Eight heart health relevant characteristics
b
|
Alpha-linolenic acid (ALA)
|
0.10
|
0.05 – 0.17
|
0.08
|
6/8
|
1.19
|
0.64 – 1.44
|
2.62
|
1/3
|
Total polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFA) (g)
|
0.66
|
0.51 – 1.33
|
0.52
|
10=/14
|
4.52
|
2.98 – 5.73
|
4.19
|
4/6
|
Total saturated fatty acids (SFA) (g)
|
0.40
|
0.29 – 0.70
|
0.14
|
2/13
|
1.25
|
0.89 – 1.83
|
0.62
|
5/6
|
Ratio PUFA/SFA
|
2.1
|
1.7 – 2.5
|
3.7
|
3/13
|
4.4
|
3.0 – 4.7
|
6.8
|
1/6
|
Sodium (mg)
|
498
|
457 – 528
|
309
|
1/15
|
464
|
437 – 472
|
231
|
1/6
|
Potassium (mg)
|
130
|
115 – 157
|
561
|
1/15
|
220
|
195 – 277
|
647
|
1/6
|
Ratio of potassium to sodium
|
0.3
|
0.2 – 0.3
|
1.8
|
1/15
|
0.5
|
0.4 – 0.6
|
2.8
|
1/6
|
Dietary fiber (g)
|
3.1
|
2.6 – 4.3
|
4.8
|
4/15
|
5.2
|
4.3 – 5.4
|
8.1
|
1/6
|
Other micronutrients
| | | | | | | | |
Calcium (mg)
|
97
|
54 – 110
|
23
|
14/15
|
40
|
37 – 43
|
51
|
2/6
|
Folate (mcg) (including synthetic forms in some fortified white breads)
|
30
|
27 – 41
|
65
|
3/12
|
52
|
44 – 57
|
83
|
2/6
|
Iodide (mcg)
|
3.8
|
1.2 – 6.0
|
40.0
|
1/8
|
5.3
|
3.1 – 16.2
|
29.6
|
2/6
|
Iron (mg)
|
1.6
|
1.1 – 2.5
|
2.2
|
5/14
|
1.7
|
1.4 – 2.7
|
2.8
|
2/6
|
Selenium (mcg)
|
5.8
|
2.6 – 14.3
|
3.0
|
8/10
|
5.2
|
4.1 – 8.0
|
6.4
|
3/6
|
Zinc (mg)
|
0.8
|
0.7 – 1.0
|
1.4
|
1=/13
|
1.4
|
1.1 – 1.9
|
1.9
|
3/6
|
Selected other macronutrients
|
Dietary energy (kJ)
|
1047
|
1026 – 1169
|
951
|
2/14 (if low is best)
|
1188
|
1168 – 1291
|
1036
|
2/5 (if low is best)
|
Protein (g)
|
8.4
|
8.3 – 9.1
|
7.4
|
14/15
|
10.6
|
9.5 – 11.6
|
8.8
|
6/6
|
Sugars (total) (g)
|
3.5
|
1.7 – 4.8
|
0.5
|
2/10
|
2.2
|
1.45 – 3.4
|
0.6
|
2/5
|
Cost (relevant to food security)
c
|
Cost per 100 g of loaf (US$)
|
0.28
|
0.21 – 0.34
|
0.10
|
2/15
|
0.73
|
0.64 – 0.95
|
0.17
|
1/5
|
Cost per 1000 kJ of food energy (US$)
|
0.17
|
0.12 – 0.20
|
0.11
|
4=/14
|
0.34
|
0.33 – 0.38
|
0.20
|
2/5
|