Food database · Meat & poultry
Protein content
A 1 oz serving of deli roast beef contains 5.2 g of protein - a moderate source of protein, about 10% of the 50 g Daily Value.
Share of this food's calories that come from protein - it is extremely protein-dense.
| Serving | 1 oz (28 g) |
|---|---|
| Protein per serving | 5.2 g |
| Protein per 100 g | 18.6 g |
| Calories per serving | 32 kcal |
| Protein density | 65% of calories |
| Share of 50 g Daily Value | 10% |
| Protein quality | Complete protein |
| Category | Meat & poultry |
| Food type | Prepared / processed |
| USDA record | FoodData Central #174570 |
A typical 1 oz serving of deli roast beef contains 5.2 grams of protein (18.6 g per 100 g), which makes it a moderate source of protein. That covers roughly 10% of the 50 g reference Daily Value, so it adds toward your protein total for the day.
About 65% of the calories in deli roast beef 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, deli roast beef ranks 125th by protein per serving, and 480th out of all 796 foods on the site. Set against bacon, another meat entry in the database, a serving carries about 0.5 g less protein (bacon has 5.7 g per 2 slices 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 28 g. The per-100 g figure lets you compare it directly against any other food here, whatever its serving.
Source: USDA FoodData Central #174570 - "Roast beef, deli style, prepackaged, sliced" (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
Deli roast beef has 18.6 g of protein per 100 g. A typical 1 oz serving (28 g) provides 5.2 g.
Yes. Deli roast beef 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 1 oz serving of deli roast beef contains 5.2 g of protein, about 10% of the 50 g reference Daily Value.
Deli roast beef is a moderate source of protein, and about 65% of its calories come from protein, which makes it extremely protein-dense. Set against bacon, another meat entry in the database, a serving carries about 0.5 g less protein (bacon has 5.7 g per 2 slices cooked).
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