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Table 2 Consumption-weighted average nutrient profiles per ounce-eq for meat and poultry, including fresh and processed forms

From: Healthy U.S.-style dietary patterns can be modified to provide increased energy from protein

 

Meat

Poultry

Fish

Eggs

Soy Products

Nuts/ Seeds

Beans and Peas

Total

Fresha

Processeda

Total

Fresha

Processeda

Hi n3

Lo n3

Macronutrients

 Calories, kcal

43.57

44.59

40.73

50.98

53.32

30.05

55.73

32.49

77.50

47.65

88.37

60.67

 Protein, g

6.94

7.93

4.87

7.79

8.20

4.20

6.47

6.41

6.29

11.81

3.07

3.96

 Carbohydrate, g

0.28

0.01

0.79

0.07

0.00

0.62

0.00

0.17

0.56

0.19

3.29

10.82

 Fiber, dietary, g

0.01

0.00

0.02

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.06

1.11

3.79

 Total lipid (fat), g

1.46

1.19

1.97

1.94

2.04

1.07

3.11

0.54

5.31

0.70

7.68

0.35

 Saturated fats, g

0.48

0.47

0.49

0.53

0.56

0.26

0.64

0.15

1.63

0.11

1.15

0.07

 Linoleic acid, g

0.12

0.06

0.22

0.37

0.38

0.25

0.18

0.05

0.59

0.28

1.99

0.10

 Linolenic acid, g

0.01

0.00

0.01

0.02

0.02

0.01

0.03

0.01

0.02

0.04

0.14

0.06

 Cholesterol, mg

20.07

23.37

13.23

24.27

25.44

13.89

18.12

25.00

186.50

0.00

0.00

0.00

Minerals

 Calcium, mg

2.47

2.09

3.17

4.22

4.22

3.97

7.76

10.16

25.00

35.77

29.85

19.52

 Iron, mg

0.55

0.68

0.29

0.32

0.34

0.12

0.15

0.24

0.60

1.95

0.44

1.05

 Magnesium, mg

6.12

6.59

5.07

7.00

7.16

5.39

9.29

9.00

5.00

7.38

30.34

23.62

 Phosphorus, mg

63.61

64.40

60.83

57.86

55.75

70.59

74.53

73.54

86.00

106.46

60.74

66.96

 Potassium, mg

92.94

96.03

85.06

73.53

68.82

105.18

110.00

83.04

63.00

19.98

93.70

180.78

 Sodium, mg

99.63

16.16

261.11

51.61

24.64

254.58

22.97

97.95

62.00

128.40

7.60

0.69

 Zinc, mg

1.15

1.44

0.56

0.57

0.60

0.27

0.14

0.42

0.53

0.57

0.48

0.47

 Copper, mg

0.05

0.06

0.02

0.02

0.02

0.01

0.02

0.06

0.01

0.22

0.13

0.10

 Selenium, μg

8.04

8.62

6.75

6.12

6.39

3.69

12.72

14.39

15.40

0.75

1.53

1.60

Vitamins

 Vitamin A, μg RAE

13.83

20.88

0.11

3.85

4.33

0.00

17.33

7.41

74.50

0.00

0.05

0.03

 Vitamin E, mg AT

0.07

0.07

0.06

0.07

0.07

0.04

0.30

0.27

0.52

0.00

1.82

0.25

 Vitamin D, IU

3.76

2.05

7.05

1.54

1.50

1.70

133.76

40.70

43.50

0.00

3.47

0.00

 Vitamin C, mg

0.03

0.00

0.07

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.80

0.22

0.00

0.01

0.05

0.30

 Thiamin, mg

0.06

0.05

0.08

0.02

0.02

0.01

0.08

0.01

0.03

0.03

0.03

0.09

 Riboflavin, mg

0.06

0.07

0.06

0.05

0.05

0.04

0.04

0.02

0.26

0.02

0.05

0.03

 Niacin, mg

1.63

1.87

1.14

2.56

2.61

2.03

2.09

1.30

0.03

0.19

1.30

0.20

 Vitamin B-6, mg

0.11

0.13

0.09

0.13

0.14

0.12

0.16

0.06

0.06

0.02

0.06

0.07

 Vitamin B-12, μg

0.58

0.77

0.19

0.10

0.10

0.10

0.86

1.13

0.56

0.00

0.00

0.00

 Choline, mg

26.01

28.79

20.07

21.04

22.52

8.53

20.51

19.03

146.90

26.08

8.71

12.77

 Vitamin K, μg

0.30

0.38

0.13

0.57

0.64

0.00

0.05

0.12

0.15

0.16

0.60

1.58

 Folate, μg DFE

2.36

2.64

1.77

1.69

1.75

1.13

7.60

3.95

22.00

23.59

11.97

68.47

  1. aContributions calculated from data used by USDA in the development of the U.S. Healthy Style Eating Pattern (HEP) [22]