Cereals ready-to-eat, RALSTON Corn Biscuits

Plant foods · Grains · Breakfast cereals

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Macronutrients 52 / 100 How is this scored?

Composition

Energy

Protein 5.8 g · 23 kcal/100g
Fat 1.1 g · 9 kcal/100g
Carbs 85.8 g · 343 kcal/100g
Fiber 2.6 g
Water 4 g
Total energy 376 kcal

Energy is predominantly from carbs (91%); EFSA recommends 45–60% for a balanced diet

Fat quality 62 / 100 How is this scored?
Total fat
1.1g
Saturated
0.2g
Monounsat.
0.1g
Polyunsat.
0.3g
Omega-6
0.33g

Saturated fat is 0.5% of energy, within the WHO limit of 10%.

Protein quality 20 / 100 How is this scored?
Histidine 100%
Isoleucine 100%
Leucine 100%
Lysine 20%
Methionine + Cysteine 100%
Phenylalanine + Tyrosine 100%
Threonine 100%
Tryptophan 86%
Valine 100%

Limiting amino acid is Lysine (20% of FAO reference). Combining with complementary protein sources raises the overall score.

Micronutrients 68 / 100 How is this scored?

Vitamins

Vitamin A 1092 µg
Vitamin C 18.5 mg
Vitamin D 8.3 µg
Vitamin E 0.1 mg
Vitamin K 0 µg
Thiamin (B1) 1.52 mg
Riboflavin (B2) 1.70 mg
Niacin (B3) 21.8 mg
Pantothenic (B5) 0.1 mg
Vitamin B6 2.23 mg
Folate (B9) 667 µg
Vitamin B12 5.00 µg

Minerals

Calcium 378 mg
Iron 38.4 mg
Magnesium 15 mg
Phosphorus 38 mg
Potassium 200 mg
Sodium 767 mg
Zinc 17.1 mg
Copper 0.07 mg
Manganese 0.22 mg
Selenium 2.2 µg

Notable source of Folate (B9) (334% of EU NRV per 100 g). Score averages coverage across 21 tracked nutrients.