Beef, chuck
Beef chuck is found right behind the neck. It’s basically the shoulder area of the cow and the type of beef you think about when slow cooking anything for a pot roast. Depending on the cow, the chuck can be very fatty and it’s not the beef portion you get when you’re thinking of a ribeye steak. While you should be prepared for the beef chuck to have a lot of connective tissue, that’s what gives such a rich flavor and texture best used for slow cooking.
Beef chuck Nutrition Facts: Calories, Carbs, and Health Benefits
TweetBeef chuck is composed of 62.33% water, 0% carbohydrates, 19.23% protein, and 17.98% fat. One beef chuck steak will give you 108.842 grams of protein. It is equal to 236.61 percent of the 46 grams of protein women should include in their daily diet and 194.36 percent of the 56 grams men need on a daily basis, according to the Institute of Medicine (US). That same in a 100 gram amount, beef chuck supplies 244 calories and is an important source of Vitamin B12 (cobalamin), Vitamin B6 (pyridoxine), and Vitamin B3 (niacin) (68.75%, 35.08%, and 30.94% of the Daily Value, respectively). So if you have beef chuck in your diet, it helps your body to maintain nerves health, form DNA, form RBCs and it is effective against rising of homocysteine levels in the bodyproliferation of the smooth vascular muscles which can block blood vesselsParkinson's disease. In addition it contains a considerable amount of Zinc, Selenium and Phosphorus attaining 56.75%, 36.91% and 24.86% of the Daily Value in a 100 g (3.5 Oz), respectively.