Also called: coarse salt, sea salt flakes, gross sel, solar salt, bay salt, Mota samundri namak, मोटा समुद्री नमक, Mota samundari namak, موٹا سمندری نمک, Mota lobon, মোটা লবণ, Kal uppu, கல் உப்பு, Ralla uppu, రాళ్ళ ఉప్పు, Mota namak, ਮੋਟਾ ਨਮਕ, Motu mithu, મોટું મીઠું, Khada meeth, खडा मीठ, Kallu uppu, ಕಲ್ಲು ಉಪ್ಪು, Kalluppu, കല്ലുപ്പ്, Cu haiyan, 粗海盐, Arashio, 粗塩, Gulgeun sogeum, 굵은소금, Khluea met, เกลือเม็ด, Chondro alati, Χοντρό αλάτι, Milh bahri khashin, ملح بحري خشن, Namak darsht, نمک درشت, Yebahr chew, የባህር ጨው, Krupnaya morskaya sol, Крупная морская соль, Krupna morska sil, Крупна морська сіль
Nutrient score: Low
Goodness for its calories, 25 to 100.
How is this worked out?
The nutrient score shows how much goodness a food gives for its calories, from 25 to 100. Every food gets at least 25. It is the same for everyone.
It adds up how much of 11 nutrients people need the food gives for its calories: protein, fibre, vitamins A, C and E, calcium, iron, potassium, magnesium, folate and zinc. Each counts up to a full day’s worth for the calories. It then takes points off for saturated fat, added sugar and sodium above a fair share for the calories.
75 and over: Excellent. 60 to 74: Very good. 45 to 59: Good. 35 to 44: Fair. 25 to 34: Low.
The formula (from the food’s values per 100 g):
- Share of the day: the food’s kcal per 100 g ÷ 2,000 (under 40 kcal per 100 g, such as a herb or tea, counts as 40 kcal).
- 11 nutrients to encourage: protein, fibre, vitamins A, C and E, calcium, iron, potassium, magnesium, folate and zinc. For each: amount ÷ (Daily Value × share), at most 1. Add them up.
- 3 nutrients to limit: saturated fat, added sugar and sodium, each with its U.S. FDA daily limit. For each: amount ÷ (limit × share) − 1, only when above 0 and at most 3. Add them up.
- Result = 100 × (step 2 − 2 × step 3) ÷ 11, kept between 0 and 100.
- Score = 25 + 0.75 × result, rounded. The scale runs from 25 to 100 instead of 0 to 100: every edible food gets at least 25, and the order doesn’t change.
It follows the Nutrient Rich Foods index (NRF 9.3) with the U.S. FDA Daily Values for a 2,000 kcal day. Different from the published index: folate and zinc are added (11 nutrients instead of 9), the nutrients to limit count double and each at most three times its share, the 40 kcal floor, and the 25 to 100 scale. When some of the values it needs are unknown, the score is shown as “about”.
A food’s values are estimates.
Sources: Drewnowski A. Defining nutrient density: development and validation of the Nutrient Rich Foods index. J Am Coll Nutr. 2009;28(4):421S-426S; U.S. FDA, Daily Value on the Nutrition and Supplement Facts Labels.
A low score doesn’t make a food bad: treats and festive dishes have their place. Use the score to compare similar foods. In the GapPlate app you also see how much of the gaps in your day a serving fills.
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