Protein in food · Meat & poultry
How much protein is in chuck roast?
Four ounces of raw chuck roast (113 g) has 22 g of protein (222 kcal); 100 g has 19.2 g.
9.8 g protein per 100 kcal · USDA FoodData Central
9.8 g of protein per 100 kcal (39% of its calories): 5–10 g is good on our scale.
25 g of protein from chuck roast alone takes 130 g (about 4.6 oz) and 255 kcal.
#14 of 24 in Meat & poultry for protein per 100 g, #17 for protein per calorie.
Protein per portion
| Portion (raw) | Protein | kcal | Carbs | Fat |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 100 g | 19.2 g | 196 | 0 g | 13.3 g |
| 1 oz (28 g) | 5.4 g | 56 | 0 g | 3.8 g |
| 4 oz (113 g) | 22 g | 222 | 0 g | 15 g |
| 1 lb (454 g) | 87 g | 889 | 0 g | 60 g |
Four ounces of raw chuck roast (113 g) is 18% of a 120 g daily target, what our protein calculator gives a 165 lb person building muscle.
Weights are raw. Cooking drives off water, so cooked meat has more protein per 100 g, but each piece keeps the protein it started with.
Most of its calories come from fat: about 61%.
Four ounces of raw chuck roast (113 g) also has 6.5 g of saturated fat (32% of the 20 g Daily Value).
How it compares
The 4 foods in the same aisle closest in calories per 100 g, ranked by protein per calorie. Per calorie, it has more protein than chicken wings, ground beef (85%) and ground pork and less than ground beef (90%).
| Food | Protein | kcal | Protein per 100 kcal |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ground beef (90%) | 20 g | 176 | 11.4 g |
| Chuck roast | 19.2 g | 196 | 9.8 g |
| Chicken wings | 17.5 g | 191 | 9.2 g |
| Ground beef (85%) | 18.6 g | 215 | 8.7 g |
| Ground pork | 18 g | 218 | 8.3 g |
Recipes with chuck roast
1 recipe in the Feast Mode library uses chuck roast, macros computed the same way.
In the one library recipe that uses it, Slow Cooker Birria-Style Beef Tacos, a serving has 189 g of raw chuck roast, which brings 36 g of protein: 76% of the dish’s protein.
Questions
How much protein is in four ounces of raw chuck roast?
Four ounces of raw chuck roast (113 g) has 22 g of protein and 222 kcal, with 0 g of carbohydrate and 15 g of fat.
How much protein is in 100 g of chuck roast?
100 g of chuck roast has 19.2 g of protein, 196 kcal, 0 g of carbohydrate and 13.3 g of fat (USDA FoodData Central 170813).
Is chuck roast a good source of protein?
Good protein source: 9.8 g of protein per 100 kcal (39% of its calories): 5–10 g is good on our scale. Getting 25 g of protein from chuck roast alone takes 130 g (about 4.6 oz) and 255 kcal.
Which has more protein, chuck roast or chicken wings?
Chuck roast, with 19.2 g of protein per 100 g against 17.5 g for chicken wings. Per 100 kcal: chuck roast 9.8 g, chicken wings 9.2 g.
Source: USDA FoodData Central, SR Legacy 170813: “Beef, chuck, under blade pot roast or steak, boneless, separable lean and fat, trimmed to 0" fat, all grades, raw”, per 100 g. Portion numbers multiply those values by the portion weight. Estimates for information, not medical advice. How we calculate
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