Food database · Meat & poultry
Protein content
A 3 oz cooked serving of new york strip steak contains 25.1 g of protein - an excellent source of protein, about 50% 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 | 25.1 g |
| Protein per 100 g | 29.5 g |
| Calories per serving | 172 kcal |
| Protein density | 58% of calories |
| Share of 50 g Daily Value | 50% |
| Protein quality | Complete protein |
| Category | Meat & poultry |
| Food type | Whole food |
| USDA record | FoodData Central #168632 |
A typical 3 oz cooked serving of new york strip steak contains 25.1 grams of protein (29.5 g per 100 g), which makes it an excellent source of protein. That covers roughly 50% of the 50 g reference Daily Value, so it can anchor a high-protein meal for the day.
About 58% of the calories in new york strip steak 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, new york strip steak ranks 28th by protein per serving, and 41st out of all 796 foods on the site. Set against turkey drumstick, another meat entry in the database, a serving carries about 0.5 g less protein (turkey drumstick has 25.6 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 #168632 - "Beef, loin, top loin steak, boneless, lip off, separable lean only, trimmed to 0" fat, all grades, cooked, grilled" (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
New York strip steak has 29.5 g of protein per 100 g. A typical 3 oz cooked serving (85 g) provides 25.1 g.
Yes. New York strip steak 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 new york strip steak contains 25.1 g of protein, about 50% of the 50 g reference Daily Value.
New York strip steak is an excellent source of protein, and about 58% of its calories come from protein, which makes it very protein-dense. Set against turkey drumstick, another meat entry in the database, a serving carries about 0.5 g less protein (turkey drumstick has 25.6 g per 3 oz cooked).
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