Also called: cooked red rice, steamed red rice, red cargo rice, Himalayan red rice, khao daeng, aka mai, gao do, beras merah, pulang bigas, ข้าวแดง, 红米, akagome, 赤米, 홍미, lal chawal, लाल चावल, لال چاول, lal chal, লাল চাল, sivappu arisi, சிவப்பு அரிசி, erra biyyam, ఎర్ర బియ్యం, ਲਾਲ ਚੌਲ, lal chokha, લાલ ચોખા, lal tandul, लाल तांदूळ, kempu akki, ಕೆಂಪು ಅಕ್ಕಿ, chuvanna ari, ചുവന്ന അരി, hong mi fan, 红米饭, nasi merah, hongmi, gạo lứt đỏ, pulang kanin, kokkino ryzi, κόκκινο ρύζι, aruz ahmar, أرز أحمر, berenj-e sorkh, برنج سرخ, qey rice, ቀይ ሩዝ, krasnyy ris, красный рис, chervonyy rys, червоний рис, lal bhat, লাল ভাত, sivappu arisi sadam, சிவப்பு அரிசி சாதம், erra annam, ఎర్ర అన్నం, લાલ ભાત, लाल भात, kempu anna, ಕೆಂಪು ಅನ್ನ, chuvanna choru, ചുവന്ന ചോറ്, zheng hongmi, 蒸红米, khao daeng nueng, ข้าวแดงนึ่ง, hongmi bap, 홍미밥, kokkino ryzi atmo, κόκκινο ρύζι ατμού, aruzz ahmar al-bukhar, أرز أحمر بالبخار, berenj-e sorkh dami, برنج سرخ دمی, krasnyy ris na paru, красный рис на пару, chervonyy rys na paru, червоний рис на пару
One serving (190 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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