Also called: bean sprouts, moong sprouts, mung bean germ, moyashi, もやし, bokol, ቦቆል, bra'em faasooliya mung, براعم فاصوليا مونج, mug daler ankur, মুগ ডালের অঙ্কুর, Mungbohnensprossen, fytrarria mung, φυτράρια mung, brotes de soja, javane-ye mash, جوانه ماش, pousses de haricot mungo, mugna ankur, મગના અંકુર, tushiyar wake, moong ke ankur, मूंग के अंकुर, tauge, germogli di soia, hesarukalu molake, ಹೆಸರುಕಾಳು ಮೊಳಕೆ, sukju-namul, 숙주나물, cherupayar murivukal, ചെറുപയർ മുളകൾ, mugache ankur, मुगाचे अंकुर, moong de ankur, ਮੂੰਗ ਦੇ ਅੰਕੁਰ, kiełki fasoli mung, broto de feijão, rostki mash, ростки маша, machipukizi ya kunde, payaru mulai, பயறு முளை, pesalu molakalu, పెసలు మొలకలు, thua ngok, ถั่วงอก, toge, maş fasulyesi filizi, rostky mash, ростки машу, مونگ کے انکر, giá đỗ, lüdou ya, 绿豆芽, ater kilt, አተር ክልት, buraem al-ful al-mung, براعم الفول المونج, fytrata mung, φυτρώματα mung, mug na fafol, મગના ફણગાવેલા, मूँग स्प्राउट्स, hesaru kaalu molake, ಹಸಿರು ಕಾಳು ಮೊಳಕೆ, cherupayar muripp, ചെറുപയർ മുളപ്പിച്ചത്, mugache ankura, rostki masha, murai payaru, முளைப்பயறு, parostky mashu, паростки машу, moong kay ankur, douya, 豆芽
One serving (100 g) is high in vitamin K.
Nutrient score: Excellent
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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