Every 100 kcal of lamb shank brings 16.6 g of protein. On that measure it ranks 34th of the 133 meats in this database and 112th of all 796 foods on the site. Measured by weight instead, its 31 g per 100 g ranks 16th in its group.
About 66% of the calories in lamb shank 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, lamb shank has 5.1 g of protein for each gram of fat (31 g against 6.02 g per 100 g).
Set against ground turkey (fat free), another meat entry in the database, a serving carries about 0.5 g less 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 53% of the 50 g FDA Daily Value for protein.
Serving sizes
Protein in common portions of lamb shank
Protein and calories in Lamb shank for 100 g, the site serving and USDA household portions.
Portion
Weight
Protein
Calories
100 g
100 g
31 g
187 kcal
3 oz cooked (serving used here)
85 g
26.4 g
159 kcal
1 piece, cooked, excluding refuse (yield from 1 lb raw meat with refuse)
128 g
39.7 g
239 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 lamb shank
The nine essential amino acids in Lamb shank, per 100 g, per serving and per gram of protein.
Amino acid
Per 100 g
Per serving
mg per g protein
leucine
2.41 g
2.05 g
78
lysine
2.74 g
2.33 g
88
valine
1.67 g
1.42 g
54
isoleucine
1.5 g
1.27 g
48
threonine
1.33 g
1.13 g
43
phenylalanine
1.26 g
1.07 g
41
methionine
0.796 g
0.68 g
26
histidine
0.982 g
0.83 g
32
tryptophan
0.362 g
0.31 g
12
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.
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Veal shoulder - 16.9 g per 100 kcal, 28.6 g per 3 oz cooked
Beef brisket - 16.9 g per 100 kcal, 28.2 g per 3 oz cooked
Beef stew meat - 17 g per 100 kcal, 27.5 g per 3 oz cooked
Closest in protein per calorie
Duck leg - 16.3 g per 100 kcal, 24.7 g per 3 oz cooked
31 g. The 3 oz cooked serving used on this page weighs 85 g and so carries 26.4 g.
How much protein do you get per 100 calories of lamb shank?
16.6 g. That figure divides its 31 g of protein per 100 g by its 187 kcal per 100 g, so it does not depend on serving size.
Is the protein in lamb shank complete?
Yes. The protein in lamb shank 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 lamb shank?
About 53%. One 3 oz cooked serving has 26.4 g, and the FDA Daily Value for protein is 50 g.
Figures from USDA FoodData Central record #172484 (Lamb, foreshank, separable lean only, trimmed to 1/4" fat, choice, 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.