Beef, ground, 85% lean meat / 15% fat, loaf, cooked, baked

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 14.4 g · 129 kcal/100g
Carbs 0.0 g · 0 kcal/100g
Water 59 g
Total energy 240 kcal

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

Fat quality 56 / 100 How is this scored?
Total fat
14.4g
Saturated
5.5g
Monounsat.
6.2g
Polyunsat.
0.5g
Omega-3
0.05g
Omega-6
0.35g

Saturated fat is 20.6% of energy, above the WHO limit of 10%. ω-6:ω-3 ratio is 7.4 (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 48 / 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) 0.17 mg
Niacin (B3) 4.9 mg
Pantothenic (B5) 0.6 mg
Vitamin B6 0.34 mg
Folate (B9) 6 µg
Vitamin B12 2.49 µg

Minerals

Calcium 18 mg
Iron 2.7 mg
Magnesium 20 mg
Phosphorus 186 mg
Potassium 286 mg
Sodium 64 mg
Zinc 6.5 mg
Copper 0.08 mg
Manganese 0.01 mg
Selenium 21.0 µg

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