Protein in food · Meat & poultry
How much protein is in ground beef (90%)?
Four ounces of raw ground beef (90%, 113 g) has 23 g of protein (200 kcal); 100 g has 20 g.
11.4 g protein per 100 kcal · USDA FoodData Central
11.4 g of protein per 100 kcal (45% of its calories): 10 g or more is lean on our scale.
25 g of protein from ground beef (90%) alone takes 125 g (about 4.4 oz) and 220 kcal.
#12 of 24 in Meat & poultry for protein per 100 g, #16 for protein per calorie.
Protein per portion
| Portion (raw) | Protein | kcal | Carbs | Fat |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 100 g | 20 g | 176 | 0 g | 10 g |
| 1 oz (28 g) | 5.7 g | 50 | 0 g | 2.8 g |
| 4 oz (113 g) | 23 g | 200 | 0 g | 11 g |
| 1 lb (454 g) | 91 g | 798 | 0 g | 45 g |
Four ounces of raw ground beef (90%, 113 g) is 19% 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 51%.
Four ounces of raw ground beef (90%, 113 g) also has 4.4 g of saturated fat (22% 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 chuck roast and chicken wings and less than cooked chicken breast and skirt steak.
| Food | Protein | kcal | Protein per 100 kcal |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cooked chicken breast | 31 g | 165 | 18.8 g |
| Skirt steak | 20.9 g | 171 | 12.2 g |
| 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 |
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Recipes with ground beef (90%)
1 recipe in the Feast Mode library uses ground beef (90%), macros computed the same way.
In the one library recipe that uses it, Smash Burgers with Special Sauce, a serving has 170 g of raw ground beef (90%), which brings 34 g of protein: 67% of the dish’s protein.
Questions
How much protein is in four ounces of raw ground beef (90%)?
Four ounces of raw ground beef (90%, 113 g) has 23 g of protein and 200 kcal, with 0 g of carbohydrate and 11 g of fat.
How much protein is in 100 g of ground beef (90%)?
100 g of ground beef (90%) has 20 g of protein, 176 kcal, 0 g of carbohydrate and 10 g of fat (USDA FoodData Central 174030).
Is ground beef (90%) a good source of protein?
Lean protein source: 11.4 g of protein per 100 kcal (45% of its calories): 10 g or more is lean on our scale. Getting 25 g of protein from ground beef (90%) alone takes 125 g (about 4.4 oz) and 220 kcal.
Which has more protein, ground beef (90%) or ground beef (93%)?
Ground beef (93%), with 20.9 g of protein per 100 g against 20 g for ground beef (90%). Per 100 kcal: ground beef (90%) 11.4 g, ground beef (93%) 13.8 g.
Source: USDA FoodData Central, SR Legacy 174030: “Beef, ground, 90% lean meat / 10% fat, 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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