Beef short ribs: weights & conversions
One weighs about 113 g. 100 g is 288 calories and 14.4 g of protein.
Also written as: short ribs.
A recipe states what you buy, not what you eat. About 55% of the purchased weight of beef short ribs reaches the plate — the rest is bone, skin and trim. Every figure below is per 100 g of edible portion.
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1 beef short rib of beef short ribs is about 113 grams.
Weight per piece
What a recipe means when it counts beef short ribs instead of weighing it.
| Count | Grams | Ounces |
|---|---|---|
| 1 beef short rib | 113 g | 3.99 oz |
| 2 beef short ribs | 226 g | |
| 3 beef short ribs | 339 g | |
| 4 beef short ribs | 452 g | |
| 6 beef short ribs | 678 g | |
| 12 beef short ribs | 1356 g |
Ounces and pounds
The weights an older recipe card is most likely to use.
| Weight | Grams | Ounces |
|---|---|---|
| 1 oz | 28.3 g | |
| 4 oz (1/4 lb) | 113 g | |
| 8 oz (1/2 lb) | 227 g | |
| 1 lb | 454 g | |
| 100 g | 100 g |
Nutrition
Per 100 g of edible portion, transcribed from USDA reference data, and scaled to the measures above.
| Measure | Calories | Protein | Fat | Carbs | Fiber | Sodium |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Per 100 g (100 g) | 288 | 14.4 g | 25.4 g | 0 g | 0 g | 58 mg |
| Per beef short rib (113 g) | 325 | 16.3 g | 28.7 g | 0 g | 0 g | 66 mg |
| Per 4 oz (113 g) | 327 | 16.3 g | 28.8 g | 0 g | 0 g | 66 mg |
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- Beef chuck roast, the same amount. No bone and less marbling, so it needs a shorter braise than short ribs.
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Common questions
- How much does one beef short rib weigh?
- One beef short rib weighs about 113 g (3.99 oz), so a pound is roughly 4 of them.
- How many calories are in beef short ribs?
- Beef short ribs has about 288 calories per 100 g, so one beef short rib is roughly 325 calories.
- How much protein is in beef short ribs?
- About 14.4 g of protein per 100 g — roughly 16.3 g in a 4 oz portion.
- Does all the weight on the package of beef short ribs get eaten?
- No. About 55% of the purchased weight reaches the plate — the rest is bone, skin and trim. The figures on this page are per 100 g of edible meat, so every pound you buy yields roughly 249 g to eat.
- What can I use instead of beef short ribs?
- Beef chuck roast, the same amount. No bone and less marbling, so it needs a shorter braise than short ribs.