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Protein content

Protein in Veal chop

28.6 g of protein in 3 oz cooked (85 g) of veal chop, or 14.9 g for every 100 kcal it supplies.

28.6 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 59% of caloriesOther 41%
Protein figures for Veal chop, per serving, per 100 g and per 100 kcal.
Protein per 100 kcal14.9 g
Protein per 100 g33.6 g
Protein per serving28.6 g in 3 oz cooked (85 g)
Calories from protein59%
Protein to fat3.7 g per 1 g fat
Leucine per serving2.27 g
Rank in meats, per 100 kcal48th of 133
Rank of all foods, per 100 g29th of 796
Share of 50 g Daily Value57% per serving
Protein qualityComplete protein

One 3 oz cooked, 28.6 g protein.

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Protein rank and density: veal chop

Every 100 kcal of veal chop brings 14.9 g of protein. On that measure it ranks 48th of the 133 meats in this database and 142nd of all 796 foods on the site. Measured by weight instead, its 33.6 g per 100 g ranks 4th in its group.

About 59% of the calories in veal chop come from protein, which makes it very 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, veal chop has 3.7 g of protein for each gram of fat (33.6 g against 9.15 g per 100 g).

Set against bottom round steak, another meat entry in the database, a serving carries about 0.6 g less protein (bottom round steak has 29.2 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 57% of the 50 g FDA Daily Value for protein.

Serving sizes

Protein in common portions of veal chop

Protein and calories in Veal chop for 100 g, the site serving and USDA household portions.
PortionWeightProteinCalories
100 g100 g33.6 g226 kcal
3 oz cooked (serving used here)85 g28.6 g192 kcal
1 chop, excluding refuse (yield from 1 raw chop, with refuse, weighing 195 g)69 g23.2 g156 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 veal chop

The nine essential amino acids in Veal chop, per 100 g, per serving and per gram of protein.
Amino acidPer 100 gPer servingmg per g protein
leucine2.67 g2.27 g79
lysine2.77 g2.35 g82
valine1.86 g1.58 g55
isoleucine1.65 g1.4 g49
threonine1.47 g1.25 g44
phenylalanine1.36 g1.16 g40
methionine0.783 g0.67 g23
histidine1.22 g1.04 g36
tryptophan0.34 g0.29 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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Veal chop protein questions

How much protein is in 100 g of veal chop?

33.6 g. The 3 oz cooked serving used on this page weighs 85 g and so carries 28.6 g.

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

14.9 g. That figure divides its 33.6 g of protein per 100 g by its 226 kcal per 100 g, so it does not depend on serving size.

Is the protein in veal chop complete?

Yes. The protein in veal chop 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 veal chop?

About 57%. One 3 oz cooked serving has 28.6 g, and the FDA Daily Value for protein is 50 g.

Figures from USDA FoodData Central record #175273 (Veal, loin, separable lean only, 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.