Beef tongue: Nutrition Facts

Beef tongue 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): 219.1 kcal

Beef tongue contains 0 grams of total sugars, 0 grams of dietary fiber and 0 grams of starch.
It has 87 milligrams of cholesterol and 0 milligrams of total trans fats.

Beef tongue — proteins, carbohydrates and fats (PCF)

Every 100 grams of Beef tongue provides about 19.9% of recommended daily protein intake. It also contents up to 19.2% of the daily intake of fats and 1.2% of carbs.


PCFPercent Daily Value (100g)
Protein14.9 g
19.9%
Fat16.1 g
19.2%
Carbs3.7 g
1.2%

Vitamins

The chart below shows the vitamin content of Beef tongue 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 mg
0.0%
Vitamine K0 mg
0.0%
Vitamine C3.1 mg
3.4%
Vitamine B10.1 mg
8.3%
Vitamine B20.3 mg
23.1%
Vitamine B34.2 mg
26.3%
Vitamine B40 mg
0.0%
Vitamine B50.7 mg
14.0%
Vitamine B60.3 mg
23.1%
Vitamine B90 mg
0.0%
Vitamine B120 mg
0.0%

Minerals

The chart below shows the mineral content of Beef tongue.

MineralsPercent Daily Value (100g)
Calcium6 mg
0.6%
Iron3 mg
30.0%
Magnesium16 mg
4.0%
Phosphorus133 mg
19.0%
Potassium315 mg
6.7%
Sodium69 mg
5.3%
Zinc2.9 mg
26.4%
Copper0.2 mg
22.2%
Manganese0 mg
0.0%
Selenium0 mg
0.0%
Fluoride0 mg
0.0%

Amino acids

The chart below shows the amino acid content of Beef tongue.
Amino AcidsPercent Daily Value (100g)
Tryptophan114 mg
1.4%
Threonine648 mg
27.0%
Isoleucine641 mg
32.0%
Leucine1.1 g
24.2%
Lysine1.1 g
28.0%
Methionine315 mg
17.5%
Cystine195 mg
10.8%
Phenylalanine615 mg
14.0%
Tyrosine482 mg
11.0%
Valine713 mg
28.5%
Arginine949 mg
15.6%
Histidine386 mg
18.4%
Alanine858 mg
13.0%
Aspartic acid1.4 g
11.2%
Glutamic acid2.1 g
15.1%
Glycine894 mg
25.5%
Proline696 mg
15.5%
Serine601 mg
7.2%

A branched-chain amino acid (BCAA) is a complex of three essential amino acids leucine (1.113 g), isoleucine (0.641 g) and valine (0.713 g).
Beef tongue contains 2.47 grams of BCAAs per every 100 grams.

Creatine can be synthesized in the body from the three common amino acids glycine (0.894 g), arginine (0.949 g) and methionine (0.315 g).
Beef tongue contains 2.16 grams of these amino acids per every 100 grams.

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