Lowest carb foods (Top 50, USDA data)

Lowest carb foods, top 50

#	Food	Calories	Protein
1	Animal fat, bacon grease	897	0.0 g
2	Beef composite, separable lean only, trimmed to 1/8" fat	203	28.7 g
3	Beef, Australian, imported	239	17.7 g
4	Beef, Australian, imported	627	5.2 g
5	Beef, Australian, imported	594	6.0 g
6	Beef, Australian, imported	596	6.5 g
7	Beef, brisket, flat half	129	21.7 g
8	Beef, brisket, flat half	124	21.5 g
9	Beef, carcass, separable lean and fat	291	17.3 g
10	Beef, carcass, separable lean and fat	278	17.5 g
11	Beef, chuck for stew, separable lean and fat	186	32.3 g
12	Beef, chuck for stew, separable lean and fat	194	32.5 g
13	Beef, chuck for stew, separable lean and fat	191	32.4 g
14	Beef, chuck, arm pot roast	139	22.0 g
15	Beef, chuck, arm pot roast	125	22.3 g
16	Beef, composite of trimmed retail cuts, separable lean and fat	157	21.2 g
17	Beef, composite of trimmed retail cuts, separable lean and fat	176	21.3 g
18	Beef, composite of trimmed retail cuts, separable lean and fat	224	19.8 g
19	Beef, composite of trimmed retail cuts, separable lean and fat	193	19.1 g
20	Beef, composite of trimmed retail cuts, separable lean and fat	167	21.0 g
21	Beef, composite of trimmed retail cuts, separable lean and fat	215	20.0 g
22	Beef, composite of trimmed retail cuts, separable lean only	133	22.0 g
23	Beef, composite of trimmed retail cuts, separable lean only	151	21.6 g
24	Beef, composite of trimmed retail cuts, separable lean only	130	22.4 g
25	Beef, composite of trimmed retail cuts, separable lean only	142	22.0 g
26	Beef, composite of trimmed retail cuts, separable lean only	138	22.2 g
27	Beef, composite of trimmed retail cuts, separable lean only	140	22.2 g
28	Beef, flank, steak	149	21.7 g
29	Beef, flank, steak	137	21.4 g
30	Beef, flank, steak	165	21.2 g
31	Beef, flank, steak	145	21.2 g
32	Beef, flank, steak	141	21.6 g
33	Beef, flank, steak	155	21.2 g
34	Beef, grass-fed, ground	198	19.4 g
35	Beef, grass-fed, strip steaks	117	23.1 g
36	Beef, ground, 70% lean meat / 30% fat	332	14.4 g
37	Beef, ground, 70% lean meat / 30% fat	238	22.9 g
38	Beef, ground, 70% lean meat / 30% fat	241	23.9 g
39	Beef, ground, 70% lean meat / 30% fat	277	25.4 g
40	Beef, ground, 70% lean meat / 30% fat	270	25.6 g
41	Beef, ground, 75% lean meat / 25% fat	293	15.8 g
42	Beef, ground, 75% lean meat / 25% fat	254	24.6 g
43	Beef, ground, 75% lean meat / 25% fat	279	25.6 g
44	Beef, ground, 75% lean meat / 25% fat	248	23.5 g
45	Beef, ground, 75% lean meat / 25% fat	277	26.3 g
46	Beef, ground, 80% lean meat / 20% fat	254	17.2 g
47	Beef, ground, 80% lean meat / 20% fat	254	25.3 g
48	Beef, ground, 80% lean meat / 20% fat	270	25.8 g
49	Beef, ground, 80% lean meat / 20% fat	246	24.0 g
50	Beef, ground, 80% lean meat / 20% fat	272	27.0 g

Ranking by weight favours dry and concentrated foods — animal fat, bacon grease tops this list partly because it contains little water.

SOURCE·USDA SR Legacy·REVIEWED JUL 2026

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