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Calories in
beef, composite of trimmed retail cuts, separable lean only

133 kcal per 100 g Beef, composite of trimmed retail cuts, separable lean only contains 133 calories per 100 grams, or about 150 calories per 4 oz. Per 100 g it provides 22.0 g protein, 0.0 g carbohydrate and 5.0 g fat.

By calories that splits 0% carbohydrate, 66% protein, 34% fat — dissected below.

SOURCE·USDA SR Legacy·FDC 171776·REVIEWED JUL 2026

Energy anatomy — per 100 g Plate 0087 of 1799
66%34% 0 33 67 100 133 kcal
Protein 22.0 g × 4 kcal/g 88 kcal · 66%
Fat 5.0 g × 9 kcal/g 45 kcal · 34%
Shorthand total Atwater 4 · 4 · 9 133 kcal
As published by USDA food-specific factors 133 kcal

The 4·4·9 shorthand adds to 133 kcal and USDA publishes 133 kcal. The arithmetic closes, so the axis above is simply that figure divided by the shares.

SourceUSDA FoodData Central, SR LegacyFDC 171776retrieved 2026-07

Per 100 g133kcal
Per 4 oz150kcal · 113.0 g
Protein22.0g per 100 g
Walk it off31minutes walking
Proteingrams
Carbsgrams
Fatgrams
Walk it offmin at 70 kg

How this is worked out

  1. USDA measures every nutrient per 100 g of edible portion. That row is published here unchanged — nothing is rounded up, smoothed or "adjusted".
  2. The energy figure is USDA's own, derived with food-specific factors. This site never computes the calorie count it publishes.
  3. The Atwater shorthand 4 · 4 · 9 is applied to the protein, carbohydrate and fat grams only to split that energy into shares — and where the shorthand disagrees with the published figure, the gap is printed rather than hidden.
  4. A serving is a straight proportional conversion of the per-100 g row, using USDA's own household measures for the grams.
  5. The walking figure uses MET 4.0 at 70 kg, the same equation the sister site publishes.
per serving   = per 100 g × serving grams ÷ 100
energy shares = 4·P + 4·C + 9·F      (P, C, F in grams)
walk minutes  = kcal ÷ (4.0 × 3.5 × 70 ÷ 200)

Full data & method →

Calories in a typical serving

Per-100 g figures are useful for comparison but nobody eats 100 g of anything on purpose. These are the USDA's own household measures.

ServingGramsCaloriesProteinCarbsFat
4 oz113.0 g 150 24.9 g0.0 g5.6 g

SOURCE·USDA SR Legacy·REVIEWED JUL 2026

Full nutrition, per 100 g and per 4 oz

NutrientPer 100 gPer 4 oz
Energy133 kcal150 kcal
Protein22.0 g24.9 g
Total fat5.0 g5.6 g
Saturated fat2.0 g2.2 g
Carbohydrate0.0 g0.0 g
Fibre0.0 g0.0 g
Sugars0.0 g0.0 g
Sodium63.0 mg71.2 mg
Potassium330.0 mg372.9 mg
Calcium12.0 mg13.6 mg
Iron2.1 mg2.4 mg
Vitamin C0.0 mg0.0 mg
Vitamin A2.0 µg2.3 µg
Cholesterol64.0 mg72.3 mg
Water72.3 g81.7 g

A dash means the nutrient was not measured for this item, which is not the same as zero.

SOURCE·USDA SR Legacy·FDC 171776·REVIEWED JUL 2026

How beef, composite of trimmed retail cuts, separable lean only compares

Among the 207 beef products items on this site, beef, composite of trimmed retail cuts, separable lean only ranks 175 of 207 by calorie density, against a category average of 224 kcal per 100 g — so it is about 41% less calorie-dense than typical for its group.

It carries 16.6 g of protein per 100 calories — a genuinely protein-dense food.

To burn off 4 oz (150 kcal), a 70 kg adult would walk for roughly 31 minutes — see the walking calculation on our sister site, or pick a different activity. Treat that as a sense of scale rather than a rule: eating and moving are not a simple ledger.

SOURCE·USDA SR Legacy·REVIEWED JUL 2026

A reference table describes the average beef, composite of trimmed retail cuts, separable lean only. Yours was grown somewhere, picked at some ripeness, and cooked by you.

Questions this entry settles

How many calories are in beef, composite of trimmed retail cuts, separable lean only?

Beef, composite of trimmed retail cuts, separable lean only contains 133 calories per 100 g, which works out to about 150 calories per 4 oz. It also provides 22.0 g of protein, 0.0 g of carbohydrate and 5.0 g of fat per 100 g.

What is the macro breakdown of beef, composite of trimmed retail cuts, separable lean only?

By calories, beef, composite of trimmed retail cuts, separable lean only is roughly 0% carbohydrate, 66% protein and 34% fat. That makes it a predominantly protein-based food.

How long does it take to burn off 4 oz?

About 31 minutes of ordinary walking for a 70 kg adult (MET 4.0). That is a rough guide for scale, not a prescription — appetite and activity interact in ways a simple subtraction does not capture.

Is this figure exact for the beef, composite of trimmed retail cuts, separable lean only I bought?

No. These are USDA reference values, averaged across samples. Real foods vary with variety, ripeness, growing conditions, cut, brand and how they were cooked — 10–20% either way is normal. Use them for planning, not precision.

Source: USDA FoodData Central, SR Legacy — public domain, reviewed JUL 2026. Full USDA description: "Beef, composite of trimmed retail cuts, separable lean only, trimmed to 0" fat, select, raw". General information only — not medical or nutrition advice. Values are averages for a food type and vary by brand, ripeness and preparation.

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