Blood sausage

Animal foods · Meat · Processed meat

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Macronutrients 44 / 100 How is this scored?

Composition

Energy

Protein 14.6 g · 58 kcal/100g
Fat 34.5 g · 310 kcal/100g
Carbs 1.3 g · 5 kcal/100g
Water 47 g
Total energy 379 kcal

Energy is predominantly from fat (83%); EFSA recommends 20–35% for a balanced diet

Fat quality 43 / 100 How is this scored?
Total fat
34.5g
Saturated
13.4g
Monounsat.
15.9g
Polyunsat.
3.5g
Omega-6
3.20g

Saturated fat is 31.8% of energy, above the WHO limit of 10%.

Protein quality 73 / 100 How is this scored?
Histidine 100%
Isoleucine 73%
Leucine 100%
Lysine 100%
Methionine + Cysteine 100%
Phenylalanine + Tyrosine 100%
Threonine 100%
Tryptophan 100%
Valine 100%

Limiting amino acid is Isoleucine (73% of FAO reference). Combining with complementary protein sources raises the overall score.

Micronutrients 35 / 100 How is this scored?

Vitamins

Vitamin A 0 µg
Vitamin C 0.0 mg
Vitamin D 1.3 µg
Vitamin E 0.1 mg
Vitamin K 0 µg
Thiamin (B1) 0.07 mg
Riboflavin (B2) 0.13 mg
Niacin (B3) 1.2 mg
Pantothenic (B5) 0.6 mg
Vitamin B6 0.04 mg
Folate (B9) 5 µg
Vitamin B12 1.00 µg

Minerals

Calcium 6 mg
Iron 6.4 mg
Magnesium 8 mg
Phosphorus 22 mg
Potassium 38 mg
Sodium 680 mg
Zinc 1.3 mg
Copper 0.04 mg
Manganese 0.01 mg
Selenium 15.5 µg

Notable source of Iron (46% of EU NRV per 100 g). Score averages coverage across 21 tracked nutrients.