Sun-dried tomatoes
5 g of sun-dried tomatoes is 13 kcal and adds little to any of the eleven body systems PeakPie scores.
PER 5 G AS BOUGHT · 13 KCAL
No PeakPie recipe uses this ingredient yet, so the portion is a typical serving for its kind.
Not on the organ lists.Stocks, sauces, herbs, spices and sweeteners flavour a dish rather than feed you, so they are never offered as best ingredients, whatever they score.
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 5 g
| NUTRIENT | AMOUNT | OF A DAY |
|---|---|---|
| Copper | 0.1mg | 8% |
| Potassium | 172mg | 6% |
| Iron | 0.5mg | 3% |
| Magnesium | 9.7mg | 3% |
| Phosphorus | 18mg | 3% |
| Vitamin C | 2mg | 2% |
| Vitamin K | 2.2mcg | 2% |
| Fiber | 0.6g | 2% |
| B6 | 0mg | 1% |
| Protein | 0.7g | 1% |
| Choline | 5.3mg | 1% |
| Zinc |
Watch out
- Saturated fat0g · <1% of the UK reference intake
- Sugars1.9g · 2% of the UK reference intake
- Salt0g · <1% of the UK reference intake
What may be claimed
Sun-dried tomatoes is a source of Choline, Copper, Folate (B9), Iron, Magnesium, Phosphorus, Potassium, Protein, B6, Vitamin C, Vitamin K, 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.
Copper
- Copper contributes to normal function of the immune system.
- Copper contributes to maintenance of normal connective tissues.
- Copper contributes to normal iron transport in the body.
A trace mineral that helps immune cells mature, moves iron around the body, and cross-links the collagen in connective tissue.
Folate (B9)
- Folate contributes to normal psychological function.
- Folate contributes to the normal function of the immune system.
- Folate contributes to normal blood formation.
- Folate contributes to normal homocysteine metabolism.
- Folate contributes to a reduction of tiredness and fatigue.
The B vitamin behind DNA synthesis and cell division — every fast-renewing tissue, from blood to gut lining, leans on it.
Iron
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