Quail
Description
Quail, a small, gallinaceous game bird of the partridge family, the Coturnix coturnix in Europe and the Colinus, including the bobwhite, in America. This bird contains a very high amount of protein, iron, and niacin, as well as good amounts of phosphorus, copper, thiamine, riboflavin and vitamin B-6.
Caloric Content
| 1 | |
| Calories: | 780 |
| Protein: | 79.4 gm |
| Carbohydrates: | 0 gm |
| Fiber: | 0 gm |
| Total fats: | 48.8 gm |
| Saturated fats: | 13.7 gm |
| Unsaturated fats: | 29 gm |
| Cholesterol: | - mg |
1. 1 pound, 405 grams
Vitamin Content
| 1 | USRDA | |
| Vitamin A: | 985 | 5000 IU |
| Thiamine: | .988 | 1.7 mg |
| Vitamin B-2: | 1.05 | 1.7 mg |
| Vitamin B-6: | 2.43 | 2.0 mg |
| Vitamin B-12: | - | 6 mcg |
| Biotin: | - | 300 mcg |
| Niacin: | 30.5 | 20 mg |
| Pantothenic Acid: | - | 10 mg |
| Folic acid: | 30 | 400 mcg |
| Vitamin C: | 24.6 | 60 mg |
| Vitamin E: | - | 30 IU |
1. 1 pound, 405 grams
Mineral Content
| 1 | USRDA | |
| Calcium: | 52 | 1000 mg |
| Copper: | 2.05 | 2 mg |
| Iron: | 16 | 18 mg |
| Magnesium: | - | 400 mg |
| Manganese: | - | n/a mg |
| Phosphorus: | 1112 | 1000 mg |
| Potassium: | 874 | n/a mg |
| Selenium: | - | n/a mcg |
| Sodium: | 215 | n/a mg |
| Zinc: | - | 15 mg |
1. 1 pound, 405 grams
Amino Acid Content
| 1 | |
| Tryptophan: | 1.16 gm |
| Threonine: | 3.82 gm |
| Isoleucine: | 4.10 gm |
| Leucine: | 6.53 gm |
| Lysine: | 6.66 gm |
| Methionine: | 2.39 gm |
| Cysteine: | 1.37 gm |
| Phenylalanine: | 3.34 gm |
| Tyrosine: | 3.43 gm |
| Valine: | 4.18 gm |
| Arginine: | 5.18 gm |
| Histidine: | 2.82 gm |
| Alanine: | 5.10 gm |
| Aspartic acid: | 6.69 gm |
| Glutamic acid: | 10.2 gm |
| Glycine: | 6.24 gm |
| Proline: | 3.50 gm |
| Serine: | 3.79 gm |
1. 1 pound, 405 grams
References
Kirschmann, John D. Nutrition Almanac: Nutrition Search. McGraw-Hill: New York. 1984.
United States Department of Agriculture. Composition of Foods: Poultry Products-Raw-Processed-Prepared. Washington D.C. 1979.
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