Is Beef high in protein?

Beef contains 17 g of protein per 100 g (34% of the 50 g Daily Value). About 28% of its calories come from protein. Compared with other meat, that is below the median (median 17.1 g).

How many carbs are in Beef?

Beef has 0 g of total carbohydrates per 100 g, including 0 g of fiber and 0 g of sugars. Label conventions differ: in the EU and some other regions carbohydrates are declared without fiber.

How much fat is in Beef?

Beef contains 19 g of fat per 100 g, of which 6 g is saturated (30% of the Daily Value).

How much sodium is in Beef?

100 g contains 55 mg of sodium, 2% of the 2,300 mg Daily Value.

Where does this nutrition data come from?

From Open Food Facts, record dated October 17, 2026. FoodFactly last checked it on November 12, 2026. Each value above shows whether it was measured, calculated or taken from a label.

Beef

Packaged product Meat Tesco

Beef contains 242 kcal per 100 g.

Roughly 72% of its calories come from fat, with 28% from protein and 0% from carbohydrates (estimated with general energy factors).

That is more energy than the typical item in meat on FoodFactly, where the median is 208 kcal per 100 g across 49,494 products.

The values are as declared on the product label and entered by Open Food Facts contributors.

242kcal per 100 g

17 gprotein

0 gcarbohydrates

19 gfat

Nutrition facts

Amount

The source reports no household measures (such as cups or pieces) for this food, so only weights are offered.

Nutrition facts for the selected amount
Nutrient	Amount per 100 g	% DV
Calories L	242 kcal
Total fat L	19 g	24%
Saturated fat L	6 g	30%
Sodium L	55 mg	2%
Total carbohydrates L	0 g	0%
Dietary fiber L	0 g	0%
Total sugars L	0 g
Protein L	17 g	34%

% DV: percent of the FDA Daily Value for adults (reference amounts). Letters show how each value was obtained: M measured, C calculated, L label, Z assumed zero, I imputed. Vitamins and minerals not listed were not reported by the source.

Nutritional breakdown

Protein 28%
Fat 72%

Approximate share of calories, using general energy factors (4 kcal/g protein and carbohydrate, 9 kcal/g fat, 7 kcal/g alcohol).

Nutritional insights

Protein17 gbelow the median for meat (median 17.1 g)
Fiber0 gin the lowest quarter of meat (median 0.2 g)
Sugars0 gin the lowest quarter of meat (median 1 g)
Fat19 gin the top quarter of meat (median 8.8 g)
Saturated fat6 gabove the median for meat (median 3.2 g)
Sodium55 mgin the lowest quarter of meat (median 423 mg)
Protein per 100 kcal7 gprotein density, useful for comparing foods with different calorie levels

Product details

Brand: Tesco
Barcode: 0234565131643
Category: Meat

Ingredients

Ingredients not reported.

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Per 100 g. Calories in kcal. n/a: not reported by the source.

Source of the nutrition information

Open Food Facts, record 0234565131643. License: ODbL 1.0 (Open Food Facts). Source record dated October 17, 2026. Imported November 12, 2026.

Last updated: November 12, 2026. Data quality score: 85/100 (how it is calculated).

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