Here’s how 3 ounces of the leanest cuts of cooked beef compare. Expect grass-fed beef to best these numbers across the board; total fat in a 3-ounce serving of grass-fed beef can be as little as 2.2 grams, less than in a skinless chicken breast, at 3.0 grams.
Cut
Calories
Saturated Fat
Total Fat
Bottom round
177
2.3 grams
6.8 grams
Chuck arm pot roast
184
2.5 grams
7.0 grams
Eye round, extra-lean
143
1.5 grams
4.2 grams
Round tip
157
2.0 grams
5.9 grams
T-bone steak
172
3.0 grams
8.2 grams
Tenderloin
179
3.0 grams
8.5 grams
Top round, extra-lean
153
1.4 grams
4.2 grams
Top sirloin
166
2.4 grams
6.1 grams
Notes: Beef cuts are based on 3-ounce cooked servings, separable lean only (muscle tissue with internal marbling), trimmed to one-quarter-inch fat, all grades.
Source: USDA National Nutrient Database for Standard Reference, www.nal.usda.gov/fnic/foodcomp.
—D.N.
