Beef, Ground

One ounce of cooked ground beef has 7 grams of protein.

The average female requires 20 grams of protein at each meal (breakfast, lunch, and dinner) and the average male requires 30 grams of protein per meal. Women can have 3-4 ounces of cooked meat, fish or poultry, and men can have 4-5 ounces.

Choose lean meats. You can remember the leaner cuts of meat with the acronym “FIRST,” which stands for flank, round, sirloin, and tenderloin.

Beef, ground, 85% lean meat,15% fat
Serving Size: 3 ounces cooked

Total Fat 13 g

Saturated fat 5 g

Cholesterol 77 mg
Total Carbohydrate 0 g
Protein 22 g

Sodium 61 mg

Potassium 270 mg

Iron 12%
Calcium 1%
Vitamin D 1%
Vitamin B6 15%
Magnesium 4%
Cobalamin 36%