Editing Meat (section)

=== Nutritional ===

[[Muscle]] tissue is high in protein, containing all of the [[essential amino acid]]s, and in most cases is a good source of [[zinc]], [[vitamin B12|vitamin B<sub>12</sub>]], [[selenium]], [[phosphorus]], [[Niacin (substance)|niacin]], [[vitamin B6|vitamin B<sub>6</sub>]], [[choline]], [[riboflavin]] and iron.<ref name="beef.org">{{cite web |url=http://www.beef.org/uDocs/whatyoumisswithoutmeat638.pdf |title=Don't Miss Out on the Benefits of Naturally Nutrient-Rich Lean Beef |access-date=January 11, 2008 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080227150725/http://www.beef.org/uDocs/whatyoumisswithoutmeat638.pdf |archive-date=February 27, 2008 }}</ref> Several forms of meat are high in [[vitamin K]].<ref name="k2 foods">{{cite journal |last1=Schurgers |first1=L.J. |last2=Vermeer |first2=C. |title=Determination of phylloquinone and menaquinones in food. Effect of food matrix on circulating vitamin K concentrations |journal=Haemostasis |volume=30 |issue=6 |pages=298–307 |year=2000 |pmid=11356998 |doi=10.1159/000054147 |s2cid=84592720 }}</ref> Muscle tissue is very low in carbohydrates and does not contain dietary fiber.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.ext.colostate.edu/pubs/foodnut/09333.html |title=Dietary Fiber |publisher=Ext.colostate.edu |access-date=May 1, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130628045019/http://www.ext.colostate.edu/pubs/FOODNUT/09333.html |archive-date=June 28, 2013 |url-status=live }}</ref>

The fat content of meat varies widely with the [[species]] and [[breed]] of animal, the way in which the animal was raised, what it was fed, the part of the body, and the methods of butchering and cooking. Wild animals such as [[deer]] are leaner than farm animals, leading those concerned about fat content to choose [[game (food)|game]] such as [[venison]]. Decades of breeding meat animals for fatness is being reversed by consumer demand for leaner meat. The fatty deposits near the muscle fibers in meats soften meat when it is cooked, improve its flavor, and make the meat seem juicier. Fat around meat further contains [[cholesterol]]. The increase in meat consumption after 1960 is associated with significant imbalances of fat and cholesterol in the human diet.<ref>{{cite book |last=Horowitz |first=Roger |title=Putting Meat on the American Table: Taste, Technology, Transformation |publisher=The Johns Hopkins University Press |year=2005 |page=4}}</ref>

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|+ Nutritional content of {{convert|110|g|lb|abbr=on|frac=4}}; data vary widely with selection (e.g. skinless, boneless) and preparation
|-
! Source
! [[Food energy|Energy]]: kJ (kcal)
! [[Protein]]
! [[Carbohydrate|Carbs]]
! Fat
|-
! Chicken breast<ref>{{cite web |title=Chicken, breast, boneless, skinless, raw |url=https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/2646170/nutrients |website=FoodData Central, USDA |access-date=17 February 2024}}</ref>
|{{convert|117|kcal|kJ|order=flip|abbr=values}}<!--scaled up from 100g to 110g-->
|25&nbsp;g
|0&nbsp;g
|2&nbsp;g
|-
! Lamb mince<ref>{{cite web |title=Lamb, New Zealand, imported, ground lamb, raw |url=https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/172617/nutrients |website=FoodData Central, USDA |access-date=17 February 2024}}</ref>
|{{convert|319|kcal|kJ|order=flip|abbr=values}}
|19&nbsp;g
|0&nbsp;g
|26&nbsp;g
|-
! Beef mince<ref>{{cite web |title=Beef, ground, 80% lean meat / 20% fat, raw |url=https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/174036/nutrients |website=FoodData Central, USDA |access-date=17 February 2024}}</ref>
|{{convert|287|kcal|kJ|order=flip|abbr=values}}<!--scaled up from 100g to 110g-->
|19&nbsp;g
|0&nbsp;g
|22&nbsp;g
|-
! Dog<ref>Ann Yong-Geun [http://wolf.ok.ac.kr/~annyg/report/r2.htm "Dog Meat Foods in Korea"] {{Webarchive|url=http://archive.wikiwix.com/cache/20071007160723/http://wolf.ok.ac.kr/~annyg/report/r2.htm|date=October 7, 2007}}, Table 4. Composition of dog meat and Bosintang (in 100g, raw meat), ''Korean Journal of Food and Nutrition'' 12(4) 397 – 408 (1999).</ref>
|{{convert|270|kcal|kJ|order=flip|abbr=values}}
|20&nbsp;g
|0&nbsp;g
|22&nbsp;g
|-
! Horse<ref>{{cite web |title=Game meat, horse, raw |url=https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/175086/nutrients |website=FoodData Central, USDA |access-date=17 February 2024}}</ref>
|{{convert|146|kcal|kJ|order=flip|abbr=values}}<!--scaled up from 100g to 110g-->
|23&nbsp;g
|0&nbsp;g
|5&nbsp;g
|-
! Pork loin<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/index.html |title=FoodData Central |website=fdc.nal.usda.gov |access-date=October 25, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191203185131/https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/index.html|archive-date=December 3, 2019 |url-status=live}}</ref>
|{{convert|242|kcal|kJ|order=flip|abbr=values}}
|14&nbsp;g
|0&nbsp;g
|30&nbsp;g
|-
! Rabbit<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/337051/nutrients |title=FoodData Central |website=fdc.nal.usda.gov |access-date=October 26, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191025172925/https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/337051/nutrients |archive-date=October 25, 2019 |url-status=live}}</ref>
|{{convert|215|kcal|kJ|order=flip|abbr=values}}
|32&nbsp;g
|0&nbsp;g
|9&nbsp;g
|}