Food database · Meat & poultry
Protein content
A 3 oz cooked serving of ground veal contains 21.9 g of protein - a very good source of protein, about 44% 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 | 21.9 g |
| Protein per 100 g | 25.8 g |
| Calories per serving | 183 kcal |
| Protein density | 48% of calories |
| Share of 50 g Daily Value | 44% |
| Protein quality | Complete protein |
| Category | Meat & poultry |
| Food type | Whole food |
| USDA record | FoodData Central #174879 |
A typical 3 oz cooked serving of ground veal contains 21.9 grams of protein (25.8 g per 100 g), which makes it a very good source of protein. That covers roughly 44% 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 ground veal, 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, ground veal ranks 75th by protein per serving, and 108th out of all 796 foods on the site. Set against chicken hearts, another meat entry in the database, a serving carries about 0.5 g less protein (chicken hearts has 22.4 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 #174879 - "Veal, ground, cooked, pan-fried" (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
Ground veal has 25.8 g of protein per 100 g. A typical 3 oz cooked serving (85 g) provides 21.9 g.
Yes. Ground veal 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 ground veal contains 21.9 g of protein, about 44% of the 50 g reference Daily Value.
Ground veal is a very good source of protein, and about 48% of its calories come from protein, which makes it very protein-dense. Set against chicken hearts, another meat entry in the database, a serving carries about 0.5 g less protein (chicken hearts has 22.4 g per 3 oz cooked).
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