Meat extender: nutrition per 100 g
Food group: Legumes and Legume Products.
What 100 g gives you in pregnancy
| Folate | 198 mcg — 33% of the daily need in pregnancy |
- Folate lowers the risk of neural tube defects, which form in the first weeks of pregnancy.
Daily requirements are NIH / US Dietary Reference Intakes recommended intakes for pregnancy. Requirements differ by country, so these percentages are only meaningful against the authority named here. They describe 100 g of this food, not a meal plan.
Nutrition per 100 g
| Energy | 311 kcal |
| Protein | 41.7 g |
| Fat | 3.0 g |
| Carbohydrate | 34.7 g |
| Fibre | 17.5 g |
| Iron | 12.0 mg |
| Calcium | 204 mg |
| Folate | 198 mcg |
| Vitamin B12 | 6.0 mcg |
| Zinc | 2.2 mg |
| Sodium | 10 mg |
Explore further
Meat extender is a notable source of folate, iron and calcium — see what each does in pregnancy.
More legumes and legume products: Bacon bits, meatless, Bacon, meatless, Beans, adzuki, mature seeds, canned, sweetened, Beans, adzuki, mature seeds, raw, Beans, baked, canned, no salt added, Beans, baked, canned, plain or vegetarian.
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Source: USDA FoodData Central (public domain). Values are per 100 g, from the sr legacy food dataset.
Composition varies with variety, growing conditions, storage and preparation, so treat these as typical values rather than exact ones for the item in your kitchen.
Educational reference, not medical advice.