Every 100 kcal of dried beef brings 20.3 g of protein. On that measure it ranks 8th of the 133 meats in this database and 47th of all 796 foods on the site. Measured by weight instead, its 31.1 g per 100 g ranks 14th in its group.
About 81% of the calories in dried beef 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, dried beef has 16 g of protein for each gram of fat (31.1 g against 1.94 g per 100 g).
Set against canadian bacon, another meat entry in the database, a serving carries about 0.8 g more protein (canadian bacon has 7.9 g per 1 oz).
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 28 g, and it covers about 17% of the 50 g FDA Daily Value for protein.
Serving sizes
Protein in common portions of dried beef
Protein and calories in Dried beef for 100 g, the site serving and USDA household portions.
Portion
Weight
Protein
Calories
100 g
100 g
31.1 g
153 kcal
1 oz (serving used here)
28 g
8.7 g
43 kcal
The USDA record lists no other household measure for this food; protein and calories scale from the per-100 g figures.
Amino acids
Essential amino acids in dried beef
The nine essential amino acids in Dried beef, per 100 g, per serving and per gram of protein.
Amino acid
Per 100 g
Per serving
mg per g protein
leucine
2.29 g
0.64 g
74
lysine
2.43 g
0.68 g
78
valine
1.43 g
0.4 g
46
isoleucine
1.31 g
0.37 g
42
threonine
1.15 g
0.32 g
37
phenylalanine
1.14 g
0.32 g
37
methionine
0.749 g
0.21 g
24
histidine
0.917 g
0.26 g
29
tryptophan
0.189 g
0.05 g
6
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.
31.1 g. The 1 oz serving used on this page weighs 28 g and so carries 8.7 g.
How much protein do you get per 100 calories of dried beef?
20.3 g. That figure divides its 31.1 g of protein per 100 g by its 153 kcal per 100 g, so it does not depend on serving size.
Is the protein in dried beef complete?
Yes. The protein in dried beef 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 dried beef?
About 17%. One 1 oz serving has 8.7 g, and the FDA Daily Value for protein is 50 g.
Figures from USDA FoodData Central record #170604 (Beef, cured, dried), 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.