Carob flour

Plant foods · Legumes · Beans, lentils & peas

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Macronutrients 46 / 100 How is this scored?

Composition

Energy

Protein 4.6 g · 18 kcal/100g
Fat 0.7 g · 6 kcal/100g
Carbs 88.9 g · 356 kcal/100g
Fiber 39.8 g
Water 4 g
Total energy 222 kcal

Energy is predominantly from carbs (94%); EFSA recommends 45–60% for a balanced diet

Fat quality 68 / 100 How is this scored?
Total fat
0.7g
Saturated
0.1g
Monounsat.
0.2g
Polyunsat.
0.2g
Omega-6
0.21g

Saturated fat is 0.4% of energy, within the WHO limit of 10%.

Protein quality 94 / 100 How is this scored?
Histidine 100%
Isoleucine 100%
Leucine 100%
Lysine 94%
Methionine + Cysteine 100%
Phenylalanine + Tyrosine 100%
Threonine 100%
Tryptophan 100%
Valine 100%

Limiting amino acid is Lysine (94% of FAO reference). Combining with complementary protein sources raises the overall score.

Micronutrients 53 / 100 How is this scored?

Vitamins

Vitamin A 1 µg
Vitamin C 0.2 mg
Vitamin D 0.0 µg
Vitamin E 0.6 mg
Vitamin K 0 µg
Thiamin (B1) 0.05 mg
Riboflavin (B2) 0.46 mg
Niacin (B3) 1.9 mg
Pantothenic (B5) 0.0 mg
Vitamin B6 0.37 mg
Folate (B9) 29 µg
Vitamin B12 0.00 µg

Minerals

Calcium 348 mg
Iron 2.9 mg
Magnesium 54 mg
Phosphorus 79 mg
Potassium 827 mg
Sodium 35 mg
Zinc 0.9 mg
Copper 0.57 mg
Manganese 0.51 mg
Selenium 5.3 µg

Notable source of Copper (57% of EU NRV per 100 g). Score averages coverage across 21 tracked nutrients.