Recipes · Vietnamese · Snacks
Cơm Nắm (Rice Balls)
One serving has 420 kcal and 8 g protein, and at least a fifth of a woman's daily need of manganese (67%), folate (59%), thiamin (56%), copper (47%), niacin (32%) and selenium (31%). Ready in 30 minutes.
- Preparation: 10 min
- Cooking: 20 min
- Makes: 1 serving (109 g)
- Difficulty: Easy
- Diets: Vegan, Gluten-free, Dairy-free
- Contains: sesame
Ingredients
- 100 g Rice, white, long-grain
- 5 g Sesame seeds
- 1 g Salt
- 3 g Vegetable oil
Method
- Cook the rice until tender and slightly sticky (a touch more water than usual helps it hold together).
- Toast the sesame seeds with the salt in a dry pan for a minute until fragrant, for a simple sesame salt.
- While the rice is still warm, oil your hands, take a portion and press firmly into a compact ball or log, packing tightly.
- Roll the rice ball in the sesame salt, or serve it on the side, and slice to eat.
Nutrition per serving
| Nutrient | Per serving | Share of a day's need |
|---|---|---|
| Energy | 420 kcal | 20% |
| Carbohydrates | 81.1 g | |
| Water | 11.9 mL | |
| Fiber | 1.9 g | 6% |
| Protein | 8 g | 17% |
| Tryptophan | 0.1 g | |
| Threonine | 0.29 g | |
| Isoleucine | 0.35 g | |
| Leucine | 0.66 g | |
| Lysine | 0.29 g | |
| Methionine | 0.2 g | |
| Cystine | 0.16 g | |
| Phenylalanine | 0.43 g | |
| Tyrosine | 0.28 g | |
| Valine | 0.48 g | |
| Histidine | 0.19 g | |
| Fat | 6.1 g | |
| Monounsaturated | 1.8 g | |
| Polyunsaturated | 3 g | |
| Docosahexaenoic Acid (DHA) | 0 g | |
| Eicosapentaenoic Acid (EPA) | 0 g | |
| Omega-6 | 2.7 g | |
| Saturated | 0.99 g | |
| Trans-Fats | 0.02 g | |
| Cholesterol | 0 mg | |
| Calcium | 77 mg | 8% |
| Copper | 0.42 mg | 47% |
| Iron | 5 mg | 28% |
| Magnesium | 42.6 mg | 14% |
| Manganese | 1.2 mg | 67% |
| Phosphorus | 146 mg | 21% |
| Potassium | 138 mg | 3% |
| Selenium | 16.8 µg | 31% |
| Sodium | 393 mg | |
| Zinc | 1.5 mg | 19% |
| Thiamin (vitamin B1) | 0.62 mg | 56% |
| Riboflavin (vitamin B2) | 0.06 mg | 5% |
| Niacin (vitamin B3) | 4.4 mg | 32% |
| Pantothenic acid (vitamin B5) | 1 mg | 20% |
| Pyridoxine (vitamin B6) | 0.2 mg | 15% |
| Folate (vitamin B9) | 236 µg | 59% |
| Cobalamin (vitamin B12) | 0 µg | 0% |
| Choline | 7.1 mg | 2% |
| Vitamin A | 0 µg | 0% |
| Vitamin C | 0 mg | 0% |
| Vitamin D (D2 + D3) | 0 IU | 0% |
| Vitamin E | 0.37 mg | 2% |
| Vitamin K | 5.6 µg | 6% |
Shares of a day's need are for a woman of 30, 165 cm, 60 kg, lightly active, by the US and Canadian Dietary Reference Intakes. SustainBite works out each person's own needs, by the standard where they live: the Nordic Nutrition Recommendations in Norway, the UK's, EFSA's in the EU.
Climate footprint
0.2 kg CO2e a serving: about average for breakfasts, sides, desserts and drinks on SustainBite. Source: ADEME, Agribalyse 3.2.
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