Lotus root

as eaten · per 100 g: 74 kcal · 2.6 g protein · 4.9 g fiber

satiety per calorie · 0–100 · not a virtue scale

Why this score

exceptionally filling

Low energy density — a lot of food for the calories.

Three routes to fullness — one is enough

13% of kcal

80% water

66 g/Mcal

What pulls it down

Nothing here converges the way engineered food does — no sugar, no savoury and no alcohol penalty.

How scores work

Per

Calories: 74
Protein: (13%); 3 g
Fat: (1%); <1 g
Carbohydrates: (86%); 17 g
of which sugar: 0 g
Fiber: 5 g
Sodium: 40 mg

Percentages are the share of calories from each macronutrient.

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Per 100 g. Source: usda-sr-legacy #169250 — listed by USDA as “Lotus root, raw”. Every number is traceable, every score recomputable. The score measures satiety per calorie. It is not a virtue scale, and no food here is forbidden. How the score works.