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Protein content

Protein in Beef stew meat

27.5 g of protein in 3 oz cooked (85 g) of beef stew meat, or 17 g for every 100 kcal it supplies.

27.5 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 68% of caloriesOther 32%
Protein figures for Beef stew meat, per serving, per 100 g and per 100 kcal.
Protein per 100 kcal17 g
Protein per 100 g32.4 g
Protein per serving27.5 g in 3 oz cooked (85 g)
Calories from protein68%
Protein to fat4.8 g per 1 g fat
Leucine per serving2.28 g
Rank in meats, per 100 kcal31st of 133
Rank of all foods, per 100 g36th of 796
Share of 50 g Daily Value55% per serving
Protein qualityComplete protein

One 3 oz cooked, 27.5 g protein.

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Protein rank and density: beef stew meat

Every 100 kcal of beef stew meat brings 17 g of protein. On that measure it ranks 31st of the 133 meats in this database and 101st of all 796 foods on the site. Measured by weight instead, its 32.4 g per 100 g ranks 9th in its group.

About 68% of the calories in beef stew meat 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, beef stew meat has 4.8 g of protein for each gram of fat (32.4 g against 6.82 g per 100 g).

Set against ground turkey (fat free), another meat entry in the database, a serving carries about 0.6 g more 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 55% of the 50 g FDA Daily Value for protein.

Serving sizes

Protein in common portions of beef stew meat

Protein and calories in Beef stew meat for 100 g, the site serving and USDA household portions.
PortionWeightProteinCalories
100 g100 g32.4 g191 kcal
3 oz cooked (serving used here)85 g27.5 g162 kcal
1 lb453.6 g147 g866 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 stew meat

The nine essential amino acids in Beef stew meat, per 100 g, per serving and per gram of protein.
Amino acidPer 100 gPer servingmg per g protein
leucine2.68 g2.28 g83
lysine2.92 g2.48 g90
valine1.5 g1.27 g46
isoleucine1.42 g1.21 g44
threonine1.47 g1.25 g45
phenylalanine1.26 g1.07 g39
methionine0.945 g0.8 g29
histidine1.07 g0.91 g33
tryptophan0.372 g0.32 g11

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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Beef stew meat protein questions

How much protein is in 100 g of beef stew meat?

32.4 g. The 3 oz cooked serving used on this page weighs 85 g and so carries 27.5 g.

How much protein do you get per 100 calories of beef stew meat?

17 g. That figure divides its 32.4 g of protein per 100 g by its 191 kcal per 100 g, so it does not depend on serving size.

Is the protein in beef stew meat complete?

Yes. The protein in beef stew meat 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 stew meat?

About 55%. One 3 oz cooked serving has 27.5 g, and the FDA Daily Value for protein is 50 g.

Figures from USDA FoodData Central record #171203 (Beef, chuck for stew, separable lean and 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.