Foods with the lowest IF Rating (per 200-calorie [kcal] serving)

Most Popular Foods This list of foods is ranked by popularity, with 1 being most popular. The foods most frequently viewed are listed first.

Nutrient Search If you search by a single criterion, the food with the most (or least) of that nutrient will be at the top of the list. If you search for foods highest or lowest in multiple nutrients, we determine a composite score by multiplying the rankings for each individual criterion. For example, if you search for foods high in calcium and magnesium, a food ranked #1 for calcium and #10 for magnesium would have a composite score of 10. A food ranked #5 for calcium and #5 for magnesium would have a composite score of 25. The results are ranked according to their composite scores.

Search by Caloric Ratio Caloric Ratio search results are ranked and sorted by proximity to the ratio you selected. Foods with a ratio of Carbohydrates:Fats:Protein closest to the one selected are shown first, with a rank of 1 being the closest match.

See also Caloric Ratio Pyramid^TM.

Search by Fullness Factor^TM and ND Rating (Nutritional Target Map^TM) These search results are ranked and sorted by proximity to the map point that you selected, reflecting foods with a certain ND Rating (nutrient density) and Fullness Factor^TM (energy density). Foods closest to the point you selected will appear first, with a rank of 1 being the closest match.

See also Nutritional Target Map^TM.

Better Choices for Healthy Weight Loss The Better Choices approach predicts that foods closer to the top of this list are more filling and more nutritious per calorie than foods farther down the list, and therefore are better for healthy-weight-loss diets. This prediction is based on the nutrient content of these foods, but does not take into account your individual needs.

See also Better Choices.

Better Choices for Optimum Health Foods closer to the top of this list have more nutrients per calorie than foods farther down the list and are therefore a better choice for optimum health.

See also Better Choices.

Better Choices for Healthy Weight Gain The Better Choices approach predicts that foods closer to the top of this list will be less filling and/or more nutritious per calorie than foods farther down the list and therefore better for weight-gain diets. This prediction is based on the nutrient content of these foods, but does not take into account your individual needs.

See also Better Choices.

Lowest eGL eGL (Estimated Glycemic Load^TM) estimates how much a food is likely to increase your blood sugar level. Foods closer to the top of this list are likely to cause less of an increase in blood sugar than foods farther down the list.

See also Estimated Glycemic Load.

Highest eGL eGL (Estimated Glycemic Load^TM) estimates how much a food is likely to increase your blood sugar level. Foods closer to the top of this list are likely to cause more of an increase in blood sugar than foods farther down the list.

See also Estimated Glycemic Load.

Lowest IF (Inflammation Factor) Rating^TM The IF Rating^TM predicts a food's effect on the body's inflammatory response. Foods closer to the top of this list are more likely to provoke inflammation (or less likely to reduce inflammation).

For more information, see IF Rating.

Highest IF (Inflammation Factor) Rating^TM The IF Rating^TM predicts a food's effect on the body's inflammatory response. Foods closer to the top of this list are more likely to help reduce inflammation (or less likely to provoke inflammation).

For more information, see IF Rating.

Protein Complement Rankings are determined by multiplying the rankings for each individual criterion.

For example, a food ranked #1 for being highest in the first amino acid and #10 for being lowest in the second would have a composite score of 10.

A food ranked #5 for being highest in the first amino acid and #5 for being lowest in the second would have a composite score of 25.

The results are ranked according to these composite scores.