Beef burgers
125 g of beef burgers is 253 kcal and mainly feeds your liver, immune and brain.
PER 125 G AS BOUGHT · 94 G AS EATEN · 253 KCAL
The portion is the serving PeakPie's healthy kitchen standard allows for this ingredient (lean mince).
What it feeds
The score is what this one portion would do for the organ on an otherwise empty day, against PeakPie’s daily targets for an adult aged 19 to 50 (protein at 70 kg). Your own targets in the app follow your age, sex, weight and activity.
What’s in 125 g
| NUTRIENT | AMOUNT | OF A DAY |
|---|---|---|
| B12 | 2.6mcg | 107% |
| Zinc | 5.9mg | 62% |
| Protein | 24g | 43% |
| Selenium | 20mcg | 37% |
| B6 | 0.3mg | 26% |
| Phosphorus | 182mg | 26% |
| Iron | 2.3mg | 18% |
| Choline | 76mg | 16% |
| Potassium | 285mg | 10% |
| Copper | 0.1mg | 8% |
| Magnesium | 19mg | 5% |
| Omega-3 ALA |
Watch out
- Saturated fat6.3g · 32% of the UK reference intake
- Salt0.2g · 3% of the UK reference intake
What may be claimed
Beef burgers is a source of Choline, Iron, Phosphorus, Protein, Selenium, B12, B6, Zinc. These are the authorised wordings from the GB Nutrition and Health Claims Register for those nutrients, the only health claims anyone may make about this food.
Choline
- Choline contributes to the maintenance of normal liver function.
- Choline contributes to normal lipid metabolism.
- Choline contributes to normal homocysteine metabolism.
An essential nutrient your brain turns into acetylcholine — the memory neurotransmitter — and your liver uses to package and export fat.
Iron
- Iron contributes to normal cognitive function.
- Iron contributes to the normal function of the immune system.
- Iron contributes to normal oxygen transport in the body.
- Iron contributes to normal formation of red blood cells and haemoglobin.
- Iron contributes to a reduction of tiredness and fatigue.
The core of hemoglobin, the protein that carries oxygen in your blood. Low iron means less oxygen delivered — and flagging energy.
Phosphorus
- Phosphorus contributes to the maintenance of normal bones.
- Phosphorus contributes to normal energy-yielding metabolism.
Calcium's partner in bone mineral, and the P in ATP — the molecule every cell spends as energy.
Protein
- Protein contributes to a growth in muscle mass.
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