Allergen Data Collection: Beef (Bos domesticus)
Internet Symposium on Food Allergens 3(4):171-84 (2001) [http://www.food-allergens.de]

6 Composition of Beef

6.1 Distribution of Nutrients (Fillet Steak)

For other beef products see: USDA Nutrient Database
 
Nutrients: Content per 100 g    
Energy 494 kJ (116 kcal)
Water 75.1 g
Protein 19.2 g
Lipid 4.4 g
Minerals 1.1 g

Minerals
Sodium 50 mg
Potassium 340 mg
Magnesium 20 mg
Calcium 5 mg
Manganese 20 µg
Iron 2100 µg
Copper 70 µg
Zinc 3600 µg
Phosphorus 165 mg
Fluoride 100 µg
Iodine 1 µg
Selenium 35 µg

Vitamins
Vitamin D traces
Vitamin E 230 µg
Vitamin B1 100 µg
Vitamin B2 130 µg
Nicotinamide 4600 µg
Pantothenic acid 1000 µg
Vitamin B6 500 µg
Biotin 5 µg
Folic acid 10 µg
Vitamin B12 2 µg

Amino Acids
Arg 1350 mg
His 740 mg
Ile 1090mg
Leu 1700 mg
Lys 2020 mg
Met 570 mg

Phe 930 mg
Thr 1010 mg
Trp 260 mg
Tyr 780 mg
Val 1150 mg

Lipids
Palmitic acid 1080 mg
Stearic acid 520 mg
Oleic acid 1690 mg
Linolic acid 80 mg
Linoleic acid 50 mg
Arachidonic acid 40 mg
Cholesterol 70 mg

Others
Purines 120 mg

Reference: Deutsche Forschungsanstalt für Lebensmittelchemie, Garching bei München (ed), Der kleine "Souci-Fachmann-Kraut" Lebensmitteltabelle für die Praxis, WVG, Stuttgart 1991
 

6.2 Proteinfraction
 
Muscle Proteins Amount of total protein
Myofibrils 50-55%
  Myosin
  Actin
  Tropomyosin
  Troponin
     45%
     22%
       8%
       2%
Sarkoplasm 30-34%
  Albumins
  Globulins (Myoglobins)
 
Connective Tissue 10-15%
  Collagen
  Tropocollagen
  Elastin
     40-60%

     10-20%

Serum Proteins Concentration in Serum
  Bovine Serum Albumin
  Immunoglobulin G
35-55 g / L  (50 mg / 100 g Calf Meat)
8-18 g / L
References: Lawrie 1985, Morrissey et al 1987, Fiocchi et al. 1995a


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