Protein, carbohydrates, fat, fibre, water - all the results
Posted by kathryn in Carbohydrates, Fat, Protein and Fibre
As I blogged about yesterday, no matter what you eat the majority of your food is made up of protein, fats, carbohydrates, water and fibre. These are the bulk of our diets.
Over the last couple of weeks I’ve listed fifteen foods and asked which of them contain these five components. To finish off this series, I thought I’d list them again and give all the results together.
Bread
- White bread is 9% protein, 2.5 % fat, 47 % carbohydrate, 38 % water and 3 % fibre
- Basic wholemeal bread is 10 % protein, 3 % fat, 39 % carbohydrate, 40 % water and 7 % fibre
Milk
- Whole milk is 3 % protein, 4 % fat, 5 % carbohydrate and 87 % water. No Fibre.
- Skim milk is 4 % protein, 0.1 % fat, 5 % carbohydrate and 91 % water. No Fibre.
Pumpkin (uncooked)
- 1 % protein, 0.2 % fat, 7 % carbohydrate, 89 % water and 3 % fibre
Lamb (lean)
- Raw lamb is 22 % protein, 4 % fat, 74 % water. No carbohydrate or fibre.
- Cooked lamb is 31 % protein, 7 % fat, 62 % water. No carbohydrate or fibre.
Tofu (uncooked)
- 12 % protein, 7 % fat, 4 % carbohydrate, 75 % water and 7 % fibre
Broccoli (raw)
- 5 % protein, 0.3 % fat, 0.4 % carbohydrate, 89 % water and 4 % fibre
Apples (raw with skin)
- 0.3 % protein, trace amounts of fat, 12 % carbohydrate, 84 % water and 2 % fibre
Olive oil
- 100 % fat. No protein, carbohydrate, water or fibre.
Butter
- 1 % protein, 81 % fat, 1 % carbohydrate and 15 % water. No fibre.
Salmon (tinned red)
- 22 % protein, 12 % fat, 66 % water. No carbohydrate or fibre.
Bananas (peeled)
- 2 % protein, 0.1 % fat, 20 % carbohydrate, 75 % water and 2 % fibre
Rice (uncooked)
- White rice is 7 % protein, 0.5 % fat, 79 % carbohydrate, 12 % water and 2 % fibre
- Brown rice is 8 % protein, 2 % fat, 77 % carbohydrate, 11 % water and 4 % fibre
Hazelnuts
- 15 % protein, 61 % fat, 5 % carbohydrate, 5 % water and 10 % fibre
Chickpeas (cooked)
- 6 % protein, 2 % fat, 13 % carbohydrate, 68 % water and 5 % fibre
Sultanas / golden raisins
- 3 % protein, 0.4 % fat, 75 % carbohydrate, 16 % water and 4 % fibre
30 April, 2008
Comments
Sorry, that first comment sounds rude – I’ve been so interested in these posts, and the challenges they have made … I’m just stunned by this lamb thing
Joanna
can you advise me of information like this but on a wider scale
Rice (uncooked)
White rice is 7 % protein, 0.5 % fat, 79 % carbohydrate, 12 % water and 2 % fibre
Brown rice is 8 % protein, 2 % fat, 77 % carbohydrate, 11 % water and 4 % fibre
this was taken from your list but its a limited list i need all different natural foods for childcare
thank you for any help
karen
Hi Karen – there are several sites which provide this information. I personally primarily use the Food Standards Australia NUTTAB resource – found here because it’s easy to use and based on the Australian food supply.
Otherwise I tend to use Nutrition Data which is based on the US Department of Agriculture’s huge database of foods. It’s a bit more tricky to find what you’re looking for but more comprehensive.
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