Seeds, sunflower seed butter, without salt

Plant foods · Nuts & seeds · Nuts & seeds

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Macronutrients 63 / 100 How is this scored?

Composition

Energy

Protein 17.3 g · 69 kcal/100g
Fat 55.2 g · 497 kcal/100g
Carbs 23.3 g · 93 kcal/100g
Fiber 5.7 g
Water 1 g
Total energy 617 kcal

Energy is predominantly from fat (75%); EFSA recommends 20–35% for a balanced diet

Fat quality 63 / 100 How is this scored?
Total fat
55.2g
Saturated
4.7g
Monounsat.
39.0g
Polyunsat.
9.8g
Omega-3
0.05g
Omega-6
9.74g

Saturated fat is 6.8% of energy, within the WHO limit of 10%. ω-6:ω-3 ratio is 194.7 (target ≤ 4).

Protein quality 68 / 100 How is this scored?
Histidine 100%
Isoleucine 100%
Leucine 100%
Lysine 68%
Methionine + Cysteine 100%
Phenylalanine + Tyrosine 100%
Threonine 100%
Tryptophan 100%
Valine 100%

Limiting amino acid is Lysine (68% of FAO reference). Combining with complementary protein sources raises the overall score.

Micronutrients 76 / 100 How is this scored?

Vitamins

Vitamin C 2.7 mg
Vitamin D 0.0 µg
Vitamin E 22.9 mg
Thiamin (B1) 0.05 mg
Riboflavin (B2) 0.16 mg
Niacin (B3) 6.7 mg
Pantothenic (B5) 1.2 mg
Vitamin B6 0.55 mg
Folate (B9) 237 µg
Vitamin B12 0.00 µg

Minerals

Calcium 64 mg
Iron 4.1 mg
Magnesium 311 mg
Phosphorus 666 mg
Potassium 576 mg
Sodium 3 mg
Zinc 4.9 mg
Copper 1.60 mg
Manganese 2.07 mg
Selenium 104.4 µg

Notable source of Vitamin E (191% of EU NRV per 100 g). Score averages coverage across 19 tracked nutrients.