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The Skinny on Beef
A comparison of calories and fat in common cuts
Photography Becky-Luigart Stayner / Styling Lydia Degaris-Pursell
Stew Beef

Here's how cuts of beef stack up against one another. We've included our favorite lean cuts, as well as higher-fat cuts for reference. Figures are for 3 ounces of Choice-grade cooked meat, trimmed of all visible fat.

Cut (Calories | Fat)

Bottom round
164 | 6.6g

Brisket
207 | 11.7g

Chuck arm pot roast
186 | 7.4g

Eye of round
149 | 4.8g

Flank steak
176 | 8.6g

Ground beef (regular)
248 | 16.5g

Ground beef (80% lean)
228 | 15.0g

Ground beef (85% lean)
204 | 12.0g

Ground beef (90% lean)
169 | 9.0g

Porterhouse steak
190 | 10.9g

Prime rib
215 | 12.8g

Sirloin tip roast
170 | 7.6g

Short ribs
196 | 11.6g

T-bone steak
217 | 14.4g

Tenderloin
180 | 8.6g

Top round
176 | 4.9g

Top sirloin
170 | 6.6g