Food database · Meat & poultry
Protein content
A 3 oz cooked serving of pheasant contains 27.5 g of protein - an excellent source of protein, about 55% 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 | 27.5 g |
| Protein per 100 g | 32.4 g |
| Calories per serving | 203 kcal |
| Protein density | 54% of calories |
| Share of 50 g Daily Value | 55% |
| Protein quality | Complete protein |
| Category | Meat & poultry |
| Food type | Whole food |
| USDA record | FoodData Central #169903 |
A typical 3 oz cooked serving of pheasant contains 27.5 grams of protein (32.4 g per 100 g), which makes it an excellent source of protein. That covers roughly 55% of the 50 g reference Daily Value, so it can anchor a high-protein meal for the day.
Protein accounts for roughly 54% of the calories in pheasant, 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, pheasant ranks 8th by protein per serving, and 15th out of all 796 foods on the site. Set against top round steak, another meat entry in the database, a serving carries about 0.5 g more protein (top round steak has 27 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 #169903 - "Pheasant, cooked, total edible" (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
Pheasant has 32.4 g of protein per 100 g. A typical 3 oz cooked serving (85 g) provides 27.5 g.
Yes. Pheasant 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 pheasant contains 27.5 g of protein, about 55% of the 50 g reference Daily Value.
Pheasant is an excellent source of protein, and about 54% of its calories come from protein, which makes it very protein-dense. Set against top round steak, another meat entry in the database, a serving carries about 0.5 g more protein (top round steak has 27 g per 3 oz cooked).
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