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IS QUORN ‘GOOD’ FOR YOU?

 

QUORN IS NOT MEAT OR FISH, BUT IS STILL CALLED A PROTEIN. SO IS THIS NEW PROTEIN ANY GOOD? BELOW IS A CHART SHOWING HOW MUCH NUTRIENT THERE IS IN OTHER FOODS AND QUORN.

 

NUTRITIONAL COMPARISON OF QUORN WITH OTHER FOODS *

Per 100g units

QUORN

SKINLESS CHICKEN

MINCED BEEF

BAKED POTATO

TORFU

FISH PLACE STEAMED

EGG BOILED
ENERGY (KJ)

355

621

955

581

304

392

612

ENERGY (Kcals)

85

148

229

136

73

93

147

PROTEIN (g)

12.3

24.8

23.1

3.9

8.1

18.9

12.5

CARBOHYDRATE (g)

1.8

0

0

31.7

0.7

0

Trace

FAT (g)

3.2

5.4

15.2

0.2

4.2

1.9

10.8

FIBRE (g)

4.8

0

0

2.7

0

0

0

CHOLESTEROL (mg)

0

76

83

0

0

50

385

* From official sources for cooked food.

 

 

LETS MAKE A FEW NOTES ON OUR READING OF THE CHART

 

LOW CHOLESTEROL – NONE!
LOW CALORIES
HIGH IN PROTEIN

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