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Pepperoni Nutritional Value And Analysis

Nutrition Facts

Serving size 100g

Amount per serving

Calories 498

% Daily Value *

Total Fat 46g %71

Saturated Fat 18g %88

Trans Fat 2g

Cholesterol 97mg %0

Sodium 1582mg %105

Total Carbohydrate 1g %0

Dietary Fiber 0g %0

Total Sugars 0g

Protein 19g

Vitamin D 52.0IU %8

Calcium 19.0mg %1

Iron 1.3mg %7

Potassium 274mg %7

Phosphorus 158.0mg %15

* The % Daily Value (DV) tells you how much a nutrient in a serving of food contributes to a daily diet. 2,000 calories a day is used for general nutrition advice.

Vitamins in pepperoni

Vitamin A 0.0IU %0

Vitamin C 0.0mg %0

Vitamin K 5.8µg %5

Vitamin E 1.0mg %7

Vitamin D 52.0IU %9

Choline, total 51.2mg %9

Vitamin B5 (Pantothenic acid) 0.9mg %19

Vitamin B2 (Riboflavin) 0.3mg %20

Vitamin B1 (Thiamin) 0.3mg %23

Vitamin B6 0.4mg %28

Vitamin B3 (Niacin) 5.0mg %31

Vitamin B12 1.3µg %54

Minerals in pepperoni

Calcium 19.0mg %1

Magnesium 18.0mg %4

Potassium 274.0mg %7

Iron 1.3mg %7

Copper 0.1mg %10

Phosphorus 158.0mg %16

Zinc 2.4mg %17

Manganese 1.1mg %47

Selenium 29.0µg %53

Sodium 1582.0mg %105

Amino Acids in pepperoni

Valine 1.0g %51

Leucine 1.6g %54

Isoleucine 0.9g %60

Methionine 0.5g %66

Tyrosine 0.7g %70

Lysine 1.7g %73

Cystine 0.2g %74

Tryptophan 0.2g %77

Threonine 0.9g %77

Phenylalanine 0.8g %83

Histidine 0.7g %92

Fatty Acids in pepperoni

EPA 0.00g %1

DHA 0.00g %2

Omega-3 0.19g %12

DPA 0.02g %13

ALA 0.16g %15

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Macronutrients ratio

Carbohydrate Quality Score

Carbohydrates are made up of three components: fiber, starch, and sugar. Our score is based on Harvard research and our data analysis.

The Carbohydrate Quality Score of pepperoni is 0.0/100 which makes it a low quality carbohydrate food.

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Protein Completeness

A protein is called complete when, proportionally to its overall amino-acid content, it has enough of each essential amino acids.

Pepperoni has a complete source of protein.

amino acid mg/kg of BW mg/g of protein
Valine 39 52
Leucine 59 83
Isoleucine 30 47
Lysine 45 87
Tryptophan 6 12
Threonine 23 46
Histidine 15 36
Met+Cys 22 39
Phe+Tyr 30 76

Protein Energy Ratio

Improving the protein energy ratio of your diet can be an effective strategy of increasing your diet quality an may potentially lead to weight loss.

The protein energy ratio in pepperoni is 1.5 which makes it a low P:E food.

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Energy density (ED)

Lowering the energy density of your food can be an effective strategy for the prevention and treatment of obesity without focusing on calorie intake.

The energy density of pepperoni is 5.0 which makes it a high energy density food.

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How nutritious is this food?

Micronutrients in pepperoni as % of Recommended Daily Intake per serving.

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Nutrient Density Score for pepperoni is 13/100 low).

The Nutrient Density Score tells you how much of the essential minerals, vitamins, amino acids and fatty acids you get per calorie. It helps you get the nutrients you need without consuming excess energy.

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Micronutrient Ratios

Advising the ratios of micronutrients in a complete diet maybe more informative than each single nutrient on its own. The table below shows major micronutrient ratios for pepperoni

Nutrient Ratio Value Ideal Ratio
Omega6:Omega3 20.36 <4
Zinc:Copper 26.81 <12
Potassium:Sodium 0.17 >2
Caclcium:Magnesium 1.06 <2
Iron:Copper 14.29 <15
Calcium:Phosphorus 0.12 >1.3

Satiety Score

Satiety Score is a mathematical prediction of satiety based on macronutrients and micronutrients analysis of 650,000+ days of food logs.

satiety 43%

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This food is not insulinogenic with high insulin load.

Our insulinogenic formula determines the degree that food will raise your insulin levels in the short term.

12% of insulinogenic calories

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