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Are there a lot of calories in meat? I always looked at meat by itself as pretty lean. By volume I think there are quite a few types of food that are richer i
by deeblering4 5y ago
Are there a lot of calories in meat? I always looked at meat by itself as pretty lean.
By volume I think there are quite a few types of food that are richer in calories, and a lot of times meats are rich due to how they are prepared (fried, or drenched in butter, etc.)
- akiselev 5y agoDepends on how lean the meat and how dense the fat but generally only processed foods (like bread) are more calorie dense than meat. Protein and sugar (carbs) provide 4 kcal per gram while fat provides 9 kcal per gram and our gastrointestinal tracts are better adapted to carnivorous than herbivorous diets (compared to, say, cows or rabbits). We're simply unable to digest a lot of the mass in fruits and vegetables like the insoluble fiber and animal husbandry's purpose is to convert that material to edible food - it'd be pretty pointless if it wasn't more calorie dense.
- s1artibartfast 5y agoYes, There are a lot of calories is meat, even without additions. See bellow for calories in 100g of common foods. The only things that are more calorie dense than meat are primarily composed of sugar or fat. 271 Beef 265 bread 247 Roast chicken, skin on 130 black beans 110 rice 57 Apples 35 Broccoli
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