Also called: Steamed baby carrots, cooked carrot batons, softened carrot sticks, gazar, jazar maslouq, gajar, gedaempfte karotten, zanahorias al vapor, havij bokhar-paz, carottes vapeur, steamed gajar, wortel kukus, carote al vapore, mushi ninjin, jjin danggeun, lobak kukus, marchewka na parze, cenouras no vapor, parenaya morkov, karoti za mvuke, steamed carrot, carrot nueng, steamed carrots, buharda pismis havuç, parenaya morkva, ca rot hap, zhenghongluobo, asabi' al-jazar al-musawwa 'ala al-bukhar, أصابع الجزر المطهوة على البخار, steam kiye hue gajar ke sticks, स्टीम किए हुए गाजर के स्टिक्स, ninjin no musushi, 人参の蒸しスティック, dang-geun-jji-m, 당근찜, morkovnye palochki na paru, морковные палочки на пару, แครอทนึ่ง, morkvyani palychky na paru, морквяні палички на пару, zheng-huo-luo-bo-tiao, 蒸胡萝卜条, bhabi gajor bhafano, বেবি গাজর ভাপানো, aaviyil vevhaitha baby carrot, ஆவியில் வேகவைத்த பேபி கேரட், aaviripaina udikinchina baby carrot, ఆవిరిపైన ఉడికించిన బేబీ క్యారెట్, bhap vich pakaye baby gajar, ਭਾਫ਼ ਵਿੱਚ ਪਕਾਏ ਬੇਬੀ ਗਾਜਰ, bafela baby gajar, બાફેલા બેબી ગાજર, haviyalli beisida baby carrot, ಹಬೆಯಲ್ಲಿ ಬೇಯಿಸಿದ ಬೇಬಿ ಕ್ಯಾರೆಟ್, aaviyil vevicha baby carrot, ആവിയിൽ വേവിച്ച ബേബി ക്യാരറ്റ്, atmochta baby karota, ατμού baby καρότα, be-echir yatechche baby karot, በእንፋሎት የተጠበሰ ቤቢ ካሮት
One serving (120 g) is high in vitamin A.
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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