Food database · Meat & poultry
Protein content
A 1 oz serving of dried beef contains 8.7 g of protein - a good source of protein, about 17% 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 | 8.7 g |
| Protein per 100 g | 31.1 g |
| Calories per serving | 43 kcal |
| Protein density | 81% of calories |
| Share of 50 g Daily Value | 17% |
| Protein quality | Complete protein |
| Category | Meat & poultry |
| Food type | Prepared / processed |
| USDA record | FoodData Central #170604 |
A typical 1 oz serving of dried beef contains 8.7 grams of protein (31.1 g per 100 g), which makes it a good source of protein. That covers roughly 17% of the 50 g reference Daily Value, so it adds toward your protein total for the day.
About 81% of the calories in dried 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, dried beef ranks 112th by protein per serving, and 331st out of all 796 foods on the site. Set against canadian bacon, another meat entry in the database, a serving carries about 0.8 g more protein (canadian bacon has 7.9 g per 1 oz).
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 #170604 - "Beef, cured, dried" (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
Dried beef has 31.1 g of protein per 100 g. A typical 1 oz serving (28 g) provides 8.7 g.
Yes. Dried 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 dried beef contains 8.7 g of protein, about 17% of the 50 g reference Daily Value.
Dried beef is a good source of protein, and about 81% of its calories come from protein, which makes it extremely protein-dense. Set against canadian bacon, another meat entry in the database, a serving carries about 0.8 g more protein (canadian bacon has 7.9 g per 1 oz).
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