Lamb, New Zealand, imported, square-cut shoulder chops, separable lean only, cooked, braised

Animal foods · Meat · Lamb, veal & game

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Macronutrients 42 / 100 How is this scored?

Composition

Energy

Protein 31.1 g · 124 kcal/100g
Fat 14.6 g · 131 kcal/100g
Carbs 0.0 g · 0 kcal/100g
Water 55 g
Total energy 255 kcal

Energy is predominantly from fat (51%); EFSA recommends 20–35% for a balanced diet

Fat quality 62 / 100 How is this scored?
Total fat
14.6g
Saturated
5.5g
Monounsat.
4.2g
Polyunsat.
0.8g
Omega-3
0.20g
Omega-6
0.48g

Saturated fat is 19.3% of energy, above the WHO limit of 10%. ω-6:ω-3 ratio is 2.4 (excellent, target ≤ 4).

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

Complete protein — all essential amino acids meet or exceed the FAO adult reference pattern

Micronutrients 51 / 100 How is this scored?

Vitamins

Vitamin A 8 µg
Vitamin C 0.0 mg
Vitamin D 0.2 µg
Vitamin E 0.6 mg
Thiamin (B1) 0.03 mg
Riboflavin (B2) 0.21 mg
Niacin (B3) 2.9 mg
Pantothenic (B5) 0.6 mg
Vitamin B6 0.11 mg
Vitamin B12 2.42 µg

Minerals

Calcium 40 mg
Iron 1.9 mg
Magnesium 22 mg
Phosphorus 175 mg
Potassium 213 mg
Sodium 59 mg
Zinc 6.2 mg
Copper 0.14 mg
Manganese 0.01 mg
Selenium 11.8 µg

Notable source of Vitamin B12 (97% of EU NRV per 100 g). Score averages coverage across 19 tracked nutrients.