Also called: Cajun red beans and rice, Louisiana red beans and rice, Arroz con frijoles rojos, Riz aux haricots rouges, Riso e fagioli rossi, Reddo binzu ando raisu, Reddeu binjeu aendeu raiseu, Ryż z czerwoną fasolą, Arroz com feijao vermelho, Red bins end rais, Khao phat thua daeng, Com dau do, Hong dou fan, fazolia wa ruz, فاصوليا وأرز, kokkina fasolia me ryzi, κόκκινα φασόλια με ρύζι, loobia ghermez ba berenj, لوبیا قرمز با برنج, reddo biinzu ando raisu, レッドビーンズアンドライス, krasnaya fasol s risom, красная фасоль с рисом, thua daeng kap khao, ถั่วแดงกับข้าว, chervona kvasolya z rysom, червона квасоля з рисом, hongdou ban fan, 红豆拌饭, रेड बीन्स एंड राइस, রেড বিনস অ্যান্ড রাইস, ரெட் பீன்ஸ் அண்ட் ரைஸ், రెడ్ బీన్స్ అండ్ రైస్, ਰੈੱਡ ਬੀਨਜ਼ ਐਂਡ ਰਾਈਸ, રેડ બીન્સ એન્ડ રાઇસ, रेड बीन्स अँड राइस, ರೆಡ್ ಬೀನ್ಸ್ ಅಂಡ್ ರೈಸ್, റെഡ് ബീൻസ് ആൻഡ് റൈസ്, 레드 빈스 앤 라이스, ሬድ ቢንስ ኤንድ ራይስ
One serving (250 g) is high in fibre, zinc and magnesium.
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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