Calories in lean bottom round raw

257_Lag

Looking for advice on raw lean bottom round. I'm not new to this (3 years) but this one has be a bit baffled.

I am making my own beef jerky and and using bottom round as lean as I can find and then trimmed as close to zero as I can get. Taking the total raw calories and dividing it by my dry weight.

I'm finding anything from 35 to 60 calories per ounce. Not a huge margin but I am making pounds at a time so it adds up quickly.

Any ideas?

queenliz99

Did you try the usda site?

257_Lag

Yes. 37 calories per ounce. Much lower than everywhere else I look. To trust?

queenliz99

I would but they are estimates. How do you know the exact fat content? You could go with the higher number and be safe. I would rather over estimate than under.