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Nutritional value of meat and meat products

  • Dataset | 28 May 2026

Examples of the nutritional value of meat and meat products

Values are shown per 100g of product based on the McCance & Widdowson's composition of foods integrated dataset

 

Nutritional value (/100 g)Unit Beef, lean, average, rawPork, lean, average, rawVeal, escalope, rawChicken, meat, average, rawTurkey, meat, average, rawLamb, average, rawHamCorned beef, cannedFrankfurterSausages, pork, raw
EnergyKcal129116106108105187107205287309
Proteing22.522.222.722.322.619.018.425.913.611.9
Total fatg4.33.11.72.11.612.33.310.925.425.0
Saturated fatty acids (SFA)g1.71.00.60.60.55.41.15.79.29.2
Polyunsaturated FAg0.20.50.30.40.40.70.50.33.03.4
Monounsaturated FAg1.91.20.71.00.64.91.44.311.511.2
Trans FAmg0.1TrTrTrTr0.9Tr0.70.10.2
Carbohydratesg0.00.00.00.00.00.01.01.01.19.6
Sodiumg635759776858800860730470
Ironmg2.700.750.600.700.601.400.702.401.100.90
Zincmg4.12.12.41.21.92.81.85.51.40.9
Thiaminmg0.100.710.120.140.070.140.80Tr0.320.03
Riboflavinmg0.210.190.230.180.220.230.170.200.150.11
Niacinmg5.08.77.87.88.05.16.52.62.82.5
Tryptophan/60mg4.74.64.84.34.43.73.16.52.21.5
Niacin equivalentmg9.713.412.612.112.48.89.69.15.04.1
Vitamin B6mg0.530.380.650.380.610.330.610.180.120.12
Vitamin B12µg2.00.52.0Tr2.01.01.02.01.01.0
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