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Protein content

Protein in Bottom round steak

29.2 g of protein in 3 oz cooked (85 g) of bottom round steak, or 15.9 g for every 100 kcal it supplies.

29.2 g
per 3 oz cooked

Protein by the numbers

Share of this food's calories that come from protein - it is extremely protein-dense.

Protein 64% of caloriesOther 36%
Protein figures for Bottom round steak, per serving, per 100 g and per 100 kcal.
Protein per 100 kcal15.9 g
Protein per 100 g34.3 g
Protein per serving29.2 g in 3 oz cooked (85 g)
Calories from protein64%
Protein to fat4.4 g per 1 g fat
Leucine per serving2.32 g
Rank in meats, per 100 kcal39th of 133
Rank of all foods, per 100 g25th of 796
Share of 50 g Daily Value58% per serving
Protein qualityComplete protein

One 3 oz cooked, 29.2 g protein.

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Protein rank and density: bottom round steak

Every 100 kcal of bottom round steak brings 15.9 g of protein. On that measure it ranks 39th of the 133 meats in this database and 124th of all 796 foods on the site. Measured by weight instead, its 34.3 g per 100 g ranks 2nd in its group.

About 64% of the calories in bottom round steak come from protein, which makes it extremely protein-dense - close to the practical ceiling for a whole food. Foods in this band are the ones that let you raise your protein intake without raising your calorie intake much at all.

Weight for weight, bottom round steak has 4.4 g of protein for each gram of fat (34.3 g against 7.73 g per 100 g).

Set against veal chop, another meat entry in the database, a serving carries about 0.6 g more protein (veal chop has 28.6 g per 3 oz cooked).

It is a complete protein - it supplies all nine essential amino acids in adequate amounts, so it can carry a meal's protein on its own. The serving quoted here is measured by weight at 85 g, and it covers about 58% of the 50 g FDA Daily Value for protein.

Serving sizes

Protein in common portions of bottom round steak

Protein and calories in Bottom round steak for 100 g, the site serving and USDA household portions.
PortionWeightProteinCalories
100 g100 g34.3 g216 kcal
3 oz cooked (serving used here)85 g29.2 g184 kcal
1 lb453.6 g155.6 g980 kcal

Portion weights are the household measures listed on the USDA record; protein and calories scale from the per-100 g figures.

Amino acids

Essential amino acids in bottom round steak

The nine essential amino acids in Bottom round steak, per 100 g, per serving and per gram of protein.
Amino acidPer 100 gPer servingmg per g protein
leucine2.73 g2.32 g80
lysine2.9 g2.47 g85
valine1.7 g1.45 g50
isoleucine1.56 g1.33 g45
threonine1.37 g1.16 g40
phenylalanine1.36 g1.16 g40
methionine0.894 g0.76 g26
histidine1.1 g0.94 g32
tryptophan0.226 g0.19 g7

Per-100 g values are the amino acid analysis on the USDA record. The serving and per-gram-of-protein columns are arithmetic on those values; they are not a protein quality score.

SampleWhat goal trends look like after a week
109 g
Average per logged day
4 of 7
Days goal met
71%
Complete-protein share
Sample figures for one made-up week against a 110 g goal, not your data. Red bars met the goal. Your own log fills this in with Premium.

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Bottom round steak protein questions

How much protein is in 100 g of bottom round steak?

34.3 g. The 3 oz cooked serving used on this page weighs 85 g and so carries 29.2 g.

How much protein do you get per 100 calories of bottom round steak?

15.9 g. That figure divides its 34.3 g of protein per 100 g by its 216 kcal per 100 g, so it does not depend on serving size.

Is the protein in bottom round steak complete?

Yes. The protein in bottom round steak supplies all nine essential amino acids in adequate amounts, so it can carry a meal's protein on its own.

What share of the protein Daily Value is one serving of bottom round steak?

About 58%. One 3 oz cooked serving has 29.2 g, and the FDA Daily Value for protein is 50 g.

Figures from USDA FoodData Central record #174053 (Beef, round, bottom round, steak, separable lean only, trimmed to 1/8" fat, all grades, cooked, braised), SR Legacy data. USDA data is in the public domain. Values are the published reference figures for that record, not lab measurements for a specific brand or batch.