Meat - calories, carbs, nutrition

Meat Nutritional Facts

Serving Size: 0.5 cup

• Carbs - 6 g
• Dietary Fiber - 1 g
• Sugars - 3 g
• Fat - 3.5 g
• Saturated - 1 g
• Polyunsaturated - 0 g
• Monounsaturated - 0 g
• Trans - 0 g
• Protein - 4 g
• Sodium - 370 mg
• Potassium - 0 mg
• Cholesterol - 10 mg
• Vitamin A - 10 %
• Vitamin C - 15 %
• Calcium - 2 %
• Iron - 6 %

Percentages are based on a diet of 2000 calories a day.

How many calories are in meat?

Meat contain around 70 calories, but this can vary by the serving size and how you consume it. Below are the calorie contents of different serving sizes of meat:

• 0.5 cup: 70 grams
• 1 container (1 4/5 cups ea.): 245 grams
• 1 teaspoon: 2.9 grams
• 1 tablespoon: 8.8 grams
• 1 fluid ounce: 17.5 grams
• 1 milliliter: 0.6 grams
• 1 cup: 140 grams
• 1 pint: 280 grams
• 1 quart: 560 grams
• 1 liter: 591.7 grams
• 1 gallon: 2240 grams

If you are unsure about the size of your meat, you can estimate that an average meat contains about 70 calories. About 34% of meat calories come from carbs, 22% from protein, and 44% from fat.

How many carbs are in meat?

Here is the carb content of standard serving sizes meat:

• 0.5 cup: 6 grams
• 1 container (1 4/5 cups ea.): 21 grams
• 1 teaspoon: 0.2 grams
• 1 tablespoon: 0.8 grams
• 1 fluid ounce: 1.5 grams
• 1 milliliter: 0.1 grams
• 1 cup: 12 grams
• 1 pint: 24 grams
• 1 quart: 48 grams
• 1 liter: 50.7 grams
• 1 gallon: 192 grams

Meat also contains 1 grams of fiber, depending on its size. You can subtract 1 grams if you are looking for the net carb content 5 (net carbs = total carbs - fiber).

How does Meat fit into your Daily Goals?

This table contains Fitness Goals for Heart Healthy:

This table contains Fitness Goals for Low Carb:

This table contais Fitness Goals for Macronutrients Focused:

How long would it take to burn off 70 calories?

Values estimated based on person weighing 140 lbs.

• Cycling - 10 minutes
• Running - 7 minutes
• Cleaning - 25 minutes
• Hiking - 50 minutes
• Pilates - 35 minutes
• Skipping - 15 minutes
• Basketball - 50 minutes
• Rugby - 18 minutes
• Squash - 97 minutes
• Snowboarding - 93 minutes
• Lawn Mowing - 32 minutes
• Sleep - 75 minutes

How many protein are in meat?

Meat is a good source of quality protein, with just 0.5 cup containing 4 grams.

Look at the list of protein content in different servings of meat:

• 0.5 cup: 4 grams
• 1 container (1 4/5 cups ea.): 14 grams
• 1 teaspoon: 0.2 grams
• 1 tablespoon: 0.5 grams
• 1 fluid ounce: 1 grams
• 1 milliliter: 0 grams
• 1 cup: 8 grams
• 1 pint: 16 grams
• 1 quart: 32 grams
• 1 liter: 33.8 grams
• 1 gallon: 128 grams

Protein is necessary for many vital functions in your body, including growth and development, cellular repair and immune system regulation.

How many sugar are in meat?

However, despite having all the nutritious qualities of meat, 0.5 cup of meat comes with almost 3 extra grams of added sugar.

Compare the sugar content of different servings of meat:

• 0.5 cup: 3 grams
• 1 container (1 4/5 cups ea.): 10.5 grams
• 1 teaspoon: 0.1 grams
• 1 tablespoon: 0.4 grams
• 1 fluid ounce: 0.8 grams
• 1 milliliter: 0 grams
• 1 cup: 6 grams
• 1 pint: 12 grams
• 1 quart: 24 grams
• 1 liter: 25.4 grams
• 1 gallon: 96 grams

If you are liberal with your servings, this makes it easy to consume a lot of sugar without meaning to. To make sure you are not getting too much, check the labels and choose serving with the least amount of added sugar. Also, remember to watch your portion size.

How much fat is in meat?

Meat contain on average 3.5 grams of total fat per serve (0.5 cup) – the majority - 2,5 grams - of that fat is also classified as unsaturated, with only 1 grams being saturated fat.

Here is an example of the fat content in popular servings of meat:

• 0.5 cup: 3.5 grams
• 1 container (1 4/5 cups ea.): 12.3 grams
• 1 teaspoon: 0.1 grams
• 1 tablespoon: 0.4 grams
• 1 fluid ounce: 0.9 grams
• 1 milliliter: 0 grams
• 1 cup: 7 grams
• 1 pint: 14 grams
• 1 quart: 28 grams
• 1 liter: 29.6 grams
• 1 gallon: 112 grams