Beef, ground, 93% lean meat / 7% fat, loaf, cooked, baked

Animal foods · Meat · Beef

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Macronutrients 43 / 100 How is this scored?

Composition

Energy

Protein 27.0 g · 108 kcal/100g
Fat 8.4 g · 76 kcal/100g
Carbs 0.0 g · 0 kcal/100g
Water 63 g
Total energy 192 kcal

Energy is predominantly from protein (59%); EFSA recommends 10–35% for a balanced diet

Fat quality 49 / 100 How is this scored?
Total fat
8.4g
Saturated
3.5g
Monounsat.
3.5g
Polyunsat.
0.3g
Omega-6
0.23g

Saturated fat is 16.3% of energy, above the WHO limit of 10%.

Protein quality 84 / 100 How is this scored?
Histidine 100%
Isoleucine 100%
Leucine 100%
Lysine 100%
Methionine + Cysteine 100%
Phenylalanine + Tyrosine 100%
Threonine 100%
Tryptophan 85%
Valine 100%

Limiting amino acid is Tryptophan (84% of FAO reference). Combining with complementary protein sources raises the overall score.

Micronutrients 48 / 100 How is this scored?

Vitamins

Vitamin A 3 µg
Vitamin C 0.0 mg
Vitamin D 0.0 µg
Vitamin E 0.1 mg
Vitamin K 1 µg
Thiamin (B1) 0.04 mg
Riboflavin (B2) 0.17 mg
Niacin (B3) 5.4 mg
Pantothenic (B5) 0.6 mg
Vitamin B6 0.35 mg
Folate (B9) 6 µg
Vitamin B12 2.49 µg

Minerals

Calcium 10 mg
Iron 3.0 mg
Magnesium 21 mg
Phosphorus 197 mg
Potassium 309 mg
Sodium 59 mg
Zinc 6.8 mg
Copper 0.08 mg
Manganese 0.01 mg
Selenium 22.0 µg

Notable source of Vitamin B12 (100% of EU NRV per 100 g). Score averages coverage across 21 tracked nutrients.