Food database · Meat & poultry
Protein content
A 3 oz cooked serving of beef short ribs contains 24.5 g of protein - a very good source of protein, about 49% 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 | 24.5 g |
| Protein per 100 g | 28.8 g |
| Calories per serving | 204 kcal |
| Protein density | 48% of calories |
| Share of 50 g Daily Value | 49% |
| Protein quality | Complete protein |
| Category | Meat & poultry |
| Food type | Whole food |
| USDA record | FoodData Central #169569 |
A typical 3 oz cooked serving of beef short ribs contains 24.5 grams of protein (28.8 g per 100 g), which makes it a very good source of protein. That covers roughly 49% of the 50 g reference Daily Value, so it can anchor a high-protein meal for the day.
Protein accounts for roughly 48% of the calories in beef short ribs, 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 short ribs ranks 37th by protein per serving, and 56th out of all 796 foods on the site. Set against ostrich, another meat entry in the database, a serving carries about 0.6 g more protein (ostrich has 23.9 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.
Source: USDA FoodData Central #169569 - "Beef, chuck, short ribs, boneless, 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 short ribs has 28.8 g of protein per 100 g. A typical 3 oz cooked serving (85 g) provides 24.5 g.
Yes. Beef short ribs 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 short ribs contains 24.5 g of protein, about 49% of the 50 g reference Daily Value.
Beef short ribs is a very good source of protein, and about 48% of its calories come from protein, which makes it very protein-dense. Set against ostrich, another meat entry in the database, a serving carries about 0.6 g more protein (ostrich has 23.9 g per 3 oz cooked).
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