Every 100 kcal of beef short ribs brings 12 g of protein. On that measure it ranks 81st of the 133 meats in this database and 206th of all 796 foods on the site. Measured by weight instead, its 28.8 g per 100 g ranks 40th in its group.
Protein accounts for roughly 48% of the calories in beef short ribs, 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 short ribs has 2.1 g of protein for each gram of fat (28.8 g against 13.8 g per 100 g).
Set against ostrich, another meat entry in the database, a serving carries about 0.6 g more protein (ostrich has 23.9 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 49% of the 50 g FDA Daily Value for protein.
Serving sizes
Protein in common portions of beef short ribs
Protein and calories in Beef short ribs for 100 g, the site serving and USDA household portions.
Portion
Weight
Protein
Calories
100 g
100 g
28.8 g
240 kcal
3 oz cooked (serving used here)
85 g
24.5 g
204 kcal
1 piece
289 g
83.2 g
694 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 short ribs
The nine essential amino acids in Beef short ribs, per 100 g, per serving and per gram of protein.
Amino acid
Per 100 g
Per serving
mg per g protein
leucine
2.39 g
2.03 g
83
lysine
2.59 g
2.2 g
90
valine
1.33 g
1.13 g
46
isoleucine
1.26 g
1.07 g
44
threonine
1.3 g
1.11 g
45
phenylalanine
1.12 g
0.95 g
39
methionine
0.841 g
0.71 g
29
histidine
0.951 g
0.81 g
33
tryptophan
0.331 g
0.28 g
11
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.
28.8 g. The 3 oz cooked serving used on this page weighs 85 g and so carries 24.5 g.
How much protein do you get per 100 calories of beef short ribs?
12 g. That figure divides its 28.8 g of protein per 100 g by its 240 kcal per 100 g, so it does not depend on serving size.
Is the protein in beef short ribs complete?
Yes. The protein in beef short ribs 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 short ribs?
About 49%. One 3 oz cooked serving has 24.5 g, and the FDA Daily Value for protein is 50 g.
Figures from USDA FoodData Central record #169569 (Beef, chuck, short ribs, boneless, 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.