Beef, ground, 85% lean meat / 15% fat, crumbles, cooked, pan-browned

Animal foods · Meat · Beef

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Macronutrients 42 / 100 How is this scored?

Composition

Energy

Protein 27.7 g · 111 kcal/100g
Fat 15.3 g · 138 kcal/100g
Carbs 0.0 g · 0 kcal/100g
Water 56 g
Total energy 256 kcal

Energy is predominantly from fat (55%); EFSA recommends 20–35% for a balanced diet

Fat quality 45 / 100 How is this scored?
Total fat
15.3g
Saturated
5.8g
Monounsat.
6.6g
Polyunsat.
0.5g
Omega-6
0.40g

Saturated fat is 20.4% of energy, above the WHO limit of 10%.

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 52 / 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 2 µg
Thiamin (B1) 0.04 mg
Riboflavin (B2) 0.19 mg
Niacin (B3) 6.3 mg
Pantothenic (B5) 0.8 mg
Vitamin B6 0.43 mg
Folate (B9) 10 µg
Vitamin B12 2.80 µg

Minerals

Calcium 22 mg
Iron 2.9 mg
Magnesium 25 mg
Phosphorus 238 mg
Potassium 407 mg
Sodium 89 mg
Zinc 6.6 mg
Copper 0.09 mg
Manganese 0.01 mg
Selenium 21.6 µg

Notable source of Vitamin B12 (112% of EU NRV per 100 g). Score averages coverage across 21 tracked nutrients.