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Protein content
A 3 oz cooked serving of beef stew meat contains 27.5 g of protein - an excellent source of protein, about 55% 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 | 27.5 g |
| Protein per 100 g | 32.4 g |
| Calories per serving | 162 kcal |
| Protein density | 68% of calories |
| Share of 50 g Daily Value | 55% |
| Protein quality | Complete protein |
| Category | Meat & poultry |
| Food type | Whole food |
| USDA record | FoodData Central #171203 |
A typical 3 oz cooked serving of beef stew meat contains 27.5 grams of protein (32.4 g per 100 g), which makes it an excellent source of protein. That covers roughly 55% of the 50 g reference Daily Value, so it can anchor a high-protein meal for the day.
About 68% of the calories in beef stew meat 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, beef stew meat ranks 8th by protein per serving, and 15th out of all 796 foods on the site. Set against ground turkey (fat free), another meat entry in the database, a serving carries about 0.6 g more 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.
Source: USDA FoodData Central #171203 - "Beef, chuck for stew, separable lean and 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 stew meat has 32.4 g of protein per 100 g. A typical 3 oz cooked serving (85 g) provides 27.5 g.
Yes. Beef stew meat 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 stew meat contains 27.5 g of protein, about 55% of the 50 g reference Daily Value.
Beef stew meat is an excellent source of protein, and about 68% of its calories come from protein, which makes it extremely protein-dense. Set against ground turkey (fat free), another meat entry in the database, a serving carries about 0.6 g more protein (ground turkey (fat free) has 26.9 g per 3 oz cooked).
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