Also called: infant rice cereal, rice porridge for babies, baby rice, yinger mifen, 婴儿米粉, beibei yon beibei shiriaru, ベビー用ベビーシリアル, yua mijeung, 유아 미음, bachon ka chawal ka daliya, बच्चों का चावल का दलिया, بچوں کا چاول کا دلیہ, shishuder chaaler daliya, শিশুদের চালের দালিয়া, kuzhandhaigalukkaana arisi koozh, குழந்தைகளுக்கான அரிசி கூழ், pillala biyyam kanji, పిల్లల బియ్యం కంజి, bachian lai chawal da daliya, ਬੱਚਿਆਂ ਲਈ ਚੌਲਾਂ ਦਾ ਦਲੀਆ, balak mate chokha no daliya, બાળક માટે ચોખાનો દલિયો, balansathi tandulachi kanji, बालकांसाठी तांदळाची कांजी, makkala akki kanji, ಮಕ್ಕಳ ಅಕ್ಕಿ ಕಂಜಿ, kunjungalude ari kanji, കുഞ്ഞുങ്ങളുടെ അരി കഞ്ഞി, khao bon samrap dek, ข้าวบดสำหรับเด็ก, hubub al-arz lil-atfal, حبوب الأرز للأطفال, hazoome berenj-e koodak, حریره برنج کودک, yebereze-t rice, የሩዝ ገንፎ, krema ryziou, κρέμα ρυζιού, risovaya kasha, рисовая каша, rysova kasha, рисова каша
One serving (30 g) is high in iron and zinc.
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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