Beef, New Zealand, imported, flat, separable lean and fat, cooked, braised

Animal foods · Meat · Beef

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Macronutrients 42 / 100 How is this scored?

Composition

Energy

Protein 31.9 g · 127 kcal/100g
Fat 13.8 g · 124 kcal/100g
Carbs 0.0 g · 0 kcal/100g
Water 54 g
Total energy 252 kcal

Energy is predominantly from protein (51%); EFSA recommends 10–35% for a balanced diet

Fat quality 67 / 100 How is this scored?
Total fat
13.8g
Saturated
4.5g
Monounsat.
4.9g
Polyunsat.
0.6g
Omega-3
0.12g
Omega-6
0.29g

Saturated fat is 16.1% 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 45 / 100 How is this scored?

Vitamins

Vitamin A 14 µg
Vitamin C 0.0 mg
Vitamin D 0.0 µg
Vitamin E 1.1 mg
Thiamin (B1) 0.03 mg
Riboflavin (B2) 0.18 mg
Niacin (B3) 2.2 mg
Pantothenic (B5) 0.1 mg
Vitamin B6 0.17 mg
Vitamin B12 1.77 µg

Minerals

Calcium 6 mg
Iron 3.1 mg
Magnesium 17 mg
Phosphorus 154 mg
Potassium 170 mg
Sodium 30 mg
Zinc 4.3 mg
Copper 0.18 mg
Manganese 0.02 mg
Selenium 2.0 µg

Notable source of Vitamin B12 (71% of EU NRV per 100 g). Score averages coverage across 19 tracked nutrients.