Food database · Meat & poultry
Protein content
A 3 oz cooked serving of tri-tip roast contains 22.8 g of protein - a very good source of protein, about 46% 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 | 22.8 g |
| Protein per 100 g | 26.8 g |
| Calories per serving | 155 kcal |
| Protein density | 59% of calories |
| Share of 50 g Daily Value | 46% |
| Protein quality | Complete protein |
| Category | Meat & poultry |
| Food type | Whole food |
| USDA record | FoodData Central #169571 |
A typical 3 oz cooked serving of tri-tip roast contains 22.8 grams of protein (26.8 g per 100 g), which makes it a very good source of protein. That covers roughly 46% of the 50 g reference Daily Value, so it can anchor a high-protein meal for the day.
About 59% of the calories in tri-tip roast come from protein, which makes it very 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, tri-tip roast ranks 58th by protein per serving, and 80th out of all 796 foods on the site. Set against chicken dark meat, another meat entry in the database, a serving carries about 0.5 g less protein (chicken dark meat has 23.3 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 #169571 - "Beef, loin, bottom sirloin butt, tri-tip roast, separable lean only, trimmed to 0" fat, all grades, cooked, roasted" (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
Tri-tip roast has 26.8 g of protein per 100 g. A typical 3 oz cooked serving (85 g) provides 22.8 g.
Yes. Tri-tip 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 tri-tip roast contains 22.8 g of protein, about 46% of the 50 g reference Daily Value.
Tri-tip roast is a very good source of protein, and about 59% of its calories come from protein, which makes it very protein-dense. Set against chicken dark meat, another meat entry in the database, a serving carries about 0.5 g less protein (chicken dark meat has 23.3 g per 3 oz cooked).
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