USDA Standard Reference · Lamb, Veal, and Game Products
Veal, shank (fore and hind), separable lean only, cooked, braised
According to USDA FoodData Central (FDC ID 172571, data refreshed July 2026), nutrition facts per 100g, sourced verbatim.
- 177
- Caloriesmoderate density
- 32.2g
- Proteinhigh · 64% DV
- 4.3g
- Fatmoderate · 6% DV
Veal, shank (fore and hind), separable lean only, cooked, braised contains 177 calories per 100g according to USDA FoodData Central. It has 32.2g of protein, 4.3g of fat, and 0g of carbohydrates per 100g. Data is sourced verbatim from the USDA Standard Reference database, refreshed July 2026.
- More protein than 98% of USDA whole foods
The verdict
Veal, shank (fore and hind), separable lean only, cooked, braised is a protein standout, richer in protein than 98% of USDA whole foods.
- 32.2g
- protein per 100g
- Top 2%
- protein vs USDA whole foods
- 177
- 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.
Veal, shank (fore and hind), separable lean only, cooked, braised contains 177 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. Veal, shank (fore and hind), separable lean only, cooked, braised is catalogued there as FDC ID 172571, 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, Veal, shank (fore and hind), separable lean only, cooked, braised 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
177 kcal = 9% 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 Veal, shank (fore and hind), separable lean only, cooked, braised 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.
94% Higher in protein than 94% of lamb, veal, and game products on record, a standout in its group.
Category averages computed live across the USDA Lamb, Veal, and Game Products group. Compare against a specific food →
Where Veal, shank (fore and hind), separable lean only, cooked, braised ranks on protein
Its 32.2g 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 - Veal, shank (fore and hind), separable lean only, cooked, braised vs every USDA reference food
USDA reference (whole) foods with a protein value
32 Top 2% higher than 98% of 7,880 USDA reference foods
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Source USDA FoodData Central, SR Legacy & Foundation · July 2026
Where Veal, shank (fore and hind), separable lean only, cooked, braised 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.
Veal, shank (fore and hind), separable lean only, cooked, braised: 94th protein percentile, 39th calorie percentile among Lamb, Veal, and Game Products foods
Read the chart as text
- Veal, Australian, rib, rib roast, separable lean only, raw: Protein percentile 44, Calorie percentile 17
- Lamb, shoulder, whole (arm and blade), separable lean and fat, trimmed to 1/4" fat, choice, cooked, braised: Protein percentile 81, Calorie percentile 94
- Lamb, New Zealand, imported, frozen, leg, whole (shank and sirloin), separable lean only, cooked, roasted: Protein percentile 74, Calorie percentile 41
- Veal, variety meats and by-products, liver, cooked, braised: Protein percentile 80, Calorie percentile 47
- Lamb, shoulder, whole (arm and blade), separable lean and fat, trimmed to 1/8" fat, choice, cooked, braised: Protein percentile 84, Calorie percentile 92
- Lamb, Australian, imported, fresh, foreshank, separable lean and fat, trimmed to 1/8" fat, raw: Protein percentile 22, Calorie percentile 49
- Lamb, Australian, imported, fresh, shoulder, whole (arm and blade), separable lean only, trimmed to 1/8" fat, cooked: Protein percentile 67, Calorie percentile 67
- Lamb, New Zealand, imported, chump, boneless, separable lean only, cooked, fast roasted: Protein percentile 54, Calorie percentile 21
- Lamb, New Zealand, imported, flap, boneless, separable lean and fat, raw: Protein percentile 9, Calorie percentile 92
- Veal, loin, chop, separable lean and fat, cooked, grilled: Protein percentile 77, Calorie percentile 51
- Veal, composite of trimmed retail cuts, separable lean and fat, raw: Protein percentile 25, Calorie percentile 23
- Veal, shoulder, arm, separable lean and fat, cooked, braised: Protein percentile 97, Calorie percentile 69
- Game meat, caribou, raw: Protein percentile 49, Calorie percentile 14
- Lamb, rib, separable lean and fat, trimmed to 1/4" fat, choice, cooked, roasted: Protein percentile 40, Calorie percentile 94
- Lamb, New Zealand, imported, leg chop/steak, bone-in, separable lean and fat, raw: Protein percentile 20, Calorie percentile 56
- Veal, variety meats and by-products, lungs, raw: Protein percentile 9, Calorie percentile 1
- Lamb, shoulder, arm, separable lean and fat, trimmed to 1/8" fat, choice, raw: Protein percentile 15, Calorie percentile 72
- Lamb, Australian, imported, fresh, composite of trimmed retail cuts, separable lean only, trimmed to 1/8" fat, raw: Protein percentile 32, Calorie percentile 21
- Lamb, Australian, imported, fresh, shoulder, arm, separable lean and fat, trimmed to 1/8" fat, cooked, braised: Protein percentile 85, Calorie percentile 90
- Lamb, New Zealand, imported, brains, raw: Protein percentile 4, Calorie percentile 9
- Lamb, New Zealand, imported, rack - fully frenched, separable lean only, raw: Protein percentile 36, Calorie percentile 25
- Veal, seam fat only, raw: Protein percentile 5, Calorie percentile 95
- Lamb, New Zealand, imported, rack - partly frenched, separable lean only, raw: Protein percentile 36, Calorie percentile 31
- Veal, shoulder, whole (arm and blade), separable lean and fat, cooked, roasted: Protein percentile 62, Calorie percentile 42
- Veal, shank (fore and hind), separable lean only, cooked, braised: Protein percentile 94, Calorie percentile 39
Read the chart
Veal, shank (fore and hind), separable lean only, cooked, braised ranks at the 94th percentile for protein and the 39th percentile for calories among Lamb, Veal, and Game Products foods (n=464). That places it in the "low-cal, high-protein" quadrant, an efficient choice within this category.
- 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, foreshank, separable lean and fat, trimmed to 1/8" fat, raw: 22nd protein percentile, 49th calorie percentile
- Lamb, Australian, imported, fresh, shoulder, whole (arm and blade), separable lean only, trimmed to 1/8" fat, cooked: 67th protein percentile, 67th calorie percentile
- Lamb, New Zealand, imported, chump, boneless, separable lean only, cooked, fast roasted: 54th protein percentile, 21st calorie percentile
- Lamb, New Zealand, imported, flap, boneless, separable lean and fat, raw: 9th protein percentile, 92nd calorie percentile
- Veal, loin, chop, separable lean and fat, cooked, grilled: 77th protein percentile, 51st calorie percentile
- Veal, composite of trimmed retail cuts, separable lean and fat, raw: 25th protein percentile, 23rd calorie percentile
- Veal, shoulder, arm, separable lean and fat, cooked, braised: 97th protein percentile, 69th 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 | 177 KCAL | |
| Fiber, total dietary | 0.00 G | 0% |
| Protein | 32.2 G | 64% |
| Total lipid (fat) | 4.3 G | 6% |
| Ash | 1.1 G | |
| Energy | 741.0 kJ | |
| Water | 63.0 G |
Vitamins
| Nutrient | Amount | % DV |
|---|---|---|
| Folate, DFE | 17.0 UG | |
| Folate, food | 17.0 UG | |
| Folate, total | 17.0 UG | |
| Folic acid | 0.0 UG | |
| Niacin | 10 MG | |
| Pantothenic acid | 1 MG | |
| Riboflavin | 0 MG | |
| Thiamin | 0 MG | |
| Vitamin B-12 | 1.6 UG | |
| Vitamin B-6 | 0 MG |
Minerals
| Nutrient | Amount | % DV |
|---|---|---|
| Calcium, Ca | 34 MG | 3% |
| Iron, Fe | 1 MG | 7% |
| Potassium, K | 309 MG | 7% |
| Sodium, Na | 94 MG | 4% |
| Copper, Cu | 0 MG | |
| Magnesium, Mg | 25 MG | |
| Manganese, Mn | 0 MG | |
| Phosphorus, P | 228 MG | |
| Retinol | 0.0 UG | |
| Selenium, Se | 13.7 UG | |
| Vitamin A, IU | 0 IU | |
| Vitamin A, RAE | 0.0 UG | |
| Zinc, Zn | 7 MG |
Lipids
| Nutrient | Amount | % DV |
|---|---|---|
| Cholesterol | 126 MG | 42% |
| Fatty acids, total saturated | 1.1 G | 6% |
| Fatty acids, total monounsaturated | 1.5 G | |
| Fatty acids, total polyunsaturated | 0.46 G | |
| MUFA 16:1 | 0.14 G | |
| MUFA 18:1 | 1.4 G | |
| MUFA 20:1 | 0.01 G | |
| PUFA 18:2 | 0.35 G | |
| PUFA 18:3 | 0.01 G | |
| PUFA 20:4 | 0.09 G | |
| SFA 12:0 | 0.02 G | |
| SFA 14:0 | 0.13 G | |
| SFA 16:0 | 0.64 G | |
| SFA 18:0 | 0.33 G |
Amino Acids
| Nutrient | Amount | % DV |
|---|---|---|
| Alanine | 1.9 G | |
| Arginine | 1.9 G | |
| Aspartic acid | 2.8 G | |
| Cystine | 0.37 G | |
| Glutamic acid | 5.1 G | |
| Glycine | 1.7 G | |
| Histidine | 1.2 G | |
| Isoleucine | 1.6 G | |
| Leucine | 2.6 G | |
| Lysine | 2.7 G | |
| Methionine | 0.75 G | |
| Phenylalanine | 1.3 G | |
| Proline | 1.3 G | |
| Serine | 1.2 G | |
| Threonine | 1.4 G | |
| Tryptophan | 0.33 G | |
| Tyrosine | 1.0 G | |
| Valine | 1.8 G |
Key takeaways
- Veal, shank (fore and hind), separable lean only, cooked, braised delivers 32.2g of protein per 100g, more than 98% of USDA whole foods. See the protein ranking
- It carries 177 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.
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Veal, rib, separable lean only, cooked, roasted
Bison, ground, grass-fed, cooked
Game meat, horse, cooked, roasted
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Similar Protein Content
Other foods in Lamb, Veal, and Game Products closest to 32.2g protein per 100g, useful for protein-matched substitutions.
Lamb, Australian, imported, fresh, rib chop, frenched, bone-in, separable lean only, trimmed to 1/8" fat, cooked, grilled
Lamb, shoulder, blade, separable lean only, trimmed to 1/4" fat, choice, cooked, braised
Lamb, Australian, imported, fresh, leg, trotter off, bone-in, separable lean only, trimmed to 1/8" fat, cooked, roasted
Veal, shoulder, whole (arm and blade), separable lean and fat, cooked, braised
Game meat, bear, cooked, simmered
Veal, rib, separable lean and fat, cooked, braised
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Data Sources & Methodology
Data from USDA FoodData Central, April 2026 release. See our methodology.
Source: USDA FoodData Central (FDC ID 172571) — 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.