Beef, New Zealand, imported, variety meats and by-products, tongue, raw

Animal foods · Meat · Beef

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Macronutrients 45 / 100 How is this scored?

Composition

Energy

Protein 17.8 g · 71 kcal/100g
Fat 19.1 g · 172 kcal/100g
Carbs 0.0 g · 0 kcal/100g
Water 65 g
Total energy 243 kcal

Energy is predominantly from fat (71%); EFSA recommends 20–35% for a balanced diet

Fat quality 60 / 100 How is this scored?
Total fat
19.1g
Saturated
6.7g
Monounsat.
6.7g
Polyunsat.
0.6g
Omega-3
0.13g
Omega-6
0.38g

Saturated fat is 24.8% of energy, above the WHO limit of 10%. ω-6:ω-3 ratio is 2.9 (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 46 / 100 How is this scored?

Vitamins

Vitamin A 12 µg
Vitamin C 0.0 mg
Vitamin D 0.3 µg
Vitamin E 1.0 mg
Thiamin (B1) 0.07 mg
Riboflavin (B2) 0.21 mg
Niacin (B3) 3.0 mg
Pantothenic (B5) 0.4 mg
Vitamin B6 0.09 mg
Vitamin B12 5.18 µg

Minerals

Calcium 4 mg
Iron 1.8 mg
Magnesium 16 mg
Phosphorus 150 mg
Potassium 252 mg
Sodium 73 mg
Zinc 2.7 mg
Copper 0.12 mg
Manganese 0.01 mg
Selenium 2.5 µg

Notable source of Vitamin B12 (207% of EU NRV per 100 g). Score averages coverage across 19 tracked nutrients.