Polenta

as eaten · per 100 g: 58 kcal · 1.1 g protein · 0.6 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

8% of kcal

86% water

10 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: 58
Protein: (8%); 1 g
Fat: (4%); <1 g
Carbohydrates: (88%); 13 g
of which sugar: <1 g
Fiber: 1 g
Sodium: 71 mg

Percentages are the share of calories from each macronutrient.

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Grains

Higher-scoring grains, ranked by fullness per calorie.

82
Wheat bran16 g protein · 216 cals / 100 g

Compare Polenta with another food

Per 100 g. Source: usda-survey-fndds #2708374 — listed by USDA as “Cornmeal mush, no added fat”. 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.