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Ground beef: raw vs cooked

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Your 150 g of raw ground beef, 70% lean is about 92 g cooked (crumbles, pan-browned).

USDA measured yield 61.3% · 70% lean meat / 30% fat

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Calories and nutrients: the same plate counted two ways

150 g of raw ground beef, 70% lean comes out at about 92 g (crumbles, pan-browned) (USDA yield 61.3%). By the raw figures that is 498 kcal and 21.5 g protein; by the crumbles, pan-browned figures, 248 kcal and 23.5 g.

The cooked figures give 50% fewer calories for the same piece, and 28.6 g less fat — in USDA's numbers, fat that ran out into the pan.

Exact amounts
Exact amounts per 100 g, with each one's share of the FDA Daily Value — bold marks the larger amount
NutrientRaw figures × 150 gCrumbles, pan-browned figures × 92 gDaily Value
Calories498 kcal (25%)248 kcal (12%)2,000 kcal
Protein21.5 g (43%)23.5 g (47%)50 g
Fat45 g (58%)16.4 g (21%)78 g
Saturated fat17.6 g (88%)6.4 g (32%)20 g
Carbs0 g (0%)0 g (0%)275 g
Fiber0 g (0%)0 g (0%)28 g
Sugar0 g0 gnone set
Cholesterol117 mg (39%)81.8 mg (27%)300 mg
Salt (sodium)99 mg (4%)88.3 mg (4%)2,300 mg
Potassium327 mg (7%)302 mg (6%)4,700 mg
Calcium36 mg (3%)37.7 mg (3%)1,300 mg
Iron2.5 mg (14%)2.3 mg (13%)18 mg
Magnesium21 mg (5%)18.4 mg (4%)420 mg
Vitamin A6 µg (<1%)2.8 µg (<1%)900 µg
Vitamin C0 mg (0%)0 mg (0%)90 mg

How the numbers are taken. Amounts are per 100 g of the edible part, from USDA FoodData Central (SR Legacy, public domain), in the state named — raw, boiled, roasted and so on. Percentages use the FDA Daily Values for adults and children aged 4 and over, set around a 2,000-calorie diet; your own needs can be different. This site compares amounts — it does not give diet or medical advice. Sources and limits.

What USDA measured

Every yield on this page comes from weights USDA wrote down in its SR Legacy food table, not from a rule of thumb. ground beef, 70% lean, crumbles, pan-browned: 61.3% — “portion (yield from 1/2 lb raw meat )” = 139 g, ground beef, 70% lean, loaf, baked: 62.6% — “loaf ( yield from 1 lb raw meat )” = 284 g, ground beef, 85% lean, patty, broiled: 67.9% — “patty (yield from 1/4 lb raw meat)” = 77 g, ground beef, 85% lean, patty, pan-broiled: 73.2% — “patty ( yield from 1/4 lb raw meat )” = 83 g and ground beef, 90% lean, crumbles, pan-browned: 67.9% — “portion ( yield from 1/2 lb raw meat )” = 154 g.

Raw to cooked weight

Ground beef, 70% lean, crumbles, pan-browned: 100 g raw → 61 g; 4 oz raw → 2.5 oz; 1 lb raw → 9.8 oz (278 g). For 3 oz on the plate, start with about 4.9 oz (139 g) raw.

Ground beef, 70% lean, loaf, baked: 100 g raw → 63 g; 4 oz raw → 2.5 oz; 1 lb raw → 10.0 oz (284 g). For 3 oz on the plate, start with about 4.8 oz (136 g) raw.

Ground beef, 85% lean, patty, broiled: 100 g raw → 68 g; 4 oz raw → 2.7 oz; 1 lb raw → 10.9 oz (308 g). For 3 oz on the plate, start with about 4.4 oz (125 g) raw.

Ground beef, 85% lean, patty, pan-broiled: 100 g raw → 73 g; 4 oz raw → 2.9 oz; 1 lb raw → 11.7 oz (332 g). For 3 oz on the plate, start with about 4.1 oz (116 g) raw.

Ground beef, 90% lean, crumbles, pan-browned: 100 g raw → 68 g; 4 oz raw → 2.7 oz; 1 lb raw → 10.9 oz (308 g). For 3 oz on the plate, start with about 4.4 oz (125 g) raw.

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Why 100 g cooked is not 100 g raw

Ground beef, 70% lean has 332 kcal and 14.35 g protein per 100 g raw; crumbles, pan-browned, it has 270 kcal and 25.56 g per 100 g, Ground beef, 70% lean has 332 kcal and 14.35 g protein per 100 g raw; loaf, baked, it has 241 kcal and 23.87 g per 100 g, Ground beef, 85% lean has 215 kcal and 18.59 g protein per 100 g raw; patty, broiled, it has 250 kcal and 25.93 g per 100 g, Ground beef, 85% lean has 215 kcal and 18.59 g protein per 100 g raw; patty, pan-broiled, it has 232 kcal and 24.62 g per 100 g and Ground beef, 90% lean has 176 kcal and 20 g protein per 100 g raw; crumbles, pan-browned, it has 230 kcal and 28.45 g per 100 g. Meat loses water (and some fat) as it cooks, so each gram of cooked meat carries more of what is left. A nutrition entry is only right for the weight it was measured at.

The same plate, counted two ways

100 g raw ground beef, 70% lean, crumbles, pan-browned (61 g): 332 kcal by the raw figures, 165 kcal by the cooked figures. The cooked figures give 50% fewer calories for the same piece, and 19.1 g less fat — in USDA's numbers, fat that ran out into the pan.

100 g raw ground beef, 70% lean, loaf, baked (63 g): 332 kcal by the raw figures, 151 kcal by the cooked figures. The cooked figures give 55% fewer calories for the same piece, and 20.4 g less fat — in USDA's numbers, fat that ran out into the pan.

100 g raw ground beef, 85% lean, patty, broiled (68 g): 215 kcal by the raw figures, 170 kcal by the cooked figures. The cooked figures give 21% fewer calories for the same piece, and 4.5 g less fat — in USDA's numbers, fat that ran out into the pan.

100 g raw ground beef, 85% lean, patty, pan-broiled (73 g): 215 kcal by the raw figures, 170 kcal by the cooked figures. The cooked figures give 21% fewer calories for the same piece, and 4.7 g less fat — in USDA's numbers, fat that ran out into the pan.

100 g raw ground beef, 90% lean, crumbles, pan-browned (68 g): 176 kcal by the raw figures, 156 kcal by the cooked figures. The cooked figures give 11% fewer calories for the same piece, and 1.8 g less fat — in USDA's numbers, fat that ran out into the pan.

Matching the weight to the entry

Whichever way you count, the weight and the entry have to be in the same state: weigh raw and use the raw figures, or weigh on the plate and use the cooked figures for the same cooking method. The yields here are USDA averages; your pan, oven, cut and cooking time will move the real number by a few percent either way.

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