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Beef meat is lean when 3.5 ounces or 100 grams of beef contains less than 10 grams of fat, less than 4.5 grams of saturated fat, and less than 95 milligrams of cholesterol.

If your red meat is lean, the difference is slim: “If you are comparing three and a half ounces of chicken to three and a half ounces of lean beef, the difference is only like 1.5 grams of fat ...

The USDA defines lean meat as a three-and-a-half ounce cut that has less than 10 grams of fat and 4.5 grams or less of saturated fat.

What lean cuts lack in flavor they often make up in tenderness, according to Chef Ian Beggs from Absinthe Brasserie & Bar in San Francisco, who points to filet mignon as the perfect example.

Red meat is often high in saturated fats, but this can range widely from less than 1% to over 25% depending on the cut and whether it’s trimmed of fat or not. Minced meat typically ranges from 2 ...