Overall nutritional quality index

The overall nutritional quality index is a nutritional rating system developed at the Yale-Griffin Prevention Research Center. It assigns foods a score between 1 and 100 to reflect the overall nutrition provided relative to the calories consumed.[1] The system has been marketed commercially as NuVal, and some consumer foods in the United States are marked with ONQI values as "NuVal".

Description

The ONQI for a food is the ratio of a "numerator" value representing beneficial nutrients such as iron, dietary fibre and vitamins,[2] and a "denominator" value representing detrimental nutrients such as cholesterol and saturated fat.

The following foods have the maximum ONQI of 100:[3] broccoli, blueberries, okra, oranges and green beans. Some of the lowest ONQIs are for white bread (9), hot dog (5), apple pie (2) and Ice pop (1).

Here is a selection of food rankings from Yale University's Overall Nutritional Quality Index (scores out of 100)[3]

Food nameONQI
Broccoli100
Blueberries100
Okra100
Orange100
Green beans100
Pineapple99
Radish99
Summer squash98
Apple96
Green cabbage96
Tomato96
Clementine94
Watermelon94
Mango93
Red onions93
Fresh figs91
Grapes91
Banana91
Milk (skimmed)91
Avocado89
Oatmeal88
Atlantic salmon fillet87
Atlantic halibut fillet82
Catfish fillet82
Cod fillet82
Tilapia fillet82
Oysters81
Swordfish steak81
Prawns75
Shrimp75
Clams71
Monkfish fillet64
Milk (whole)52
Scallops51
Turbot fillet51
Pasta50
Tinned peas49
Turkey breast (skinless)48
Prunes45
Chicken breast (boneless)39
Orange juice39
Lobster36
Pork tenderloin35
Flank steak (Beef)34
Turkey breast31
Veal chop31
Veal leg cutlet31
Beef tenderloin30
Chicken drumstick30
Pork chop (boneless centre cut)28
Chicken wings28
Lamb chops (loin)28
Leg of lamb28
Ham (whole)27
Raisins26
Green olives24
Bagel23
Peanut butter23
Condensed cream of broccoli soup21
Salted, dry-roasted peanuts21
Fried egg18
Swiss cheese17
Diet fizzy drinks15
Non-streaky bacon13
Pretzel sticks11
Dark chocolate10
White bread9
Salami7
Hot dog5
Cheese puffs4
Milk chocolate3
Apple pie2
Crackers2
Fizzy drinks1
Popsicle1

See also

References

  1. ↑ Saner, Emine (21 October 2008). "Think you know what's good for you to eat? asks Emine Saner". the Guardian.
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