Beef, ground, 90% lean meat / 10% fat, crumbles, cooked, pan-browned

Animal foods · Meat · Beef

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Macronutrients 42 / 100 How is this scored?

Composition

Energy

Protein 28.5 g · 114 kcal/100g
Fat 12.0 g · 108 kcal/100g
Carbs 0.0 g · 0 kcal/100g
Water 59 g
Total energy 230 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
12.0g
Saturated
4.7g
Monounsat.
5.0g
Polyunsat.
0.4g
Omega-6
0.32g

Saturated fat is 18.4% of energy, above the WHO limit of 10%.

Protein quality 84 / 100 How is this scored?
Histidine 100%
Isoleucine 100%
Leucine 100%
Lysine 100%
Methionine + Cysteine 100%
Phenylalanine + Tyrosine 100%
Threonine 100%
Tryptophan 84%
Valine 100%

Limiting amino acid is Tryptophan (84% of FAO reference). Combining with complementary protein sources raises the overall score.

Micronutrients 52 / 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) 0.19 mg
Niacin (B3) 6.8 mg
Pantothenic (B5) 0.8 mg
Vitamin B6 0.43 mg
Folate (B9) 8 µg
Vitamin B12 2.80 µg

Minerals

Calcium 16 mg
Iron 3.1 mg
Magnesium 27 mg
Phosphorus 250 mg
Potassium 433 mg
Sodium 87 mg
Zinc 6.8 mg
Copper 0.10 mg
Manganese 0.01 mg
Selenium 21.6 µg

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