Nachos

as eaten · per 100 g: 266 kcal · 4.5 g protein · 2.0 g fiber

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

Why this score

engineered against fullness

Fat and refined carbohydrate converging the way engineered food does; dense calories with little protein, volume or fiber to fill you up.

Three routes to fullness — one is enough

7% of kcal

51% water

8 g/Mcal

What pulls it down

55%

How scores work

Per

Calories: 266
Protein: (7%); 4 g
Fat: (52%); 16 g
Carbohydrates: (41%); 28 g
of which sugar: <1 g
Fiber: 2 g
Sodium: 547 mg

Percentages are the share of calories from each macronutrient.

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Per 100 g. Source: usda-survey-fndds #2708577 — listed by USDA as “Nachos, cheese only”. 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.