Winged bean leaves, raw

Plant foods · Vegetables · All vegetables

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Macronutrients 75 / 100 How is this scored?

Composition

Energy

Protein 5.9 g · 23 kcal/100g
Fat 1.1 g · 10 kcal/100g
Carbs 14.1 g · 56 kcal/100g
Water 77 g
Total energy 74 kcal

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

Fat quality 62 / 100 How is this scored?
Total fat
1.1g
Saturated
0.3g
Monounsat.
0.3g
Polyunsat.
0.2g
Omega-6
0.19g

Saturated fat is 3.3% of energy, within the WHO limit of 10%.

Protein quality 87 / 100 How is this scored?
Histidine 93%
Isoleucine 100%
Leucine 100%
Lysine 87%
Methionine + Cysteine 100%
Phenylalanine + Tyrosine 100%
Threonine 100%
Tryptophan 100%
Valine 100%

Limiting amino acid is Lysine (87% of FAO reference). Combining with complementary protein sources raises the overall score.

Micronutrients 63 / 100 How is this scored?

Vitamins

Vitamin A 405 µg
Vitamin C 45.0 mg
Vitamin D 0.0 µg
Thiamin (B1) 0.83 mg
Riboflavin (B2) 0.60 mg
Niacin (B3) 3.5 mg
Pantothenic (B5) 0.1 mg
Vitamin B6 0.23 mg
Folate (B9) 16 µg
Vitamin B12 0.00 µg

Minerals

Calcium 224 mg
Iron 4.0 mg
Magnesium 8 mg
Phosphorus 63 mg
Potassium 176 mg
Sodium 9 mg
Zinc 1.3 mg
Copper 0.46 mg
Manganese 1.37 mg
Selenium 0.9 µg

Notable source of Thiamin (B1) (76% of EU NRV per 100 g). Score averages coverage across 19 tracked nutrients.