Bacon and beef sticks

Animal foods · Meat · Processed meat

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Macronutrients 44 / 100 How is this scored?

Composition

Energy

Protein 29.1 g · 116 kcal/100g
Fat 44.2 g · 398 kcal/100g
Carbs 0.8 g · 3 kcal/100g
Water 22 g
Total energy 517 kcal

Energy is predominantly from fat (77%); EFSA recommends 20–35% for a balanced diet

Fat quality 45 / 100 How is this scored?
Total fat
44.2g
Saturated
16.0g
Monounsat.
21.9g
Polyunsat.
4.3g
Omega-6
2.87g

Saturated fat is 27.9% of energy, above the WHO limit of 10%.

Protein quality 95 / 100 How is this scored?
Histidine 100%
Isoleucine 100%
Leucine 100%
Lysine 100%
Methionine + Cysteine 100%
Phenylalanine + Tyrosine 100%
Threonine 100%
Tryptophan 100%
Valine 95%

Limiting amino acid is Valine (95% of FAO reference). Combining with complementary protein sources raises the overall score.

Micronutrients 60 / 100 How is this scored?

Vitamins

Vitamin A 0 µg
Vitamin C 0.0 mg
Vitamin K 2 µg
Thiamin (B1) 0.60 mg
Riboflavin (B2) 0.29 mg
Niacin (B3) 4.9 mg
Pantothenic (B5) 1.1 mg
Vitamin B6 0.50 mg
Folate (B9) 2 µg
Vitamin B12 1.90 µg

Minerals

Calcium 14 mg
Iron 1.9 mg
Magnesium 17 mg
Phosphorus 142 mg
Potassium 385 mg
Sodium 1420 mg
Zinc 3.2 mg
Copper 0.08 mg
Manganese 0.04 mg
Selenium 26.1 µg

Notable source of Vitamin B12 (76% of EU NRV per 100 g). Score averages coverage across 19 tracked nutrients.