Wheat, durum

Plant foods · Grains · Cereal grains & pasta

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Macronutrients 62 / 100 How is this scored?

Composition

Energy

Protein 13.7 g · 55 kcal/100g
Fat 2.5 g · 22 kcal/100g
Carbs 71.1 g · 285 kcal/100g
Water 11 g
Total energy 339 kcal

Energy is predominantly from carbs (79%); EFSA recommends 45–60% for a balanced diet

Fat quality 65 / 100 How is this scored?
Total fat
2.5g
Saturated
0.5g
Monounsat.
0.3g
Polyunsat.
1.0g
Omega-6
0.93g

Saturated fat is 1.2% of energy, within the WHO limit of 10%.

Protein quality 49 / 100 How is this scored?
Histidine 100%
Isoleucine 100%
Leucine 100%
Lysine 49%
Methionine + Cysteine 100%
Phenylalanine + Tyrosine 100%
Threonine 100%
Tryptophan 100%
Valine 100%

Limiting amino acid is Lysine (49% of FAO reference). Combining with complementary protein sources raises the overall score.

Micronutrients 71 / 100 How is this scored?

Vitamins

Vitamin A 0 µg
Vitamin C 0.0 mg
Vitamin D 0.0 µg
Thiamin (B1) 0.42 mg
Riboflavin (B2) 0.12 mg
Niacin (B3) 6.7 mg
Pantothenic (B5) 0.9 mg
Vitamin B6 0.42 mg
Folate (B9) 43 µg
Vitamin B12 0.00 µg

Minerals

Calcium 34 mg
Iron 3.5 mg
Magnesium 144 mg
Phosphorus 508 mg
Potassium 431 mg
Sodium 2 mg
Zinc 4.2 mg
Copper 0.55 mg
Manganese 3.01 mg
Selenium 89.4 µg

Notable source of Selenium (162% of EU NRV per 100 g). Score averages coverage across 19 tracked nutrients.