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Protein content
A 3 oz cooked serving of bottom round steak contains 29.2 g of protein - an excellent source of protein, about 58% of the 50 g Daily Value.
Share of this food's calories that come from protein - it is extremely protein-dense.
| Serving | 3 oz cooked (85 g) |
|---|---|
| Protein per serving | 29.2 g |
| Protein per 100 g | 34.3 g |
| Calories per serving | 184 kcal |
| Protein density | 64% of calories |
| Share of 50 g Daily Value | 58% |
| Protein quality | Complete protein |
| Category | Meat & poultry |
| Food type | Whole food |
| USDA record | FoodData Central #174053 |
A typical 3 oz cooked serving of bottom round steak contains 29.2 grams of protein (34.3 g per 100 g), which makes it an excellent source of protein. That covers roughly 58% of the 50 g reference Daily Value, so it can anchor a high-protein meal for the day.
About 64% of the calories in bottom round steak 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.
Among the 133 meats in the database, bottom round steak ranks 2nd by protein per serving, and 7th out of all 796 foods on the site. Set against veal chop, another meat entry in the database, a serving carries about 0.6 g more protein (veal chop has 28.6 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 above is measured by weight at 85 g. The per-100 g figure lets you compare it directly against any other food here, whatever its serving.
Source: USDA FoodData Central #174053 - "Beef, round, bottom round, steak, separable lean only, trimmed to 1/8" fat, all grades, cooked, braised" (SR Legacy, published 4/1/2019). Values are the published reference figures for that record, not lab measurements for a specific brand or batch.
Quick answers
Bottom round steak has 34.3 g of protein per 100 g. A typical 3 oz cooked serving (85 g) provides 29.2 g.
Yes. Bottom round steak 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.
A 3 oz cooked serving of bottom round steak contains 29.2 g of protein, about 58% of the 50 g reference Daily Value.
Bottom round steak is an excellent source of protein, and about 64% of its calories come from protein, which makes it extremely protein-dense. Set against veal chop, another meat entry in the database, a serving carries about 0.6 g more protein (veal chop has 28.6 g per 3 oz cooked).
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