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Protein content
A 3 oz cooked serving of porterhouse steak contains 24 g of protein - a very good source of protein, about 48% 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 | 24 g |
| Protein per 100 g | 28.2 g |
| Calories per serving | 181 kcal |
| Protein density | 53% of calories |
| Share of 50 g Daily Value | 48% |
| Protein quality | Complete protein |
| Category | Meat & poultry |
| Food type | Whole food |
| USDA record | FoodData Central #168637 |
A typical 3 oz cooked serving of porterhouse steak contains 24 grams of protein (28.2 g per 100 g), which makes it a very good source of protein. That covers roughly 48% of the 50 g reference Daily Value, so it can anchor a high-protein meal for the day.
Protein accounts for roughly 53% of the calories in porterhouse steak, 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, porterhouse steak ranks 43rd by protein per serving, and 63rd out of all 796 foods on the site. Set against duck breast, another meat entry in the database, a serving carries about 0.5 g more protein (duck breast has 23.5 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 #168637 - "Beef, short loin, porterhouse steak, separable lean only, trimmed to 1/8" fat, all grades, cooked, grilled" (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
Porterhouse steak has 28.2 g of protein per 100 g. A typical 3 oz cooked serving (85 g) provides 24 g.
Yes. Porterhouse 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 porterhouse steak contains 24 g of protein, about 48% of the 50 g reference Daily Value.
Porterhouse steak is a very good source of protein, and about 53% of its calories come from protein, which makes it very protein-dense. Set against duck breast, another meat entry in the database, a serving carries about 0.5 g more protein (duck breast has 23.5 g per 3 oz cooked).
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