Beef shank: Nutrition Facts

Beef shank is one of the few products that contains a wide variety of macro- and micronutrients that our body consumes every day. In our report, each element included in the composition of this product is examined in detail.

Calories (per 100g): 147.2 kcal

Beef shank contains 0 grams of total sugars, 0 grams of dietary fiber and 0 grams of starch.
It has 57 milligrams of cholesterol and 173 milligrams of total trans fats.

Beef shank — proteins, carbohydrates and fats (PCF)

Every 100 grams of Beef shank provides about 27.5% of recommended daily protein intake. It also contents up to 8.6% of the daily intake of fats and 0.0% of carbs.


PCFPercent Daily Value (100g)
Protein20.6 g
27.5%
Fat7.2 g
8.6%
Carbs0 mg
0.0%

Vitamins

The chart below shows the vitamin content of Beef shank of recommended daily intake in percent.

VitaminsPercent Daily Value (100g)
Vitamine A0 mg
0.0%
Beta Carotene0 mg
0.0%
Alpha Carotene0 mg
0.0%
Vitamine D0 mg
0.0%
Vitamine D20 mg
0.0%
Vitamine D30 mg
0.0%
Vitamine E0.4 mg
2.7%
Vitamine K0 mg
0.0%
Vitamine C0 mg
0.0%
Vitamine B10 mg
0.0%
Vitamine B20.1 mg
7.7%
Vitamine B33.1 mg
19.4%
Vitamine B40 mg
0.0%
Vitamine B50.5 mg
10.0%
Vitamine B60.2 mg
15.4%
Vitamine B90 mg
0.0%
Vitamine B120 mg
0.0%

Minerals

The chart below shows the mineral content of Beef shank.

MineralsPercent Daily Value (100g)
Calcium5 mg
0.5%
Iron1.9 mg
19.0%
Magnesium20 mg
5.0%
Phosphorus170 mg
24.3%
Potassium313 mg
6.7%
Sodium61 mg
4.7%
Zinc3.7 mg
33.6%
Copper0.1 mg
11.1%
Manganese0 mg
0.0%
Selenium0 mg
0.0%
Fluoride0 mg
0.0%

Amino acids

The chart below shows the amino acid content of Beef shank.
Amino AcidsPercent Daily Value (100g)
Tryptophan216 mg
2.7%
Threonine746 mg
31.1%
Isoleucine857 mg
42.9%
Leucine1.6 g
33.8%
Lysine1.6 g
39.8%
Methionine678 mg
37.7%
Cystine0 mg
0.0%
Phenylalanine801 mg
18.2%
Tyrosine693 mg
15.8%
Valine910 mg
36.4%
Arginine1.4 g
22.2%
Histidine742 mg
35.3%
Alanine1.1 g
16.2%
Aspartic acid0 mg
0.0%
Glutamic acid2.9 g
21.1%
Glycine1.1 g
32.1%
Proline661 mg
14.7%
Serine724 mg
8.7%

A branched-chain amino acid (BCAA) is a complex of three essential amino acids leucine (1.555 g), isoleucine (0.857 g) and valine (0.910 g).
Beef shank contains 3.32 grams of BCAAs per every 100 grams.

Creatine can be synthesized in the body from the three common amino acids glycine (1.122 g), arginine (1.356 g) and methionine (0.678 g).
Beef shank contains 3.16 grams of these amino acids per every 100 grams.

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