Every 100 kcal of ground beef (95% lean) brings 15.1 g of protein. On that measure it ranks 46th of the 133 meats in this database and 137th of all 796 foods on the site. Measured by weight instead, its 26.3 g per 100 g ranks 70th in its group.
About 60% of the calories in ground beef (95% lean) 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, ground beef (95% lean) has 3.9 g of protein for each gram of fat (26.3 g against 6.8 g per 100 g).
Set against ground veal, another meat entry in the database, a serving carries about 0.5 g more protein (ground veal has 21.9 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 45% of the 50 g FDA Daily Value for protein.
Serving sizes
Protein in common portions of ground beef (95% lean)
Protein and calories in Ground beef (95% lean) for 100 g, the site serving and USDA household portions.
Portion
Weight
Protein
Calories
100 g
100 g
26.3 g
174 kcal
3 oz cooked (serving used here)
85 g
22.4 g
148 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 ground beef (95% lean)
The nine essential amino acids in Ground beef (95% lean), per 100 g, per serving and per gram of protein.
Amino acid
Per 100 g
Per serving
mg per g protein
leucine
2.05 g
1.74 g
78
lysine
2.18 g
1.85 g
83
valine
1.29 g
1.1 g
49
isoleucine
1.16 g
0.99 g
44
threonine
1.02 g
0.87 g
39
phenylalanine
1.02 g
0.87 g
39
methionine
0.676 g
0.57 g
26
histidine
0.854 g
0.73 g
32
tryptophan
0.133 g
0.11 g
5
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.
How much protein is in 100 g of ground beef (95% lean)?
26.3 g. The 3 oz cooked serving used on this page weighs 85 g and so carries 22.4 g.
How much protein do you get per 100 calories of ground beef (95% lean)?
15.1 g. That figure divides its 26.3 g of protein per 100 g by its 174 kcal per 100 g, so it does not depend on serving size.
Is the protein in ground beef (95% lean) complete?
Yes. The protein in ground beef (95% lean) 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 ground beef (95% lean)?
About 45%. One 3 oz cooked serving has 22.4 g, and the FDA Daily Value for protein is 50 g.
Figures from USDA FoodData Central record #171791 (Beef, ground, 95% lean meat / 5% fat, patty, cooked, broiled), 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.