How much protein is in skirt steak?

Four ounces of raw skirt steak (113 g) has 24 g of protein (194 kcal); 100 g has 20.9 g.

Feast Factsper 100 g raw

PER 100 GProtein

20.9g

Calories171

Carbohydrate0g

Fiber0g

Sugars0g

Fat9.8g

Saturated3.5g

Sodium67 mg

12.2 g protein per 100 kcal · USDA FoodData Central

Protein verdictLean protein source

12.2 g of protein per 100 kcal (49% of its calories): 10 g or more is lean on our scale.

25 g of protein from skirt steak alone takes 120 g (about 4¼ oz) and 205 kcal.

#9 of 24 in Meat & poultry for protein per 100 g, #13 for protein per calorie.

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Protein per portion

Protein, calories, carbs and fat in skirt steak per portion, raw weight
Portion (raw)	Protein	kcal	Fat
100 g	20.9 g	171	9.8 g
1 oz (28 g)	5.9 g	48	2.8 g
4 oz (113 g)	24 g	194	11 g
1 lb (454 g)	95 g	776	44 g

Four ounces of raw skirt steak (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.

Most of its calories come from fat: about 52%.

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 turkey sausage, ground beef (90%) and chicken wings and less than cooked chicken breast.

skirt steak compared with similar foods, per 100 g
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
Turkey sausage	18.8 g	155	12.1 g
Ground beef (90%)	20 g	176	11.4 g
Chicken wings	17.5 g	191	9.2 g

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Recipes with skirt steak

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Questions

How much protein is in four ounces of raw skirt steak?

Four ounces of raw skirt steak (113 g) has 24 g of protein and 194 kcal, with 0 g of carbohydrate and 11 g of fat.

How much protein is in 100 g of skirt steak?

100 g of skirt steak has 20.9 g of protein, 171 kcal, 0 g of carbohydrate and 9.8 g of fat (USDA FoodData Central 172137).

Is skirt steak a good source of protein?

Lean protein source: 12.2 g of protein per 100 kcal (49% of its calories): 10 g or more is lean on our scale. Getting 25 g of protein from skirt steak alone takes 120 g (about 4¼ oz) and 205 kcal.

Which has more protein, skirt steak or ground beef (90%)?

Skirt steak, with 20.9 g of protein per 100 g against 20 g for ground beef (90%). Per 100 kcal: skirt steak 12.2 g, ground beef (90%) 11.4 g.

Source: USDA FoodData Central, SR Legacy 172137: “Beef, plate steak, boneless, inside skirt, separable lean only, trimmed to 0" fat, choice, 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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