Discover the Land of Lean Beef

You may be surprised to learn that you’ve already been enjoying many of the 29 lean cuts of beef.   Many of the most popular cuts of beef have less than 10g total fat with 4.5g or less saturated fat and less than 95mg cholesterol per 3.5 oz. serving.  But just because you’ve already stamped your passport, doesn’t mean you can’t visit the “Land of Lean Beef” anytime you want?

Explore from Home and Away

  

Popular lean beef cuts chosen at restaurants1:

  • Strip Steak (Kansas City/New York)
  • Filet Mignon/Tenderloin Steak
  • Top Sirloin/Sirloin Steak
  • T-Bone Steak

Popular lean cuts chosen at retail (grocery meat case)2:

  • Top Sirloin/Sirloin Steak
  • Strip (Top Loin) Steak
  • Top Round Steak
  • T-Bone Steak

Lean: less than 10g of total fat, 4.5g or less of saturated fat, and less than 95mg of cholesterol per serving and per 100 grams3,4.

1. Restaurants and Institutions’ 2003 Menu Census.
2. FreshLook Marketing, Year Ending Dec. 2004
3. Code of Federal Regulations. Title 21, Volume 2.April 1, 2002. 21CFR101.9 and 21CFR101.54.
4. US Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service, 2007. USDA Nutrient Database for Standard Reference, Release 20.
http://www.ars.usda.gov/ba/bhnrc/ndl.

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