Compare Meats For Fat And Cholesterol Content
A useful table that allows you to compare fat, cholesterol, saturated fat and
calories between various common meats and fish.
Article by: Barbara Bowman
Want To Cut Back On Fat And Cholesterol?
Many of us, maybe even most of us, try to make the best health choices we can.
Perhaps you want to cut down all fat, or maybe just saturated fat, or certainly
cholesterol or calories in general. You've probably read that chicken is lower
in cholesterol than beef and pork is the "other white meat" but how much better
is chicken compared to beef? We've prepared this handy chart for you to help
you make the right choices based on your dietary goals.
Fat Calorie And Cholesterol Comparison Chart
| Cut | Portion
| Calories | Total Fat | Sat. Fat | Protein | Cholesterol
|
Beef
| | | | | |
Top sirloin steak, lean only
| 4oz | 207 | 7g | 2g | 35g | 66 mg |
Ground sirloin 90 - 92% lean
| 4oz | 246 | 13g | 5g | 30g | 96 mg |
Ground chuck 80 - 85% lean
| 4oz
| 307
| 20g
| 8g
| 29g
| 103 mg
|
Pork
| | | | | | |
| Pork sirloin | 4oz | 219 | 8g | 3g | 35g | 104 mg |
| Pork tenderloin, raw | 4oz | 136 | 4g | 1g | 23g | 74 mg |
Poultry
| | | | | | |
| Chicken breast, boneless, skinless | 4oz | 187 | 4g | 1g | 35g | 96 mg |
| Ground turkey breast | 4oz | 120 | 1.5g | 0g | 28g | 45mg |
| Ground turkey lean | 4oz | 150 | 7g | 2.0g | 22g | 65mg
|
Fish
| | | | | | |
| Tuna white albacore, canned | 4oz
| 145 | 3g | 1g | 27g | 48mg |
| Salmon steaks, wild | 4oz | 161 | 7g | 1g | 22g | 62mg |
Sources: All information is from U.S.D.A except the ground
turkey. Ground turkey information from Foster Farms.
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