Beef, ground, 75% lean meat / 25% fat, crumbles, cooked, pan-browned

Animal foods · Meat · Beef

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Macronutrients 44 / 100 How is this scored?

Composition

Energy

Protein 26.3 g · 105 kcal/100g
Fat 18.2 g · 164 kcal/100g
Carbs 0.0 g · 0 kcal/100g
Water 55 g
Total energy 277 kcal

Energy is predominantly from fat (61%); EFSA recommends 20–35% for a balanced diet

Fat quality 44 / 100 How is this scored?
Total fat
18.2g
Saturated
6.9g
Monounsat.
8.2g
Polyunsat.
0.5g
Omega-6
0.39g

Saturated fat is 22.5% of energy, above the WHO limit of 10%.

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 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) 0.05 mg
Riboflavin (B2) 0.19 mg
Niacin (B3) 5.3 mg
Pantothenic (B5) 0.8 mg
Vitamin B6 0.43 mg
Folate (B9) 12 µg
Vitamin B12 2.80 µg

Minerals

Calcium 34 mg
Iron 2.6 mg
Magnesium 22 mg
Phosphorus 214 mg
Potassium 354 mg
Sodium 93 mg
Zinc 6.2 mg
Copper 0.08 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.