Beef, variety meats and by-products, tongue, raw

Animal foods · Meat · Beef

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Macronutrients 50 / 100 How is this scored?

Composition

Energy

Protein 14.9 g · 60 kcal/100g
Fat 16.1 g · 145 kcal/100g
Carbs 3.7 g · 15 kcal/100g
Water 65 g
Total energy 224 kcal

Energy is predominantly from fat (66%); EFSA recommends 20–35% for a balanced diet

Fat quality 42 / 100 How is this scored?
Total fat
16.1g
Saturated
7.0g
Monounsat.
7.2g
Polyunsat.
0.9g
Omega-6
0.58g

Saturated fat is 28.1% of energy, above 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 62 / 100 How is this scored?

Vitamins

Vitamin A 0 µg
Vitamin C 3.1 mg
Thiamin (B1) 0.13 mg
Riboflavin (B2) 0.34 mg
Niacin (B3) 4.2 mg
Pantothenic (B5) 0.7 mg
Vitamin B6 0.31 mg
Folate (B9) 7 µg
Vitamin B12 3.79 µg

Minerals

Calcium 6 mg
Iron 3.0 mg
Magnesium 16 mg
Phosphorus 133 mg
Potassium 315 mg
Sodium 69 mg
Zinc 2.9 mg
Copper 0.17 mg
Manganese 0.03 mg
Selenium 9.4 µg

Notable source of Vitamin B12 (152% of EU NRV per 100 g). Score averages coverage across 18 tracked nutrients.