Tempeh

Plant foods · Legumes · Beans, lentils & peas

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Macronutrients 59 / 100 How is this scored?

Composition

Energy

Protein 20.3 g · 81 kcal/100g
Fat 10.8 g · 97 kcal/100g
Carbs 7.6 g · 31 kcal/100g
Water 60 g
Total energy 192 kcal

Energy is predominantly from fat (47%); EFSA recommends 20–35% for a balanced diet

Fat quality 65 / 100 How is this scored?
Total fat
10.8g
Saturated
2.5g
Monounsat.
3.2g
Polyunsat.
4.3g
Omega-6
4.05g

Saturated fat is 11.9% of energy, above the WHO limit of 10%.

Protein quality 82 / 100 How is this scored?
Histidine 100%
Isoleucine 100%
Leucine 100%
Lysine 99%
Methionine + Cysteine 82%
Phenylalanine + Tyrosine 100%
Threonine 100%
Tryptophan 100%
Valine 100%

Limiting amino acid is Methionine + Cysteine (82% of FAO reference). Combining with complementary protein sources raises the overall score.

Micronutrients 59 / 100 How is this scored?

Vitamins

Vitamin A 0 µg
Vitamin C 0.0 mg
Vitamin D 0.0 µg
Thiamin (B1) 0.08 mg
Riboflavin (B2) 0.36 mg
Niacin (B3) 2.6 mg
Pantothenic (B5) 0.3 mg
Vitamin B6 0.22 mg
Folate (B9) 24 µg
Vitamin B12 0.08 µg

Minerals

Calcium 111 mg
Iron 2.7 mg
Magnesium 81 mg
Phosphorus 266 mg
Potassium 412 mg
Sodium 9 mg
Zinc 1.1 mg
Copper 0.56 mg
Manganese 1.30 mg
Selenium 0.0 µg

Notable source of Manganese (65% of EU NRV per 100 g). Score averages coverage across 19 tracked nutrients.