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What does trimming the visible fat from meat change?

As much energy and fat as you trim leaves the plate; how large the difference is depends on how fatty the meat was to begin with, and it changes from cut to cut.

Published: 22 August 2026

As much energy and fat as you trim leaves the plate; how large the difference is depends on how fatty the meat was to begin with. In cooked lamb shoulder with its fat, 100 grams is 346 kilocalories, while the lean part alone is 279 kilocalories. In a beef steak that is already lean, the same comparison is 170 against 166.

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  • TÜBER 2022 — Türkiye Beslenme Rehberi Bölüm 5.1, s. 86 7. Kırmızı ve beyaz etlerin görünür yağlarının satın alma, yemek hazırlama aşamasında ve tabaktan mümkün olabildiğince uzaklaştırılmalı, tüketiminden kaçınılmalıdır accessed: 2026-08-22
  • TÜBER 2022 — Türkiye Beslenme Rehberi Bölüm 5.1, s. 86 9. Etli yemekler yağ ilave edilmeden pişirilmelidir. Salatalara bir porsiyon (150 g) için bir tatlı kaşığı (5 g) yağ eklenmesi yeterlidir. Etsiz sebze yemekleri için bu miktar 15 g olmalıdır accessed: 2026-08-22
  • USDA FoodData Central 172501 Lamb, shoulder, arm, separable lean and fat, trimmed to 1/4" fat, choice, cooked, braised — 100 g: 346 kkal, 24,0 g yağ, 30,4 g protein accessed: 2026-08-22
  • USDA FoodData Central 174331 Lamb, shoulder, arm, separable lean only, trimmed to 1/4" fat, choice, cooked, braised — 100 g: 279 kkal, 14,1 g yağ, 35,5 g protein accessed: 2026-08-22
  • USDA FoodData Central 168740 Beef, round, top round steak, boneless, separable lean and fat, trimmed to 0" fat, choice, cooked, grilled — 100 g: 170 kkal, 4,62 g yağ, 30,1 g protein accessed: 2026-08-22
  • USDA FoodData Central 169471 Beef, round, top round steak, boneless, separable lean only, trimmed to 0" fat, choice, cooked, grilled — 100 g: 166 kkal, 4,11 g yağ, 30,2 g protein accessed: 2026-08-22

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