Cereals, farina, unenriched, dry

Plant foods · Grains · Breakfast cereals

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Macronutrients 60 / 100 How is this scored?

Composition

Energy

Protein 10.6 g · 42 kcal/100g
Fat 0.5 g · 4 kcal/100g
Carbs 78.0 g · 312 kcal/100g
Fiber 1.9 g
Water 11 g
Total energy 369 kcal

Energy is predominantly from carbs (87%); EFSA recommends 45–60% for a balanced diet

Fat quality 65 / 100 How is this scored?
Total fat
0.5g
Saturated
0.1g
Monounsat.
0.1g
Polyunsat.
0.2g
Omega-6
0.20g

Saturated fat is 0.2% of energy, within the WHO limit of 10%.

Protein quality 43 / 100 How is this scored?
Histidine 100%
Isoleucine 100%
Leucine 100%
Lysine 43%
Methionine + Cysteine 100%
Phenylalanine + Tyrosine 100%
Threonine 100%
Tryptophan 100%
Valine 100%

Limiting amino acid is Lysine (43% of FAO reference). Combining with complementary protein sources raises the overall score.

Micronutrients 34 / 100 How is this scored?

Vitamins

Vitamin A 0 µg
Vitamin C 0.0 mg
Vitamin E 0.1 mg
Thiamin (B1) 0.06 mg
Riboflavin (B2) 0.10 mg
Niacin (B3) 0.7 mg
Pantothenic (B5) 0.4 mg
Vitamin B6 0.06 mg
Folate (B9) 24 µg
Vitamin B12 0.00 µg

Minerals

Calcium 14 mg
Iron 1.5 mg
Magnesium 13 mg
Phosphorus 88 mg
Potassium 94 mg
Sodium 3 mg
Zinc 0.5 mg
Copper 0.08 mg
Manganese 0.69 mg
Selenium 23.5 µg

Notable source of Selenium (43% of EU NRV per 100 g). Score averages coverage across 19 tracked nutrients.