
Iron 2.6 mg
Magnesium 130 mg
Phosphorus 358 mg
Potassium 332 mg
Sodium 5 mg
Zinc 3.5 mg
Copper 0.46 mg
Manganese 3.21 mg

Notable source of Manganese (160% of EU NRV per 100 g). Score averages coverage across 19 tracked nutrients.