Brisket vs Skirt steak: Which Has More Calories?


Per 100 g, Brisket has 157 kcal and Skirt steak has 220 kcal, so Brisket has 29% fewer calories.

Skirt steak has more protein (26.1 g vs 20.7 g). Skirt steak has more fat (12.1 g vs 7.37 g). Relative to calories, Brisket is the better protein source (13.2 g vs 11.9 g of protein per 100 kcal).

Brisket - calories, kcal, weight, nutrition
Brisket - calories, kcal, weight, nutrition

Nutrition Facts

Brisket
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Skirt Steak
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one skirt steak (140g)cup (227g)half cup (113.5g)
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Brisket vs Skirt Steak 100g Compare


per 100gBrisketSkirt steak
Calories157 220
Fat7.37 g12.05 g
Protein20.72 g26.13 g
Water70.29 g60.34 g
Calcium5 mg11 mg
Iron1.92 mg2.77 mg
Magnessium23 mg24 mg
Potassium330 mg289 mg
Sodium79 mg75 mg
Vitaminium B1 (Thiamine)0.1 mg0.09 mg
Vitaminium B2 (riboflavin)0.17 mg0.191 mg
Vitaminium B3 (Niacin)3.94 mg3.745 mg
Vitaminium B60.42 mg0.321 mg
Vitaminium B9 (Folic acid)0.007 µg0.007 µg
Vitaminium E0.32 mg0.1 mg

Less Calories in Brisket

At first glance, you can see that in brisket is less calories than in skirt steak.

Brisket has 157 kcal per 100g and skirt steak 220 kcal per 100g so it is pretty easy to calculate that the difference is about 40%.

Additionally, it is also easy to notice that most of the calories in brisket comes from protein and in skirt steak from fat.

See tables below to compare brisket with skirt steak in details.

Brisket 100g

157kcal

Calories source

  • 2% CARBS.
  • 55% PROTEIN
  • 44% FAT

Skirt steak 100g

220kcal

Calories source

  • 0% CARBS
  • 49% PROTEIN
  • 51% FAT

About the data

Nutrition values on this page are given per 100 g of the food and are based on the official United States Department of Agriculture FoodData Central database. The exact record used for each food is linked under the tables.

Marcin Piotrowicz – calories-info.com creator · Healthy diet and healthy lifestyle promoter. The information is for general purposes and is not medical or dietary advice.