✦ Plant protein ✦ Fibre-rich ✦ Iron and folate from lentils ✦ Anthocyanin antioxidants

Aubergine stuffed with lentils and vegetables is a composite dish where the aubergine carries fibre and anthocyanins while the lentil filling boosts protein, iron, and folate. Overall energy is higher than plain aubergine because of the added pulses and cooking fat.

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Preparation note

A made-up dish; nutritionally a more balanced meal than aubergine alone, but watch added oil and salt during assembly.

Sources: CoFID 2021

Macronutrients per 100g

64.0
kcal
Energy
2.00
g
Protein
3.90
g
Carbs
1.90
g
Fibre
4.60
g
Fat
1.70
g
Sugars
0.50
g
Saturates
0.20
g
Salt

How to read GI & GL

GI (Glycemic Index) rates how fast the carbohydrates in a food raise blood glucose compared to pure glucose (= 100). Low GI ≤ 55 means a slow, steady rise. But GI says nothing about how much carbohydrate you're actually eating.

GL (Glycemic Load) fixes that. It multiplies GI by the actual grams of carbohydrate per typical serving: GL = GI × carbs per serving ÷ 100. This makes it the more useful number for real-world blood sugar management.

Why they can disagree — a food with low GI can still carry a high GL if the serving is large and carb-dense. Conversely, watermelon has a high GI (72) but a low GL (4) because a normal portion contains very few carbs. Always read both together.

Low GL ≤ 10 Modest total glucose impact per serving.
Medium GL 11–19 Moderate impact — manageable for most.
High GL ≥ 20 Significant carb load per serving. Consider a smaller portion.

Source: Atkinson et al., International Tables of GI & GL Values 2021, Am J Clin Nutr.

Glycemic Index & Load

29
GI Score
🟢 Low GI
4
GL / Serving
Low Load

Low GI food — causes a slow, steady rise in blood sugar. Ideal for sustained energy, blood glucose control, and reducing insulin demand.

Glycemic Load (GL = GI × carbs ÷ 100) accounts for portion size. A low GL means this food has minimal real-world blood sugar impact.

Vitamins & Minerals

Nutrient Per 100g % Daily Value* Level
Potassium 240 mg 12%
Phosphorus 38.0 mg 5%
Chloride 31.0 mg 4%
Vitamin A (RE) 21.0 µg 3%
Calcium 12.0 mg 2%
Magnesium 12.0 mg 3%
Folate 10.0 µg 5%
Selenium 7.00 µg 13%
Vitamin C 3.00 mg 4%
Vitamin E (alpha-TE) 1.21 mg 10%
Niacin equivalents (NE) 0.800 mg 5%
Iron 0.800 mg 6%
Niacin (B3) 0.500 mg 3%
Zinc 0.300 mg 3%
Manganese 0.200 mg 10%
Copper 0.110 mg 11%
Vitamin B6 0.090 mg 6%
Thiamin (B1) 0.040 mg 4%
Riboflavin (B2) 0.030 mg 2%
Vitamin D 0.000 µg 0%
Vitamin B12 0.000 µg 0%
Polyunsaturated fat (PUFA) 2.20 g —
Monounsaturated fat 1.60 g —
Glucose (dextrose) 0.800 g —
Fructose 0.700 g —
Sucrose 0.100 g —
Maltose 0.000 g —
Cholesterol 0.000 mg —
Beta-carotene 105 µg —
Retinol (vitamin A) 0.000 µg 0%

* % Daily Value is the proportion of an adult EU Nutrient Reference Value (NRV) supplied by 100g of this food. NRVs are the labelling standard — the same basis as the “%RI” figures printed on food packaging — so these percentages are directly comparable with a shop label. They are a single adult figure and do not vary by age or sex, which is why they sometimes differ from UK dietary reference values: the NRV for vitamin C is 80mg where the UK RNI is 40mg. When Nutriofia assesses your own intake in the reports and trackers, it uses the age- and sex-specific UK values instead.

Fibre is shown without a percentage. Our fibre values use the UK Englyst NSP method, while the published 30g daily goal is an AOAC figure — the two are measured differently and a single percentage would mislead. How we source and normalise our data →

Sources: CoFID 2021
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