Short loin Beef Calories and Nutrition Facts

Beef, short loin, porterhouse steak, separable lean only, trimmed to 1/8" fat, select, raw nutrition facts

The table below shows the complete nutritional profile for beef, short loin, porterhouse steak, separable lean only, trimmed to 1/8" fat, select, raw per 100 g (the laboratory analytical standard) and per 1 steak, raw (525 g), alongside the share of the FDA Daily Value each nutrient covers. Most of its calories come from protein, and it is high in protein (22.7 g per 100 g).

*Percent Daily Value per 100 g, against the FDA reference intakes for adults and children 4+ years (50 g protein, 275 g carbohydrate, 28 g fibre, 78 g fat, 20 g saturated fat, 2300 mg sodium). Total sugars has no Daily Value — the 50 g reference applies to added sugars only, and USDA reports total sugars here.

Short loin Beef calories by weight: ounces, pounds and grams

USDA publishes this food per 100 g, so here is the same profile converted to the weights a kitchen scale and a US recipe actually use. At 1.45 kcal per gram (low energy density), low energy density — generous portions stay modest in calories.

How short loin beef compares to other beef

Against the 15 beef in this database, short loin beef ranks 6th lowest in calories and 6th highest in protein. The category averages 175 kcal per 100 g, so this one is 17% below it. The lightest option in the category is beef, round, eye of round roast, boneless, separable lean only, trimmed to 0" fat, select, raw at 122 kcal per 100 g, and the protein leader is beef, loin, tenderloin roast, separable lean only, boneless, trimmed to 0" fat, select, cooked, roasted at 27.7 g per 100 g.

Portion planning with short loin beef

• 100 calories comes to about 69 g (2.4 oz).
• 20 g of protein takes about 88 g, bringing 128 kcal with it — that is 15.7 g of protein per 100 calories.
• Macro split by calories: 0% carbs, 66% protein, 34% fat.

Nutrient screening detail

The badges near the top of this page come from screening the per-100 g values against the FDA nutrient-content thresholds in 21 CFR 101.54–101.62. The regulations define those claims per reference serving rather than per 100 g, so treat these as a like-for-like comparison between foods, not as a statement about a product label:

• High protein — 22.7 g per 100 g (≥ 20% DV)
• Low sodium — 43 mg per 100 g (≤ 140 mg)
• Sugar free — 0 g total sugars per 100 g (< 0.5 g)
• Keto-friendly — 0 g net carbs per 100 g (≤ 5 g)

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