THE MEATING PLACE
The numbers in the chart are for four ounces of the meat from cooked, skinless poultry or from
cooked, carefully trimmed beef, veal, pork, or lamb, unless otherwise noted. A typical steak
served in a restaurant weighs 6 to 9 ounces. A typical cooked chicken breast contains three
ounces of meat. A typical chicken thigh contains almost 2ounces, a typical drumstick 1-1/2
ounces, and a typical wing has less than an ounce. All fat numbers have been rounded to the
nearest gram. Products are ranked from lowest to highest saturated fat, before rounding. To help
non-red-meat eaters, we’ve listed poultry and fish.
LESS THAN 1 GRAM OF SATURATED FAT
Turkey Breast
Turkey Store Extra Lean Ground Breast
Calories
153
146
Saturated Fat
0
0
Total Fat
1
1
1 TO 2 GRAMS OF SATURATED FAT
Chicken Breast
Turkey Wing
Veal Leg Top Round
Turkey Leg
Beef Eye of Round (Select)
Chicken Drumstick
Beef Top Round (Select)
Beef Bottom Round (Select)
Turkey Breast, with skin
186
184
170
180
182
194
226
200
214
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
4
4
4
4
5
6
6
7
8
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
7
8
9
7
9
7
8
8
8
8
11
8
9
9
9
10
9
12
3 TO 4 GRAMS OF SATURATED FAT
Pork Tenderloin
Pork Chop, sirloin
Chicken Breast, w/ skin
Veal shoulder, arm
Chicken Wing
Veal Sirloin
Lamb Shank
Beef Top Round (Choice)
Veal Shoulder, blade
Veal Loin
Turkey Store Lean Ground Turkey
Beef Tip Round (Select)
Pork Chop, top loin
Ham, Leg, rump half
Pork Chop, Loin
Pork Chop, Sirloin, Untrimmed
Beef Top Sirloin (Select)
Chicken Thigh
211
218
223
185
229
190
203
244
193
193
226
210
229
233
228
235
220
236
Chicken Drumstick, w/ skin
Turkey Leg, w/ skin
Lamb Sirloin
Turkey Wing, w/ skin
Veal Shoulder, blade, untrimmed
Lamb Loin
Pork Rib Roast
244
235
231
259
210
244
244
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
13
11
10
14
10
11
11
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
6
6
6
12
13
13
14
18
16
12
13
14
15
16
16
22
7
7
8
8
8
9
9
10
18
19
19
21
21
23
24
25
5 TO 6 GRAMS OF SATURATED FAT
Beef Top Round, untrimmed (Choice)
Duck
Lamb, Shoulder Blade
Pork Shoulder, arm picnic
Chicken Thigh, w/ skin
Perdue Ground Chicken
Veal Sirloin, untrimmed
Beef Top Sirloin (Choice)
Beef Top Loin (Choice)
Pork Chop, Loin, untrimmed
Ham, leg, rump half, untrimmed
Beef Tenderloin (Choice)
Chicken Wing, w/ skin
253
227
236
258
279
240
228
259
258
271
285
276
328
7 TO 10 GRAMS OF SATURATED FAT
Pork Rib Roast, untrimmed
Ground Beef, 17% fat
Beef Top Sirloin, untrimmed (Choice)
Beef Chuck, arm pot roast (Choice)
Ground Beef, 20% fat
Ground Beef, 27% fat
Beef Top Loin, untrimmed (Choice)
Porterhouse Steak, untrimmed (Choice)
294
289
304
331
307
327
337
345
MORE THAN 10 GRAMS OF SATURATED FAT
Duck, w/ skin
Lamb Loin, untrimmed
Beef Chuck, arm pot roast, untrimmed (Choice)
Beef Chuck Blade Roast (Choice)
Pork Spareribs, untrimmed
Beef Short Ribs, untrimmed (Choice)
381
357
393
393
449
532
11
11
12
12
13
20
32
26
29
29
34
47
0
1
2
5
FOR COMPARISON
Flounder
Pink Salmon
132
163