Beef, ground, 80% lean meat / 20% fat, patty, cooked, broiled

Animal foods · Meat · Beef

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Macronutrients 44 / 100 How is this scored?

Composition

Energy

Protein 25.8 g · 103 kcal/100g
Fat 17.8 g · 160 kcal/100g
Carbs 0.0 g · 0 kcal/100g
Water 56 g
Total energy 270 kcal

Energy is predominantly from fat (61%); EFSA recommends 20–35% for a balanced diet

Fat quality 50 / 100 How is this scored?
Total fat
17.8g
Saturated
6.8g
Monounsat.
7.9g
Polyunsat.
0.5g
Omega-3
0.05g
Omega-6
0.40g

Saturated fat is 22.5% of energy, above the WHO limit of 10%. ω-6:ω-3 ratio is 8.8 (target ≤ 4).

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 49 / 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 2 µg
Thiamin (B1) 0.05 mg
Riboflavin (B2) 0.18 mg
Niacin (B3) 5.1 mg
Pantothenic (B5) 0.7 mg
Vitamin B6 0.37 mg
Folate (B9) 10 µg
Vitamin B12 2.73 µg

Minerals

Calcium 24 mg
Iron 2.5 mg
Magnesium 20 mg
Phosphorus 194 mg
Potassium 304 mg
Sodium 75 mg
Zinc 6.3 mg
Copper 0.08 mg
Manganese 0.01 mg
Selenium 21.5 µg

Notable source of Vitamin B12 (109% of EU NRV per 100 g). Score averages coverage across 21 tracked nutrients.