Protein in food · Meat & poultry
How much protein is in ground beef (95%)?
Four ounces of raw ground beef (95%, 113 g) has 24 g of protein (155 kcal); 100 g has 21.4 g.
15.6 g protein per 100 kcal · USDA FoodData Central
15.6 g of protein per 100 kcal (62% of its calories): 10 g or more is lean on our scale.
25 g of protein from ground beef (95%) alone takes 117 g (about 4⅛ oz) and 160 kcal.
#8 of 24 in Meat & poultry for protein per 100 g, #8 for protein per calorie.
Protein per portion
| Portion (raw) | Protein | kcal | Carbs | Fat |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 100 g | 21.4 g | 137 | 0 g | 5 g |
| 1 oz (28 g) | 6.1 g | 39 | 0 g | 1.4 g |
| 4 oz (113 g) | 24 g | 155 | 0 g | 5.7 g |
| 1 lb (454 g) | 97 g | 621 | 0 g | 23 g |
Four ounces of raw ground beef (95%, 113 g) is 20% 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.
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 flank steak, ground turkey (93%) and ground chicken and less than sirloin steak.
| Food | Protein | kcal | Protein per 100 kcal |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sirloin steak | 21.9 g | 135 | 16.2 g |
| Ground beef (95%) | 21.4 g | 137 | 15.6 g |
| Flank steak | 21.7 g | 149 | 14.6 g |
| Ground turkey (93%) | 18.7 g | 150 | 12.5 g |
| Ground chicken | 17.4 g | 143 | 12.2 g |
Recipes with ground beef (95%)
2 recipes in the Feast Mode library use ground beef (95%), macros computed the same way.
Across the 2 library recipes that use it, a serving has 142 g of raw ground beef (95%) on average, which brings 30 g of protein: 62% of the dish’s protein. It carries the most in Crispy Oven Beef Tacos, at 64% of the protein.
Questions
How much protein is in four ounces of raw ground beef (95%)?
Four ounces of raw ground beef (95%, 113 g) has 24 g of protein and 155 kcal, with 0 g of carbohydrate and 5.7 g of fat.
How much protein is in 100 g of ground beef (95%)?
100 g of ground beef (95%) has 21.4 g of protein, 137 kcal, 0 g of carbohydrate and 5 g of fat (USDA FoodData Central 171790).
Is ground beef (95%) a good source of protein?
Lean protein source: 15.6 g of protein per 100 kcal (62% of its calories): 10 g or more is lean on our scale. Getting 25 g of protein from ground beef (95%) alone takes 117 g (about 4⅛ oz) and 160 kcal.
Which has more protein, ground beef (95%) or sirloin steak?
Sirloin steak, with 21.9 g of protein per 100 g against 21.4 g for ground beef (95%). Per 100 kcal: ground beef (95%) 15.6 g, sirloin steak 16.2 g.
Source: USDA FoodData Central, SR Legacy 171790: “Beef, ground, 95% lean meat / 5% 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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