Every 100 kcal of country-style pork ribs brings 13.3 g of protein. On that measure it ranks 70th of the 133 meats in this database and 184th of all 796 foods on the site. Measured by weight instead, its 29.2 g per 100 g ranks 34th in its group.
Protein accounts for roughly 53% of the calories in country-style pork ribs, 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, country-style pork ribs has 2.6 g of protein for each gram of fat (29.2 g against 11.4 g per 100 g).
Set against chicken breast with skin, another meat entry in the database, a serving carries about 0.5 g less protein (chicken breast with skin has 25.3 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 50% of the 50 g FDA Daily Value for protein.
Serving sizes
Protein in common portions of country-style pork ribs
Protein and calories in Country-style pork ribs for 100 g, the site serving and USDA household portions.
Portion
Weight
Protein
Calories
100 g
100 g
29.2 g
219 kcal
3 oz cooked (serving used here)
85 g
24.8 g
186 kcal
1 rack
138 g
40.3 g
302 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 country-style pork ribs
The nine essential amino acids in Country-style pork ribs, per 100 g, per serving and per gram of protein.
Amino acid
Per 100 g
Per serving
mg per g protein
leucine
2.4 g
2.04 g
82
lysine
2.6 g
2.21 g
89
valine
1.48 g
1.26 g
51
isoleucine
1.38 g
1.17 g
47
threonine
1.28 g
1.09 g
44
phenylalanine
1.21 g
1.03 g
41
methionine
0.8 g
0.68 g
27
histidine
1.19 g
1.01 g
41
tryptophan
0.348 g
0.3 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.
How much protein is in 100 g of country-style pork ribs?
29.2 g. The 3 oz cooked serving used on this page weighs 85 g and so carries 24.8 g.
How much protein do you get per 100 calories of country-style pork ribs?
13.3 g. That figure divides its 29.2 g of protein per 100 g by its 219 kcal per 100 g, so it does not depend on serving size.
Is the protein in country-style pork ribs complete?
Yes. The protein in country-style pork ribs 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 country-style pork ribs?
About 50%. One 3 oz cooked serving has 24.8 g, and the FDA Daily Value for protein is 50 g.
Figures from USDA FoodData Central record #168379 (Pork, fresh, loin, country-style ribs, separable lean only, boneless, cooked, roasted), 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.