Brussels sprouts, frozen, unprepared

Plant foods · Vegetables · All vegetables

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Macronutrients 80 / 100 How is this scored?

Composition

Energy

Protein 3.8 g · 15 kcal/100g
Fat 0.4 g · 4 kcal/100g
Carbs 7.9 g · 31 kcal/100g
Fiber 3.8 g
Water 87 g
Total energy 41 kcal

Energy is predominantly from carbs (63%); EFSA recommends 45–60% for a balanced diet

Fat quality 66 / 100 How is this scored?
Total fat
0.4g
Saturated
0.1g
Monounsat.
0.0g
Polyunsat.
0.2g
Omega-6
0.06g

Saturated fat is 1.8% of energy, within the WHO limit of 10%.

Protein quality 72 / 100 How is this scored?
Histidine 100%
Isoleucine 100%
Leucine 76%
Lysine 100%
Methionine + Cysteine 72%
Phenylalanine + Tyrosine 77%
Threonine 100%
Tryptophan 100%
Valine 100%

Limiting amino acid is Methionine + Cysteine (72% of FAO reference). Combining with complementary protein sources raises the overall score.

Micronutrients 42 / 100 How is this scored?

Vitamins

Vitamin A 31 µg
Vitamin C 74.1 mg
Vitamin D 0.0 µg
Vitamin E 0.5 mg
Vitamin K 189 µg
Thiamin (B1) 0.11 mg
Riboflavin (B2) 0.12 mg
Niacin (B3) 0.6 mg
Pantothenic (B5) 0.3 mg
Vitamin B6 0.20 mg
Folate (B9) 123 µg
Vitamin B12 0.00 µg

Minerals

Calcium 26 mg
Iron 0.9 mg
Magnesium 20 mg
Phosphorus 62 mg
Potassium 370 mg
Sodium 10 mg
Zinc 0.3 mg
Copper 0.03 mg
Manganese 0.31 mg
Selenium 1.5 µg

Notable source of Vitamin K (252% of EU NRV per 100 g). Score averages coverage across 21 tracked nutrients.