The Claim

Total fat content in plant-based foods is strongly positively correlated with Nutri-Score grades, such that higher total fat levels are associated with lower nutritional quality ratings (D–E grades) due to the Nutri-Score algorithm's weighting of saturated fat as a negative nutrient.

Source: Using machine learning models to predict the quality of plant-based foods

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In plain English

Plant-based foods with higher total fat content receive lower Nutri-Score ratings (D–E), because the Nutri-Score system assigns negative points for saturated fat.

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Total fat content in plant-based foods is strongly positively correlated with Nutri-Score grades, meaning higher fat levels are associated with lower nutritional quality ratings (D–E grades), reflecting the Nutri-Score algorithm's weighting of saturated fat as a negative nutrient.

Why this might work

Nutritional scoring systems assign negative points for high fat content, especially saturated fat, which lowers the overall health rating of a food regardless of its source.

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What the research says

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  1. Study: Using machine learning models to predict the quality of plant-based foods

    The study found that a computer can guess a food's health score almost perfectly just by knowing its nutrients—so if a plant-based food has a lot of fat, it’s likely to get a low score like D or E, because the system treats fat as a bad thing.

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