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Meat nutrition - all you need to know in nutritious eating

OPH Good Housekeeping
Meat nutrition....
Ever wondered how healthy your favourite type of meat is for you? If you have, or are just curious, check out our list below.
Beef
| Food item | calories | Fat | carbohydrates | Protein content | Nutritional value |
Burgers |
Homemade (100g) | 180 | medium/high | 0 | Excellent | Excellent |
Takeaway (100g) | 250 | high | 20 | Good | Good |
Casserole steak | 250 | medium/high | 0 | Excellent | Excellent |
Fillet steak (100g) |
Trimmed | 190 | medium/high | 0 | Excellent | Excellent |
Untrimmed | 210 | medium | 0 | Excellent | Excellent |
Heart (100g) | 180 | medium | 0 | Excellent | Excellent |
Kidney (100g) | 150 | medium | 0 | Excellent | Excellent |
Liver (100g) | 200 | medium | 0 | Excellent | Excellent |
Mince, lean (100g) | 124 | medium | 0 | Excellent | Excellent |
Oxtail (100g) | 240 | medium | 0 | Excellent | Excellent |
Round steak (100g) |
Trimmed | 180 | medium/high | 0 | Excellent | Excellent |
Untrimmed | 200 | high | 0 | Excellent | Excellent |
Rump steak (100g) |
Trimmed | 190 | medium/high | 0 | Excellent | Excellent |
Untrimmed | 270 | high | 0 | Excellent | Excellent |
Silverside (100g) |
Trimmed | 160 | medium/high | 0 | Excellent | Excellent |
Untrimmed | 220 | high | 0 | Excellent | Excellent |
Sirloin steak (100g) |
Trimmed | 170 | medium/high | 0 | Excellent | Excellent |
Untrimmed | 270 | high | 0 | Excellent | Excellent |
t-bone steak (100g) |
Trimmed | 140 | medium/high | 0 | Excellent | Excellent |
Untrimmed | 170 | high | 0 | Excellent | Excellent |
Topside steak (100g) |
Trimmed | 150 | medium/high | 0 | Excellent | Excellent |
Untrimmed | 170 | high | 0 | Excellent | Excellent |
Lamb
| Food item | calories | Fat | carbohydrates | Protein content | Nutritional value |
Chump chop (70g) |
Trimmed | 140 | medium/high | 0 | Excellent | Excellent |
Untrimmed | 200 | medium/ | 0 | Excellent | Excellent |
Cutlet (40g) |
Trimmed | 90 | medium/high | 0 | Excellent | Excellent |
Untrimmed | 130 | high | 0 | Excellent | Excellent |
Kidney | 210 | medium | 0 | Excellent | Excellent |
Leg (100g) |
Trimmed | 200 | medium/high | 0 | Excellent | Excellent |
Untrimmed | 220 | high | 0 | Excellent | Excellent |
Liver (100g) | 230 | medium | 0 | Excellent | Excellent |
Loin chop (50g) |
Trimmed | 85 | medium/high | 0 | Excellent | Excellent |
Untrimmed | 180 | high | 0 | Excellent | Excellent |
Shank (100g) | |
Trimmed | 140 | medium/high | 0 | Excellent | Excellent |
Untrimmed | 220 | high | 0 | Excellent | Excellent |
Shoulder (100g) |
Trimmed | 140 | medium/high | 0 | Excellent | Excellent |
Untrimmed | 260 | high | 0 | Excellent | Excellent |
Pork
| Food item | calories | Fat | carbohydrates | Protein content | Nutritional value |
Bacon (100g) | 260 | high | 0 | Very good | Very good |
Fillet (100g) | 170 | medium | 0 | Very good | Very good |
Leg (100g) |
Trimmed | 170 | medium | 0 | Very good | Very good |
Untrimmed | 330 | medium/high | 0 | Very good | Very good |
Loin chop (100g) |
Trimmed | 170 | medium | 0 | Very good | Very good |
Untrimmed | 350 | medium/high | 0 | Very good | Very good |
Medallion (100g) |
Trimmed | 190 | medium | 0 | Very good | Very good |
Untrimmed | 300 | medium/high | 0 | Very good | Very good |
Mince, lean (100g) | 80 | medium/high | 0 | Very good | Very good |
Spare ribs (100g) | 110 | high | 0 | Very good | Very good |
Steak (100g) |
Trimmed | 160 | medium | 0 | Very good | Very good |
Untrimmed | 260 | medium/high | 0 | Very good | Very good |
Veal
| Food item | calories | Fat | carbohydrates | Protein content | Nutritional value |
Leg (100g) |
Trimmed | 110 | medium/high | 0 | Very good | Very good |
Untrimmed | 130 | high | 0 | Very good | Very good |
Liver (100g) | 190 | medium | 2 | Very good | Very good |
Loin chop (100g) |
Trimmed | 140 | medium/high | 0 | Very good | Very good |
Untrimmed | 160 | high | 0 | Very good | Very good |
Shoulder steak (100g) |
Trimmed | 140 | medium/high | 0 | Very good | Very good |
Untrimmed | 150 | high | 0 | Very good | Very good |
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