Beef, ground, 80% lean meat / 20% fat, loaf, cooked, baked

Animal foods · Meat · Beef

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Macronutrients 43 / 100 How is this scored?

Composition

Energy

Protein 25.3 g · 101 kcal/100g
Fat 16.2 g · 146 kcal/100g
Carbs 0.0 g · 0 kcal/100g
Water 58 g
Total energy 254 kcal

Energy is predominantly from fat (59%); EFSA recommends 20–35% for a balanced diet

Fat quality 44 / 100 How is this scored?
Total fat
16.2g
Saturated
6.2g
Monounsat.
7.2g
Polyunsat.
0.5g
Omega-6
0.40g

Saturated fat is 21.8% 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 85%
Valine 100%

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

Micronutrients 48 / 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) 0.04 mg
Riboflavin (B2) 0.17 mg
Niacin (B3) 4.6 mg
Pantothenic (B5) 0.6 mg
Vitamin B6 0.33 mg
Folate (B9) 7 µg
Vitamin B12 2.49 µg

Minerals

Calcium 23 mg
Iron 2.6 mg
Magnesium 19 mg
Phosphorus 179 mg
Potassium 271 mg
Sodium 67 mg
Zinc 6.2 mg
Copper 0.08 mg
Manganese 0.01 mg
Selenium 20.3 µg

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