Also called: cooked red rice, boiled red cargo rice, red Himalayan rice, Himalayan red rice, Thai red cargo rice, lal chawal, lal chal, sivappu arisi, erra biyyam, hong mi, लाल चावल, لال چاول, লাল চাল, sigappu arisi, சிவப்பு அரிசி, ఎర్ర బియ్యం, ਲਾਲ ਚਾਵਲ, lal chokha, લાલ ચોખા, lal tandul, लाल तांदूळ, kempu akki, ಕೆಂಪು ಅಕ್ಕಿ, chuvanna ari, ചുവന്ന അരി, hongmi, qey rice, ቀይ ሩዝ, aruz ahmar, أرز أحمر, kokkino ryzi, κόκκινο ρύζι, berenj-e sorkh, برنج سرخ, krasnyy ris, красный рис, chervonyi rys, червоний рис, keyih rice, aruzz ahmar, Roter Reis, arroz rojo, riz rouge, nasi merah, riso rosso, akagome, 赤米, 홍미, ਲਾਲ ਚੌਲ, czerwony ryż, arroz vermelho, wali mwekundu, khao daeng, ข้าวแดง, pulang kanin, kırmızı pirinç, chervonyy rys, gạo đỏ, 红米, aruzz ahmar masluq, أرز أحمر مسلوق, kokkino ryzi vrasto, κόκκινο ρύζι βραστό, berenj-e sorkh abpaz, برنج سرخ آبپز, lal bhat, लाल भात
One serving (180 g) is high in zinc.
Nutrient score: Very 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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