USDA Standard Reference · Lamb, Veal, and Game Products
Lamb, leg, whole (shank and sirloin), separable lean and fat, trimmed to 1/8" fat, choice, raw
According to USDA FoodData Central (FDC ID 174372, data refreshed July 2026), nutrition facts per 100g, sourced verbatim.
- 209
- Caloriesmoderate density
- 18.5g
- Proteinhigh · 37% DV
- 14.4g
- Fatgood source · 18% DV
Lamb, leg, whole (shank and sirloin), separable lean and fat, trimmed to 1/8" fat, choice, raw contains 209 calories per 100g according to USDA FoodData Central. It has 18.5g of protein, 14.4g of fat, and 0g of carbohydrates per 100g. Data is sourced verbatim from the USDA Standard Reference database, refreshed July 2026.
- More protein than 68% of USDA whole foods
The verdict
Lamb, leg, whole (shank and sirloin), separable lean and fat, trimmed to 1/8" fat, choice, raw is protein-dense for its calories, with 18.5g of protein per 100g.
- 18.5g
- protein per 100g
- Top 32%
- protein vs USDA whole foods
- 209
- calories per 100g
Percentile computed against the 7,880 USDA SR Legacy and Foundation whole foods with a protein value, not branded or processed items.
Lamb, leg, whole (shank and sirloin), separable lean and fat, trimmed to 1/8" fat, choice, raw contains 209 calories per 100g, according to the USDA FoodData Central database. Below you will find a complete nutrient breakdown including vitamins, minerals, and daily value percentages based on a 2,000 calorie diet. Values are normalized to a 100g serving per the USDA FoodData Central standardization. Source: USDA laboratory analysis and manufacturer-reported label data for food products sold in the United States.
Where this data comes from
USDA FoodData Central is the United States government's authoritative reference for food composition, maintained by the Agricultural Research Service and updated as new laboratory analyses and manufacturer submissions are processed. Lamb, leg, whole (shank and sirloin), separable lean and fat, trimmed to 1/8" fat, choice, raw is catalogued there as FDC ID 174372, a usda standard reference entry, in the "Lamb, Veal, and Game Products" food group. Every figure on this page comes from USDA laboratory analysis under the FDC USDA Standard Reference program, standardized to 100 g so it can be compared fairly against any other food in the database. Values are shown on the USDA per-100 g basis.
By the per-100g standardization, Lamb, leg, whole (shank and sirloin), separable lean and fat, trimmed to 1/8" fat, choice, raw reads as high protein, low sodium within common dietary frameworks. Compare it against 6 nutritionally similar items in Nearby Foods below, or browse the whole Lamb, Veal, and Game Products group for context.
Allergen indicators
No FDA Big 9 major-allergen indicator was detected in the product name and brand text scan (milk, eggs, fish, crustacean shellfish, tree nuts, peanuts, wheat, soybeans, sesame). Absence-of-flag does NOT mean allergen-free. The USDA FoodData Central release does not always include a full ingredient list, always verify with the FDA-mandated ingredient and allergen statement printed on the physical package before consumption.
Where the calories mostly come from
Values per 100g
Macro Breakdown
209 kcal = 10% of FDA 2,000 kcal Daily Value
Values shown per 100g, the USDA FoodData Central standardization. Serving size for this entry is not declared in the USDA release.
How Lamb, leg, whole (shank and sirloin), separable lean and fat, trimmed to 1/8" fat, choice, raw compares to Lamb, Veal, and Game Products
Per 100 g, against the average across all lamb, veal, and game products foods in USDA FoodData Central.
20% Higher in protein than 20% of lamb, veal, and game products on record, so look to leaner cuts for more protein.
Category averages computed live across the USDA Lamb, Veal, and Game Products group. Compare against a specific food →
Where Lamb, leg, whole (shank and sirloin), separable lean and fat, trimmed to 1/8" fat, choice, raw ranks on protein
Its 18.5g of protein per 100g placed against every USDA reference (whole) food, the 7,880 SR Legacy and Foundation items with a protein value.
Protein per 100g - Lamb, leg, whole (shank and sirloin), separable lean and fat, trimmed to 1/8" fat, choice, raw vs every USDA reference food
USDA reference (whole) foods with a protein value
18 Top 32% higher than 68% of 7,880 USDA reference foods
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Source USDA FoodData Central, SR Legacy & Foundation · July 2026
Where Lamb, leg, whole (shank and sirloin), separable lean and fat, trimmed to 1/8" fat, choice, raw sits among Lamb, Veal, and Game Products
Plotted by protein and calorie percentile among the 464 Lamb, Veal, and Game Products foods with both values, not raw amounts, so foods of very different sizes compare fairly.
Lamb, leg, whole (shank and sirloin), separable lean and fat, trimmed to 1/8" fat, choice, raw: 20th protein percentile, 58th calorie percentile among Lamb, Veal, and Game Products foods
Read the chart
Lamb, leg, whole (shank and sirloin), separable lean and fat, trimmed to 1/8" fat, choice, raw ranks at the 20th percentile for protein and the 58th percentile for calories among Lamb, Veal, and Game Products foods (n=464). That places it in the "high-cal, low-protein" quadrant relative to its category peers.
- Veal, Australian, rib, rib roast, separable lean only, raw: 44th protein percentile, 17th calorie percentile
- Lamb, shoulder, whole (arm and blade), separable lean and fat, trimmed to 1/4" fat, choice, cooked, braised: 81st protein percentile, 94th calorie percentile
- Lamb, New Zealand, imported, frozen, leg, whole (shank and sirloin), separable lean only, cooked, roasted: 74th protein percentile, 41st calorie percentile
- Veal, variety meats and by-products, liver, cooked, braised: 80th protein percentile, 47th calorie percentile
- Lamb, shoulder, whole (arm and blade), separable lean and fat, trimmed to 1/8" fat, choice, cooked, braised: 84th protein percentile, 92nd calorie percentile
- Lamb, Australian, imported, fresh, separable fat, cooked: 2nd protein percentile, 98th calorie percentile
- Lamb, Australian, imported, fresh, shoulder, whole (arm and blade), separable lean only, trimmed to 1/8" fat, raw: 25th protein percentile, 29th calorie percentile
- Lamb, New Zealand, imported, breast, separable lean only, raw: 19th protein percentile, 26th calorie percentile
- Lamb, New Zealand, imported, flap, boneless, separable lean and fat, cooked, braised: 34th protein percentile, 95th calorie percentile
- Veal, foreshank, osso buco, separable lean and fat, cooked, braised: 76th protein percentile, 41st calorie percentile
- Lamb, New Zealand, imported, frozen, shoulder, whole (arm and blade), separable lean only, cooked, braised: 98th protein percentile, 86th calorie percentile
- Veal, shoulder, arm, separable lean and fat, raw: 25th protein percentile, 16th calorie percentile
Full Nutrient Breakdown
Every nutrient USDA reports for this food, per 100 g, with each value's share of the FDA Daily Value shown as a bar.
Macronutrients
| Nutrient | Amount | % DV |
|---|---|---|
| Carbohydrate, by difference | 0.00 G | 0% |
| Energy | 209 KCAL | |
| Fiber, total dietary | 0.00 G | 0% |
| Protein | 18.5 G | 37% |
| Total lipid (fat) | 14.4 G | 18% |
| Ash | 0.97 G | |
| Energy | 874.0 kJ | |
| Water | 66.4 G |
Vitamins
| Nutrient | Amount | % DV |
|---|---|---|
| Folate, DFE | 20.0 UG | |
| Folate, food | 20.0 UG | |
| Folate, total | 20.0 UG | |
| Folic acid | 0.0 UG | |
| Niacin | 6 MG | |
| Pantothenic acid | 1 MG | |
| Riboflavin | 0 MG | |
| Thiamin | 0 MG | |
| Vitamin B-12 | 2.5 UG | |
| Vitamin B-6 | 0 MG | |
| Vitamin C, total ascorbic acid | 0 MG |
Minerals
| Nutrient | Amount | % DV |
|---|---|---|
| Calcium, Ca | 8 MG | 1% |
| Iron, Fe | 2 MG | 9% |
| Potassium, K | 258 MG | 5% |
| Sodium, Na | 57 MG | 2% |
| Copper, Cu | 0 MG | |
| Magnesium, Mg | 24 MG | |
| Manganese, Mn | 0 MG | |
| Phosphorus, P | 175 MG | |
| Retinol | 0.0 UG | |
| Selenium, Se | 21.3 UG | |
| Vitamin A, IU | 0 IU | |
| Vitamin A, RAE | 0.0 UG | |
| Zinc, Zn | 3 MG |
Lipids
| Nutrient | Amount | % DV |
|---|---|---|
| Cholesterol | 68 MG | 23% |
| Fatty acids, total saturated | 6.2 G | 31% |
| Fatty acids, total monounsaturated | 5.9 G | |
| Fatty acids, total polyunsaturated | 1.1 G | |
| MUFA 16:1 | 0.42 G | |
| MUFA 18:1 | 5.3 G | |
| MUFA 20:1 | 0.00 G | |
| PUFA 18:2 | 0.85 G | |
| PUFA 18:3 | 0.25 G | |
| PUFA 20:4 | 0.05 G | |
| SFA 10:0 | 0.04 G | |
| SFA 12:0 | 0.06 G | |
| SFA 14:0 | 0.56 G | |
| SFA 16:0 | 3.1 G | |
| SFA 18:0 | 2.0 G |
Amino Acids
| Nutrient | Amount | % DV |
|---|---|---|
| Alanine | 1.1 G | |
| Arginine | 1.1 G | |
| Aspartic acid | 1.6 G | |
| Cystine | 0.22 G | |
| Glutamic acid | 2.7 G | |
| Glycine | 0.90 G | |
| Histidine | 0.58 G | |
| Isoleucine | 0.89 G | |
| Leucine | 1.4 G | |
| Lysine | 1.6 G | |
| Methionine | 0.47 G | |
| Phenylalanine | 0.75 G | |
| Proline | 0.78 G | |
| Serine | 0.69 G | |
| Threonine | 0.79 G | |
| Tryptophan | 0.22 G | |
| Tyrosine | 0.62 G | |
| Valine | 1.00 G |
Key takeaways
- Lamb, leg, whole (shank and sirloin), separable lean and fat, trimmed to 1/8" fat, choice, raw delivers 18.5g of protein per 100g, more than 68% of USDA whole foods. See the protein ranking
- It carries 209 calories per 100g - below the lamb, veal, and game products average of 216. Compare lamb, veal, and game products
- Based on its per-100g profile, it fits high protein, low sodium patterns.
Nearby Foods
Foods in the same category with similar calorie content, useful for swaps, substitutions, and side-by-side comparison.
Lamb, New Zealand, imported, fore-shank, separable lean only, cooked, braised
Lamb, shoulder, blade, separable lean only, trimmed to 1/4" fat, choice, cooked, roasted
Lamb, Australian, imported, fresh, leg, sirloin chops, boneless, separable lean and fat, trimmed to 1/8" fat, raw
Lamb, New Zealand, imported, loin chop, separable lean only, cooked, fast fried
Lamb, New Zealand, imported, tunnel-boned leg, chump off, shank off, separable lean and fat, cooked, slow roasted
Lamb, shoulder, whole (arm and blade), separable lean only, trimmed to 1/4" fat, choice, cooked, broiled
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Primary source data
Data Sources & Methodology
Data from USDA FoodData Central, April 2026 release. See our methodology.
Source: USDA FoodData Central (FDC ID 174372) — USDA Standard Reference database. Verify with USDA →
Source: FDA 2,000-calorie Daily Value reference — %DV computed against the USDA per-100g standardization basis.
Disclaimer: This information is for reference only and should not replace professional dietary advice. Nutrient content may vary by brand, preparation method, and seasonal factors.
All federal data sources used on this page
- USDA FoodData Central — SR Legacy — nutrient composition for generic and staple foods (Standard Reference lineage, final release April 2018). fdc.nal.usda.gov/data-documentation
- USDA FoodData Central — Foundation Foods — nutrient values from USDA's newer, most rigorously lab-analyzed dataset. fdc.nal.usda.gov/Foundation_Foods_Documentation
- USDA FoodData Central — Branded Foods — manufacturer-submitted label data for packaged products. fdc.nal.usda.gov/data-documentation
- USDA FoodData Central — FNDDS (Survey) — the Food and Nutrient Database for Dietary Studies, used in national nutrition surveys. ars.usda.gov/fndds
- FDA Nutrition Facts Label regulations — the Daily Value percentages and label format this page's figures are computed against. fda.gov/food/nutrition-facts-label
- FDA food allergen labeling (FALCPA + FASTER Act) — the Big 9 major-allergen disclosure rules referenced on this page. fda.gov/food-allergies
Every figure on GetFoodFacts is rendered directly from official USDA FoodData Central records, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of July 2026.