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Meatballs with sauce

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as eaten · per 100 g: 186 kcal · 18.0 g protein · 0.0 g fiber

easy to overeat. A concentrated fat/sugar/salt combination that overrides fullness; protein does the heavy lifting.

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

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Why this score

Protein39% of calories
73/100
Low energy density186 kcal per 100 g
51/100
Fiber0 g per 1000 kcal
0/100
Hyper-palatabilityengineered fat · sugar · salt pattern
47%

The first three bars are sub-scores (0–100 per lever) that build the score; the values under each label are the measured quantities that drive them. Hyper-palatability works the other way — it cuts the built score by the shown percentage (up to −80%). Full math here.

    The numbers

    Energy186 kcal
    Protein18.0 g
    Fat12.0 g
    Carbohydrate0.1 g
    …of which sugars0.1 g
    Fiber0.0 g
    Sodium801 mg

    Per 100 g. Source: usda-fndds #2706467 — listed by USDA as “Meatballs, NS as to type of meat, with sauce”. Every number is traceable, every score recomputable. How the score works. This entry came from a bulk USDA import and hasn’t been hand-reviewed yet — the numbers are USDA’s, but the name and grouping haven’t had a second pair of eyes.