Beef, ground, 75% lean meat / 25% fat, raw

Animal foods · Meat · Beef

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Macronutrients 43 / 100 How is this scored?

Composition

Energy

Protein 15.8 g · 63 kcal/100g
Fat 25.0 g · 225 kcal/100g
Carbs 0.0 g · 0 kcal/100g
Water 58 g
Total energy 293 kcal

Energy is predominantly from fat (78%); EFSA recommends 20–35% for a balanced diet

Fat quality 48 / 100 How is this scored?
Total fat
25.0g
Saturated
9.6g
Monounsat.
11.4g
Polyunsat.
0.6g
Omega-3
0.06g
Omega-6
0.50g

Saturated fat is 29.4% of energy, above the WHO limit of 10%. ω-6:ω-3 ratio is 8.6 (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 45 / 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) 3.8 mg
Pantothenic (B5) 0.4 mg
Vitamin B6 0.30 mg
Folate (B9) 8 µg
Vitamin B12 2.11 µg

Minerals

Calcium 21 mg
Iron 1.8 mg
Magnesium 15 mg
Phosphorus 145 mg
Potassium 244 mg
Sodium 66 mg
Zinc 3.9 mg
Copper 0.06 mg
Manganese 0.01 mg
Selenium 14.3 µg

Notable source of Vitamin B12 (84% of EU NRV per 100 g). Score averages coverage across 21 tracked nutrients.