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Protein content
A 3 oz cooked serving of beef chuck roast contains 26.4 g of protein - an excellent source of protein, about 53% of the 50 g Daily Value.
Share of this food's calories that come from protein - it is very protein-dense.
| Serving | 3 oz cooked (85 g) |
|---|---|
| Protein per serving | 26.4 g |
| Protein per 100 g | 31.1 g |
| Calories per serving | 215 kcal |
| Protein density | 49% of calories |
| Share of 50 g Daily Value | 53% |
| Protein quality | Complete protein |
| Category | Meat & poultry |
| Food type | Whole food |
| USDA record | FoodData Central #170215 |
A typical 3 oz cooked serving of beef chuck roast contains 26.4 grams of protein (31.1 g per 100 g), which makes it an excellent source of protein. That covers roughly 53% of the 50 g reference Daily Value, so it can anchor a high-protein meal for the day.
Protein accounts for roughly 49% of the calories in beef chuck roast, making it very protein-dense. The rest comes from fat and carbohydrate, so it adds a solid amount of protein while still carrying real energy - useful when you are eating to a calorie target rather than under one.
Among the 133 meats in the database, beef chuck roast ranks 13th by protein per serving, and 21st out of all 796 foods on the site. Set against ground turkey (fat free), another meat entry in the database, a serving carries about 0.5 g less protein (ground turkey (fat free) has 26.9 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.
A tough, collagen-rich cut that is braised until tender rather than grilled.
Source: USDA FoodData Central #170215 - "Beef, chuck, blade roast, separable lean only, trimmed to 0" 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
Beef chuck roast has 31.1 g of protein per 100 g. A typical 3 oz cooked serving (85 g) provides 26.4 g.
Yes. Beef chuck roast 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 beef chuck roast contains 26.4 g of protein, about 53% of the 50 g reference Daily Value.
Beef chuck roast is an excellent source of protein, and about 49% of its calories come from protein, which makes it very protein-dense. Set against ground turkey (fat free), another meat entry in the database, a serving carries about 0.5 g less protein (ground turkey (fat free) has 26.9 g per 3 oz cooked).
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