Beef, ground, 80% lean meat / 20% fat, raw

Animal foods · Meat · Beef

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Macronutrients 45 / 100 How is this scored?

Composition

Energy

Protein 17.2 g · 69 kcal/100g
Fat 20.0 g · 180 kcal/100g
Carbs 0.0 g · 0 kcal/100g
Water 62 g
Total energy 254 kcal

Energy is predominantly from fat (72%); EFSA recommends 20–35% for a balanced diet

Fat quality 50 / 100 How is this scored?
Total fat
20.0g
Saturated
7.6g
Monounsat.
8.8g
Polyunsat.
0.5g
Omega-3
0.05g
Omega-6
0.42g

Saturated fat is 26.9% of energy, above the WHO limit of 10%. ω-6:ω-3 ratio is 8.2 (target ≤ 4).

Protein quality 84 / 100 How is this scored?
Histidine 100%
Isoleucine 100%
Leucine 100%
Lysine 100%
Methionine + Cysteine 100%
Phenylalanine + Tyrosine 100%
Threonine 100%
Tryptophan 84%
Valine 100%

Limiting amino acid is Tryptophan (84% of FAO reference). Combining with complementary protein sources raises the overall score.

Micronutrients 46 / 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 2 µg
Thiamin (B1) 0.04 mg
Riboflavin (B2) 0.15 mg
Niacin (B3) 4.2 mg
Pantothenic (B5) 0.5 mg
Vitamin B6 0.32 mg
Folate (B9) 7 µg
Vitamin B12 2.14 µg

Minerals

Calcium 18 mg
Iron 1.9 mg
Magnesium 17 mg
Phosphorus 158 mg
Potassium 270 mg
Sodium 66 mg
Zinc 4.2 mg
Copper 0.06 mg
Manganese 0.01 mg
Selenium 15.0 µg

Notable source of Vitamin B12 (86% of EU NRV per 100 g). Score averages coverage across 21 tracked nutrients.