Beef, ground, 90% lean meat / 10% fat, patty, cooked, broiled

Animal foods · Meat · Beef

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Macronutrients 42 / 100 How is this scored?

Composition

Energy

Protein 26.1 g · 104 kcal/100g
Fat 11.8 g · 106 kcal/100g
Carbs 0.0 g · 0 kcal/100g
Water 61 g
Total energy 217 kcal

Energy is predominantly from fat (50%); EFSA recommends 20–35% for a balanced diet

Fat quality 58 / 100 How is this scored?
Total fat
11.8g
Saturated
4.6g
Monounsat.
4.9g
Polyunsat.
0.4g
Omega-3
0.05g
Omega-6
0.31g

Saturated fat is 19.2% of energy, above the WHO limit of 10%. ω-6:ω-3 ratio is 7.0 (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 49 / 100 How is this scored?

Vitamins

Vitamin A 3 µg
Vitamin C 0.0 mg
Vitamin D 0.0 µg
Vitamin E 0.1 mg
Vitamin K 1 µg
Thiamin (B1) 0.04 mg
Riboflavin (B2) 0.18 mg
Niacin (B3) 5.7 mg
Pantothenic (B5) 0.7 mg
Vitamin B6 0.40 mg
Folate (B9) 8 µg
Vitamin B12 2.56 µg

Minerals

Calcium 13 mg
Iron 2.7 mg
Magnesium 22 mg
Phosphorus 202 mg
Potassium 333 mg
Sodium 68 mg
Zinc 6.4 mg
Copper 0.09 mg
Manganese 0.01 mg
Selenium 21.5 µg

Notable source of Vitamin B12 (102% of EU NRV per 100 g). Score averages coverage across 21 tracked nutrients.