Cereals ready-to-eat, MALT-O-MEAL, GOLDEN PUFFS

Plant foods · Grains · Breakfast cereals

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Macronutrients 50 / 100 How is this scored?

Composition

Energy

Protein 5.8 g · 23 kcal/100g
Fat 0.9 g · 8 kcal/100g
Carbs 89.7 g · 359 kcal/100g
Fiber 2.6 g
Water 3 g
Total energy 370 kcal

Energy is predominantly from carbs (92%); EFSA recommends 45–60% for a balanced diet

Fat quality 61 / 100 How is this scored?
Total fat
0.9g
Saturated
0.2g
Monounsat.
0.2g
Polyunsat.
0.3g
Omega-3
0.02g
Omega-6
0.33g

Saturated fat is 0.4% of energy, within the WHO limit of 10%. ω-6:ω-3 ratio is 16.4 (target ≤ 4).

Protein quality 20 / 100 How is this scored?
Histidine 100%
Isoleucine 100%
Leucine 100%
Lysine 20%
Methionine + Cysteine 100%
Phenylalanine + Tyrosine 100%
Threonine 100%
Tryptophan 100%
Valine 100%

Limiting amino acid is Lysine (20% of FAO reference). Combining with complementary protein sources raises the overall score.

Micronutrients 80 / 100 How is this scored?

Vitamins

Vitamin A 555 µg
Vitamin C 27.6 mg
Vitamin D 3.8 µg
Vitamin E 0.4 mg
Vitamin K 1 µg
Thiamin (B1) 1.74 mg
Riboflavin (B2) 2.17 mg
Niacin (B3) 25.2 mg
Pantothenic (B5) 0.3 mg
Vitamin B6 2.07 mg
Folate (B9) 741 µg
Vitamin B12 6.67 µg

Minerals

Calcium 11 mg
Iron 7.9 mg
Magnesium 46 mg
Phosphorus 222 mg
Potassium 204 mg
Sodium 204 mg
Zinc 7.3 mg
Copper 0.30 mg
Manganese 0.85 mg
Selenium 27.2 µg

Notable source of Folate (B9) (370% of EU NRV per 100 g). Score averages coverage across 21 tracked nutrients.