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Nutritional Value Score Rates Foods Based on Nutrient Density and Noncommunicable Disease Prevention

Study Details

This new study introduces a new way to rank foods based on true nutritional value including factors such as…

👉 Micronutrient density

👉 Protein quality

👉 Bioavailability

Establishing a new system called Nutritional Value Score (NVS) 📝

Key Findings

Here are the top 10 most nutritious foods ⬇️

1️⃣ 🥬 Dried okra

2️⃣ 🐟 Dried small fish

3️⃣ 🥬 Spinach

4️⃣ 🐔 Chicken organs

5️⃣ 🐟 Sardines

6️⃣ 🐟 Fatty fish

7️⃣ 🥛 Skimmed milk

8️⃣ 🥒 Zucchini

9️⃣ 🦪 Bivalves

🔟 🌱 Edamame

According to the NVS score some of the best performing food groups were…

🥬 Dark leafy greens

🫀 Organ meats

🥩 Unprocessed red meat

🐟 Fish and seafood

🫘 Legumes

And some of the worst performing food groups were…

🥤 Soft drinks

🍪 Baked grain-based sweets

🍜 Instant noodles

🍚 Refined grains

🍟 Ultra-processed salty snacks

Conclusion

This study also shows that choosing the right foods within a category matters more than the category itself 📝

It may be helpful to consider NVS when designing diets for general health and potential clinical situations ✅

Reference

https://jn.nutrition.org/article/S0022-3166(26)00092-1/fulltext

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