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Protein content
A 3 oz cooked serving of veal shoulder contains 28.6 g of protein - an excellent source of protein, about 57% of the 50 g Daily Value.
Share of this food's calories that come from protein - it is extremely protein-dense.
| Serving | 3 oz cooked (85 g) |
|---|---|
| Protein per serving | 28.6 g |
| Protein per 100 g | 33.7 g |
| Calories per serving | 169 kcal |
| Protein density | 68% of calories |
| Share of 50 g Daily Value | 57% |
| Protein quality | Complete protein |
| Category | Meat & poultry |
| Food type | Whole food |
| USDA record | FoodData Central #173831 |
A typical 3 oz cooked serving of veal shoulder contains 28.6 grams of protein (33.7 g per 100 g), which makes it an excellent source of protein. That covers roughly 57% of the 50 g reference Daily Value, so it can anchor a high-protein meal for the day.
About 68% of the calories in veal shoulder 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, veal shoulder ranks 3rd by protein per serving, and 8th out of all 796 foods on the site. Set against bottom round steak, another meat entry in the database, a serving carries about 0.6 g less protein (bottom round steak has 29.2 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 #173831 - "Veal, shoulder, whole (arm and blade), separable lean only, cooked, braised" (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
Veal shoulder has 33.7 g of protein per 100 g. A typical 3 oz cooked serving (85 g) provides 28.6 g.
Yes. Veal shoulder 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 veal shoulder contains 28.6 g of protein, about 57% of the 50 g reference Daily Value.
Veal shoulder is an excellent source of protein, and about 68% of its calories come from protein, which makes it extremely protein-dense. Set against bottom round steak, another meat entry in the database, a serving carries about 0.6 g less protein (bottom round steak has 29.2 g per 3 oz cooked).
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