Beef, ground, 90% lean meat / 10% fat, patty, cooked, pan-broiled

Animal foods · Meat · Beef

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Macronutrients 42 / 100 How is this scored?

Composition

Energy

Protein 25.2 g · 101 kcal/100g
Fat 10.7 g · 96 kcal/100g
Carbs 0.0 g · 0 kcal/100g
Water 63 g
Total energy 204 kcal

Energy is predominantly from protein (51%); EFSA recommends 10–35% for a balanced diet

Fat quality 47 / 100 How is this scored?
Total fat
10.7g
Saturated
4.2g
Monounsat.
4.5g
Polyunsat.
0.4g
Omega-6
0.27g

Saturated fat is 18.5% of energy, above the WHO limit of 10%.

Protein quality 85 / 100 How is this scored?
Histidine 100%
Isoleucine 100%
Leucine 100%
Lysine 100%
Methionine + Cysteine 100%
Phenylalanine + Tyrosine 100%
Threonine 100%
Tryptophan 85%
Valine 100%

Limiting amino acid is Tryptophan (85% of FAO reference). Combining with complementary protein sources raises the overall score.

Micronutrients 50 / 100 How is this scored?

Vitamins

Vitamin A 3 µg
Vitamin C 0.0 mg
Vitamin D 0.0 µg
Vitamin E 0.1 mg
Vitamin K 1 µg
Thiamin (B1) 0.04 mg
Riboflavin (B2) 0.18 mg
Niacin (B3) 6.0 mg
Pantothenic (B5) 0.6 mg
Vitamin B6 0.38 mg
Folate (B9) 8 µg
Vitamin B12 2.79 µg

Minerals

Calcium 15 mg
Iron 2.8 mg
Magnesium 23 mg
Phosphorus 216 mg
Potassium 363 mg
Sodium 75 mg
Zinc 6.3 mg
Copper 0.09 mg
Manganese 0.01 mg
Selenium 20.7 µg

Notable source of Vitamin B12 (112% of EU NRV per 100 g). Score averages coverage across 21 tracked nutrients.