Beef, ground, 90% lean meat / 10% fat, raw

Animal foods · Meat · Beef

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Macronutrients 42 / 100 How is this scored?

Composition

Energy

Protein 20.0 g · 80 kcal/100g
Fat 10.0 g · 90 kcal/100g
Carbs 0.0 g · 0 kcal/100g
Water 69 g
Total energy 176 kcal

Energy is predominantly from fat (53%); EFSA recommends 20–35% for a balanced diet

Fat quality 56 / 100 How is this scored?
Total fat
10.0g
Saturated
3.9g
Monounsat.
4.2g
Polyunsat.
0.3g
Omega-3
0.04g
Omega-6
0.26g

Saturated fat is 20.1% of energy, above the WHO limit of 10%. ω-6:ω-3 ratio is 7.3 (target ≤ 4).

Protein quality 85 / 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 (85% of FAO reference). Combining with complementary protein sources raises the overall score.

Micronutrients 47 / 100 How is this scored?

Vitamins

Vitamin A 4 µg
Vitamin C 0.0 mg
Vitamin D 0.1 µg
Vitamin E 0.2 mg
Vitamin K 1 µg
Thiamin (B1) 0.04 mg
Riboflavin (B2) 0.15 mg
Niacin (B3) 5.1 mg
Pantothenic (B5) 0.6 mg
Vitamin B6 0.37 mg
Folate (B9) 6 µg
Vitamin B12 2.21 µg

Minerals

Calcium 12 mg
Iron 2.2 mg
Magnesium 20 mg
Phosphorus 184 mg
Potassium 321 mg
Sodium 66 mg
Zinc 4.8 mg
Copper 0.07 mg
Manganese 0.01 mg
Selenium 16.6 µg

Notable source of Vitamin B12 (88% of EU NRV per 100 g). Score averages coverage across 21 tracked nutrients.