Also called: cooked linguine, boiled flat spaghetti, linguine noodles, Linguine, flat spaghetti, linguini, λινγκουίνι, लिंगुइनी, لینگوین, লিঙ্গুইনি, லிங்குயினி, లింగుయినీ, ਲਿੰਗੁਇਨੀ, લિંગુઇની, ಲಿಂಗುಯಿನಿ, ലിംഗ്വിനി, 扁意面, ringuini, リングイネ, 링귀니, ลิงกวินี, لينجويني, لینگویینی, ሊንጉኢኒ, лингуини, лінгвіні, Λιγκουίνι, లింగుయిని, લિંગુઈની, ലിംഗുയിനി, 细扁意面, 링귀네, เส้นลิงกวินี, ሊንጉይኒ, Лингуине, vrasta linguini, βρασμένα λιγκουίνι, ubli hui linguine, उबली हुई लिंगुइनी, ابلی ہوئی لنگوینی, sheddho linguine, সেদ্ধ লিঙ্গুইন, aviyyal linguine, வேகவைத்த லிங்குயினி, udikinchina linguine, ఉడికించిన లింగుయిని, ਉਬਲੀ ਹੋਈ ਲਿੰਗੁਇਨੀ, bafeli linguine, બાફેલી લિંગુઈની, shijleli linguine, शिजलेली लिंगुइनी, beysida linguine, ಬೇಯಿಸಿದ ಲಿಂಗುವಿನಿ, vevichatha linguine, വേവിച്ച ലിംഗ്വിനി, zhushi linguini, 煮熟的扁意面, yudeta ringuini, 茹でたリングイネ, sammeun ringuini, 삶은 링귀니, linguine tom, เส้นลิงกวินีต้ม, linguine maslouqa, لينغويني مسلوقة, linguine abpaz, لینگویینی آبپز, yetafeche linguine, የተቀቀለ ሊንጉዊኒ, vareni lingvini, вареные лингвини, варені лінгвіні
Nutrient score: Good
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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