Miso

Plant foods · Legumes · Beans, lentils & peas

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Macronutrients 100 / 100 How is this scored?

Composition

Energy

Protein 12.8 g · 51 kcal/100g
Fat 6.0 g · 54 kcal/100g
Carbs 25.4 g · 101 kcal/100g
Fiber 5.4 g
Water 43 g
Total energy 198 kcal

Macro balance aligns with EFSA guidelines (25% protein, 26% fat, 49% carbs)

Fat quality 69 / 100 How is this scored?
Total fat
6.0g
Saturated
1.0g
Monounsat.
1.1g
Polyunsat.
2.9g
Omega-6
2.48g

Saturated fat is 4.7% of energy, within the WHO limit of 10%.

Protein quality 46 / 100 How is this scored?
Histidine 100%
Isoleucine 100%
Leucine 100%
Lysine 83%
Methionine + Cysteine 46%
Phenylalanine + Tyrosine 100%
Threonine 100%
Tryptophan 100%
Valine 100%

Limiting amino acid is Methionine + Cysteine (46% of FAO reference). Combining with complementary protein sources raises the overall score.

Micronutrients 54 / 100 How is this scored?

Vitamins

Vitamin A 4 µg
Vitamin C 0.0 mg
Vitamin D 0.0 µg
Vitamin E 0.0 mg
Vitamin K 29 µg
Thiamin (B1) 0.10 mg
Riboflavin (B2) 0.23 mg
Niacin (B3) 0.9 mg
Pantothenic (B5) 0.3 mg
Vitamin B6 0.20 mg
Folate (B9) 19 µg
Vitamin B12 0.08 µg

Minerals

Calcium 57 mg
Iron 2.5 mg
Magnesium 48 mg
Phosphorus 159 mg
Potassium 210 mg
Sodium 3728 mg
Zinc 2.6 mg
Copper 0.42 mg
Manganese 0.86 mg
Selenium 7.0 µg

Notable source of Manganese (43% of EU NRV per 100 g). Score averages coverage across 21 tracked nutrients.