Also called: roasted spaghetti squash, cooked spaghetti squash, spagketi skouas, κολοκύθι σπαγγέτι, spagetti kabağı, calabaza espagueti, abóbora espaguete, spaghetti squash, स्पेगेटी स्क्वैश, اسپیگیٹی اسکواش, স্প্যাগেটি স্কোয়াশ, ஸ்பாகெட்டி ஸ்குவாஷ், స్పఘెట్టి స్క్వాష్, ਸਪੈਗੇਟੀ ਸਕੁਐਸ਼, સ્પાઘેટ્ટી સ્ક્વોશ, स्पेगेटी स्क्वॅश, ಸ್ಪಾಗೆಟ್ಟಿ ಸ್ಕ್ವ್ಯಾಷ್, സ്പാഗെട്ടി സ്ക്വാഷ്, yisi guashen, 意式瓜, supageti sukwasshu, スパゲッティ・スクワッシュ, seupagetisikeuwasi, 스파게티 스쿼시, fo thong, ฟักทองสปาเก็ตตี้, qar' espageti, قرع اسباجيتي, kadoo espageti, کدو اسپاگتی, ስፓጌቲ ስኳሽ, kabachok spaghetti, кабачок спагетти, кабачок спагетті, vegetable spaghetti, noodle squash, kolokythi spaghetti, spagetti kabagi, zucca spaghetti, abobora espaguete, kolokithi spageti, qara' spaghetti, قرع سباغيتي, sōmen kabocha, そうめん南瓜, supageti hobak, 스파게티 호박, fak thong spaghetti, ฟักทองสปาเกตตี, yī sī guā, 金丝瓜, સ્પેગેટી સ્ક્વોશ, ಸ್ಪಾಗೆಟ್ಟಿ ಸ್ಕ್ವಾಷ್, kao yi mian gua, 烤意大利面瓜, yaita supageti sukasshu, 焼いたスパゲッティスクワッシュ, pechenaya spaghetti tykva, печеная спагетти-тыква, pechenyi spaghetti garbuz, печений спагетті-гарбуз
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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