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Protein content

Protein in Ground veal

21.9 g of protein in 3 oz cooked (85 g) of ground veal, or 12 g for every 100 kcal it supplies.

21.9 g
per 3 oz cooked

Protein by the numbers

Share of this food's calories that come from protein - it is very protein-dense.

Protein 48% of caloriesOther 52%
Protein figures for Ground veal, per serving, per 100 g and per 100 kcal.
Protein per 100 kcal12 g
Protein per 100 g25.8 g
Protein per serving21.9 g in 3 oz cooked (85 g)
Calories from protein48%
Protein to fat2.2 g per 1 g fat
Leucine per serving1.75 g
Rank in meats, per 100 kcal81st of 133
Rank of all foods, per 100 g139th of 796
Share of 50 g Daily Value44% per serving
Protein qualityComplete protein

One 3 oz cooked, 21.9 g protein.

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Protein rank and density: ground veal

Every 100 kcal of ground veal 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 25.8 g per 100 g ranks 80th in its group.

Protein accounts for roughly 48% of the calories in ground veal, 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, ground veal has 2.2 g of protein for each gram of fat (25.8 g against 11.8 g per 100 g).

Set against chicken hearts, another meat entry in the database, a serving carries about 0.5 g less protein (chicken hearts has 22.4 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 44% of the 50 g FDA Daily Value for protein.

Serving sizes

Protein in common portions of ground veal

Protein and calories in Ground veal for 100 g, the site serving and USDA household portions.
PortionWeightProteinCalories
100 g100 g25.8 g215 kcal
3 oz cooked (serving used here)85 g21.9 g183 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 veal

The nine essential amino acids in Ground veal, per 100 g, per serving and per gram of protein.
Amino acidPer 100 gPer servingmg per g protein
leucine2.06 g1.75 g80
lysine2.13 g1.81 g83
valine1.43 g1.22 g55
isoleucine1.27 g1.08 g49
threonine1.13 g0.96 g44
phenylalanine1.04 g0.88 g40
methionine0.603 g0.51 g23
histidine0.938 g0.8 g36
tryptophan0.261 g0.22 g10

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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Quick answers

Ground veal protein questions

How much protein is in 100 g of ground veal?

25.8 g. The 3 oz cooked serving used on this page weighs 85 g and so carries 21.9 g.

How much protein do you get per 100 calories of ground veal?

12 g. That figure divides its 25.8 g of protein per 100 g by its 215 kcal per 100 g, so it does not depend on serving size.

Is the protein in ground veal complete?

Yes. The protein in ground veal 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 veal?

About 44%. One 3 oz cooked serving has 21.9 g, and the FDA Daily Value for protein is 50 g.

Figures from USDA FoodData Central record #174879 (Veal, ground, cooked, pan-fried), 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.