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Protein content

Protein in Veal cutlet

28.2 g of protein in 3 oz cooked (85 g) of veal cutlet, or 18.1 g for every 100 kcal it supplies.

28.2 g
per 3 oz cooked

Protein by the numbers

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

Protein 73% of caloriesOther 27%
Protein figures for Veal cutlet, per serving, per 100 g and per 100 kcal.
Protein per 100 kcal18.1 g
Protein per 100 g33.2 g
Protein per serving28.2 g in 3 oz cooked (85 g)
Calories from protein73%
Protein to fat7.2 g per 1 g fat
Leucine per serving2.24 g
Rank in meats, per 100 kcal23rd of 133
Rank of all foods, per 100 g30th of 796
Share of 50 g Daily Value56% per serving
Protein qualityComplete protein

One 3 oz cooked, 28.2 g protein.

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Protein rank and density: veal cutlet

Every 100 kcal of veal cutlet brings 18.1 g of protein. On that measure it ranks 23rd of the 133 meats in this database and 80th of all 796 foods on the site. Measured by weight instead, its 33.2 g per 100 g ranks 5th in its group.

About 73% of the calories in veal cutlet 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, veal cutlet has 7.2 g of protein for each gram of fat (33.2 g against 4.62 g per 100 g).

Set against beef stew meat, another meat entry in the database, a serving carries about 0.7 g more protein (beef stew meat has 27.5 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 56% of the 50 g FDA Daily Value for protein.

Serving sizes

Protein in common portions of veal cutlet

Protein and calories in Veal cutlet for 100 g, the site serving and USDA household portions.
PortionWeightProteinCalories
100 g100 g33.2 g183 kcal
3 oz cooked (serving used here)85 g28.2 g156 kcal
1 piece, cooked, excluding refuse (yield from 1 lb raw meat with refuse)289 g95.9 g529 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 cutlet

The nine essential amino acids in Veal cutlet, per 100 g, per serving and per gram of protein.
Amino acidPer 100 gPer servingmg per g protein
leucine2.64 g2.24 g80
lysine2.73 g2.32 g82
valine1.83 g1.56 g55
isoleucine1.63 g1.39 g49
threonine1.45 g1.23 g44
phenylalanine1.34 g1.14 g40
methionine0.774 g0.66 g23
histidine1.2 g1.02 g36
tryptophan0.336 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 cutlet protein questions

How much protein is in 100 g of veal cutlet?

33.2 g. The 3 oz cooked serving used on this page weighs 85 g and so carries 28.2 g.

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

18.1 g. That figure divides its 33.2 g of protein per 100 g by its 183 kcal per 100 g, so it does not depend on serving size.

Is the protein in veal cutlet complete?

Yes. The protein in veal cutlet 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 cutlet?

About 56%. One 3 oz cooked serving has 28.2 g, and the FDA Daily Value for protein is 50 g.

Figures from USDA FoodData Central record #175272 (Veal, leg (top round), separable lean only, cooked, pan-fried, not breaded), 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.