Beef, ground, 85% lean meat / 15% fat, raw (Includes foods for USDA's Food Distribution Program)

Animal foods · Meat · Beef

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Macronutrients 46 / 100 How is this scored?

Composition

Energy

Protein 18.6 g · 74 kcal/100g
Fat 15.0 g · 135 kcal/100g
Carbs 0.0 g · 0 kcal/100g
Water 66 g
Total energy 215 kcal

Energy is predominantly from fat (64%); EFSA recommends 20–35% for a balanced diet

Fat quality 52 / 100 How is this scored?
Total fat
15.0g
Saturated
5.7g
Monounsat.
6.5g
Polyunsat.
0.4g
Omega-3
0.04g
Omega-6
0.33g

Saturated fat is 23.9% of energy, above the WHO limit of 10%. ω-6:ω-3 ratio is 7.9 (target ≤ 4).

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 47 / 100 How is this scored?

Vitamins

Vitamin A 4 µg
Vitamin C 0.0 mg
Vitamin D 0.1 µg
Vitamin E 0.2 mg
Vitamin K 1 µg
Thiamin (B1) 0.04 mg
Riboflavin (B2) 0.15 mg
Niacin (B3) 4.6 mg
Pantothenic (B5) 0.5 mg
Vitamin B6 0.35 mg
Folate (B9) 6 µg
Vitamin B12 2.17 µg

Minerals

Calcium 15 mg
Iron 2.1 mg
Magnesium 18 mg
Phosphorus 171 mg
Potassium 295 mg
Sodium 66 mg
Zinc 4.5 mg
Copper 0.07 mg
Manganese 0.01 mg
Selenium 15.8 µg

Notable source of Vitamin B12 (87% of EU NRV per 100 g). Score averages coverage across 21 tracked nutrients.