Every 100 kcal of beef chuck roast brings 12.3 g of protein. On that measure it ranks 76th of the 133 meats in this database and 198th of all 796 foods on the site. Measured by weight instead, its 31.1 g per 100 g ranks 14th in its group.
Protein accounts for roughly 49% of the calories in beef chuck roast, making it very protein-dense. The rest comes from fat and carbohydrate, so it adds a solid amount of protein while still carrying real energy - useful when you are eating to a calorie target rather than under one.
Weight for weight, beef chuck roast has 2.3 g of protein for each gram of fat (31.1 g against 13.3 g per 100 g).
Set against ground turkey (fat free), another meat entry in the database, a serving carries about 0.5 g less protein (ground turkey (fat free) has 26.9 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 53% of the 50 g FDA Daily Value for protein.
A tough, collagen-rich cut that is braised until tender rather than grilled.
Serving sizes
Protein in common portions of beef chuck roast
Protein and calories in Beef chuck roast for 100 g, the site serving and USDA household portions.
Portion
Weight
Protein
Calories
100 g
100 g
31.1 g
253 kcal
3 oz cooked (serving used here)
85 g
26.4 g
215 kcal
1 piece, cooked, excluding refuse (yield from 1 lb raw meat with refuse)
191 g
59.4 g
483 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 beef chuck roast
The nine essential amino acids in Beef chuck roast, per 100 g, per serving and per gram of protein.
Amino acid
Per 100 g
Per serving
mg per g protein
leucine
2.47 g
2.1 g
79
lysine
2.62 g
2.23 g
84
valine
1.54 g
1.31 g
50
isoleucine
1.41 g
1.2 g
45
threonine
1.24 g
1.05 g
40
phenylalanine
1.23 g
1.05 g
40
methionine
0.809 g
0.69 g
26
histidine
0.991 g
0.84 g
32
tryptophan
0.204 g
0.17 g
7
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
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
Sun
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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31.1 g. The 3 oz cooked serving used on this page weighs 85 g and so carries 26.4 g.
How much protein do you get per 100 calories of beef chuck roast?
12.3 g. That figure divides its 31.1 g of protein per 100 g by its 253 kcal per 100 g, so it does not depend on serving size.
Is the protein in beef chuck roast complete?
Yes. The protein in beef chuck roast 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 beef chuck roast?
About 53%. One 3 oz cooked serving has 26.4 g, and the FDA Daily Value for protein is 50 g.
Figures from USDA FoodData Central record #170215 (Beef, chuck, blade roast, separable lean only, trimmed to 0" 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.