Beef, ground, 85% lean meat / 15% fat, patty, cooked, broiled

Animal foods · Meat · Beef

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Macronutrients 43 / 100 How is this scored?

Composition

Energy

Protein 25.9 g · 104 kcal/100g
Fat 15.4 g · 139 kcal/100g
Carbs 0.0 g · 0 kcal/100g
Water 58 g
Total energy 250 kcal

Energy is predominantly from fat (57%); EFSA recommends 20–35% for a balanced diet

Fat quality 53 / 100 How is this scored?
Total fat
15.4g
Saturated
5.9g
Monounsat.
6.7g
Polyunsat.
0.5g
Omega-3
0.04g
Omega-6
0.36g

Saturated fat is 21.2% of energy, above the WHO limit of 10%. ω-6:ω-3 ratio is 8.2 (target ≤ 4).

Protein quality 60 / 100 How is this scored?
Histidine 100%
Isoleucine 100%
Leucine 95%
Lysine 100%
Methionine + Cysteine 100%
Phenylalanine + Tyrosine 100%
Threonine 100%
Tryptophan 60%
Valine 90%

Limiting amino acid is Tryptophan (60% 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) 0.05 mg
Riboflavin (B2) 0.18 mg
Niacin (B3) 5.4 mg
Pantothenic (B5) 0.7 mg
Vitamin B6 0.38 mg
Folate (B9) 9 µg
Vitamin B12 2.64 µg

Minerals

Calcium 18 mg
Iron 2.6 mg
Magnesium 21 mg
Phosphorus 198 mg
Potassium 318 mg
Sodium 72 mg
Zinc 6.3 mg
Copper 0.09 mg
Manganese 0.01 mg
Selenium 21.5 µg

Notable source of Vitamin B12 (106% of EU NRV per 100 g). Score averages coverage across 21 tracked nutrients.