Calories in Meat

Calories in meat can be quiet high due to their high protein and fat content. To reduce the calories, ensure you choose lean cuts of meat only. Trim the fat before cooking the meat, so as to reduce your intake of saturated fat. The recommended methods of cooking are grilling or broiling meat, roasting and stewing to keep the calories low. If you must fry meat, fry on a griddle so the fat runs away.

Chicken, turkey and pork are lean meats and tend to be low in calories. With pork, ensure all the fat is removed before eating. With chicken and turkey, as tempting as it may be, remove the skin and discard. Do not eat!

Health advice suggests we should cut down on both processed meat, such as bacon, and red meat, although whilst there are published health guidelines, there is no real agreement, so our focus is on calories and fat content.

Below you can see how the calories vary in the different types of meats and how the cooking method affects the calories in poultry and other cuts of meat. Take a look at our calorie charts. All of our calorie information is provided by the US Department of Agriculture.

You may also want to look at our food calories list to get a better understanding of calories in other foods to help you create your diet plan.

Meat Calories

(per 100 grams)

	Calories in Bacon	548 kcal baked 541 kcal roasted 533 kcal pan-fried
	Calories in Beef, lean, trimmed to 0" fat, choice, roasted, sirloin/round or rump/rib	193/179/253 kcal
	Calories in Chicken, breast, stewed/roasted/fried, meat only; meat and skin	151/165/187; 184/197/260 kcal
	Calories in Duck, meat only/meat and skin	201/337 kcal roasted
	Calories in Ham, extra lean/regular/honey smoked	107/163/122 kcal
	Calories in Ground Beef, 95% lean meat / 5% fat, baked loaf/boiled patty	174/171 kcal
	Calories in Lamb, lean only, trimmed to 1/4"fat	134 kcal raw 206 kcal cooked
	Calories in Pork, leg, loin, and shoulder	212 kcal cooked
	Calories in Steak fillet/sirloin/rump, grilled	210/257/188 kcal
	Calories in Turkey wing, meat and skin	229 kcal roasted
	Calories in Veal, fillet	240 kcal roasted