On Wed, 03 Jan 2007 12:17:36 -0600, <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
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> Robert > But you're talking about grams of *protein*, not grams of meat.
> An ounce of 75% lean beef only has about 4 grams of protein.
>
> Yes, one ounce of 75% lean grassland beef (www.grasslandbeef.com) has
> 4.11 ounces of protein and 7.49 ounces of fat. Do the math and that
> comes out to about 25% calories from protein and 75% calories from fat.
Right. I wasn't disputing that. My point was that if a person is trying
to "eyeball" a quantity of meat to guess how much protein they're getting,
they have to take into account the fact that protein grams != meat grams.
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Robert Kesterson
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