How many calories are in a beef short rib with the bone?
One braised beef short rib, the meat pulled off the bone, weighs 225 g and carries 1,060 calories. Braised short rib runs 471 calories per 100 g, fat and all. A 3 oz portion, the size most people actually put on a plate, is 400 calories. Trim the fat cap after braising and that 3 oz falls to 251.
You'd need to walk about 3.5 hours to burn the 1,060 calories in one braised short rib, meat only (225 g).
How long does it take to burn off 1,060 kcal of beef short rib?
One braised short rib, meat only (225 g) is 1,060 kcal. Enter your weight and the amount you ate to see how long it takes you to burn that off:
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| Activity | Time to burn 1,060 kcal |
|---|---|
| Walking, brisk | 3 hr 32 min |
| Cycling, moderate | 2 hr 12 min |
| Swimming, moderate | 2 hr 31 min |
| Jogging | 2 hr 5 min |
| Weight training, moderate | 3 hr 56 min |
Times are for a 155 lb adult at a steady pace; change the weight to see yours. The amount is set to the portion in the text (225 g); change it to what you actually ate. BodyPal works this out from your steps automatically.
On this page
- Beef short rib quick facts
- US servings, from one ounce to a whole rib
- Lean only, boneless and raw short ribs
- Does the bone count?
- Saturated fat is the row that moves
- How do beef short ribs compare?
- Most popular beef short rib with bone brands
- FAQ
Beef short rib quick facts
The headline number here comes from SR Legacy record 168613, "Beef, rib, shortribs, separable lean and fat, choice, cooked, braised". That is the rib-cut, bone-in short rib cooked the way most American kitchens cook it: braised low and slow, fat left on, meat eaten off the bone. The boneless chuck short ribs sold in the same meat case are a different cut with less fat on them, so they get their own section further down.
USDA weighs the edible portion. The bone that gives this cut its name is in the package weight, not in the nutrition figures, which is why a 1 lb bone-in rib comes back from the oven as roughly 225 g of meat.
| Nutrient | Per 100 g | Per 1 braised rib, meat only (225 g) | % Daily Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| Calories | 471 | 1060 | — |
| Total fat | 41.98 g | 94.5 g | 121% |
| Saturated fat | 17.8 g | 40.1 g | 200% |
| Carbohydrate | 0 g | 0 g | 0% |
| Dietary fiber | 0 g | 0 g | 0% |
| Total sugars | 0 g | 0 g | — |
| Protein | 21.57 g | 48.5 g | 97% |
| Sodium | 50 mg | 113 mg | 5% |
% Daily Value is based on a 2,000-calorie diet.
Verified nutrition data
Numbers on this page come from USDA FoodData Central, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s food composition database, and from manufacturer labels where a branded product is named. Last verified September 2026. How we verify our data →
There is no added sugars row here: the SR Legacy edition does not publish added sugars, and plain braised beef with no glaze or marinade has none to publish. Trans fat is missing from this record for the same reason. Cholesterol is 94 mg per 100 g, or 212 mg in the whole rib, 70% of the Daily Value. Potassium is 224 mg per 100 g, 504 mg in the rib, 11%.
US servings, from one ounce to a whole rib
| Serving | Weight | Calories |
|---|---|---|
| 1 oz braised | 28 g | 132 kcal |
| 3 oz braised | 85 g | 400 kcal |
| 4 oz braised | 113 g | 532 kcal |
| 6 oz braised | 170 g | 801 kcal |
| One braised short rib, meat only | 225 g | 1060 kcal |
| Per 100 g | 100 g | 471 kcal |
The 225 g rib is the USDA yield figure for one bone-in short rib and 3 oz is the standard cooked meat portion on the Nutrition Facts panel. The 1 oz, 4 oz and 6 oz lines are our own arithmetic from the USDA 100 g figure, not USDA servings, so treat them as clean scaling rather than measured plates.
Restaurant short ribs are usually served as one whole rib or two, which is where the arithmetic gets uncomfortable. A single braised rib is 1,060 calories before the polenta, the mash or the sauce reduction it sits in. Two ribs on a plate clear 2,000 calories of meat alone. If you are logging a restaurant portion, weigh or estimate the meat you actually strip off the bone, not the plated weight with the bone still in it.
Lean only, boneless and raw short ribs
| Version | USDA record | Per 100 g | Typical serving | Calories |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Braised bone-in, lean and fat | 168613 | 471 kcal | 3 oz (85 g) | 400 kcal |
| Braised bone-in, lean only | 168615 | 295 kcal | 3 oz (85 g) | 251 kcal |
| Boneless chuck short ribs, braised | 171222 | 305 kcal | 3 oz (85 g, our arithmetic) | 259 kcal |
| Boneless chuck short ribs, choice, braised | 171223 | 317 kcal | 3 oz (85 g, our arithmetic) | 269 kcal |
| Raw bone-in, lean and fat | 169439 | 390 kcal | 4 oz raw (113 g) | 441 kcal |
| Raw bone-in, lean only | 168614 | 175 kcal | 4 oz raw (113 g) | 198 kcal |
| Short ribs as eaten, marinated | 2705845 | 253 kcal | 3 oz (85 g, our arithmetic) | 215 kcal |
A few things fall out of that table. Trimming beats shopping: taking the fat off after braising drops 3 oz from 400 to 251, a 149-calorie cut that no change of cut delivers. Boneless chuck short ribs sit in the middle at 305 and 317 per 100 g, closer to lean short rib than to the fatty rib cut.
And raw is not lighter per gram in the way people assume. Raw bone-in short rib meat is 390 calories per 100 g; braised it is 471. Braising does not add fat, it drives off water, so the piece shrinks and every remaining gram gets denser. That is the raw-versus-cooked trap on every meat page: 4 oz raw is roughly 3 oz cooked, and swapping the labels either way costs you a hundred calories.
The survey record for short ribs as eaten, 253 calories per 100 g, is the marinated restaurant and takeout version. It carries 12.13 g of carbohydrate and 650 mg of sodium per 100 g, both of them from the marinade rather than the beef. Retail packs echo that: Cargill, H.F.'s and Beaver Street Fisheries short ribs all label at 177 to 179 calories per 100 g of raw package weight, and a Korean-style marinated pack lands at 251 calories for a 5 oz (140 g) portion.
Does the bone count?
No. Every figure above is edible meat and fat. The bone shows up on the scale at the store and on the plate at dinner, and nowhere in the calorie count.
That gap is why a retail label reading 179 calories per 100 g looks so much lighter than USDA's 390 for raw short rib meat: the package weight includes bone, the USDA figure does not. A pound of raw bone-in short ribs cooks down to about 225 g of braised meat, so a good share of what you buy by the pound never reaches the fork. When you log it, weigh the meat after cooking, or take the 3 oz cooked line and work from there.
Saturated fat is the row that moves
Calories are not the interesting part of this cut. Saturated fat is. One braised rib carries 40.1 g of it, 200% of the FDA Daily Value of 20 g, in a single serving of a single food. Even a modest 3 oz portion is 15.1 g, 76% of the day.
The Dietary Guidelines for Americans keep saturated fat under 10% of daily calories, which is where that 20 g figure comes from on a 2,000-calorie day. Protein is the counterweight: 48.5 g in the rib, 97% of the Daily Value, and short ribs sit squarely inside the protein foods group. The problem is the ratio. You reach your protein target and double your saturated fat target in the same bite.
If you eat short ribs and you are watching saturated fat, the trimmed version is the honest fix. Lean-only braised short rib is 251 calories per 3 oz with 26.1 g of protein and 6.6 g of saturated fat, a third of the Daily Value instead of three quarters. Same dinner, same cut, one knife.
How do beef short ribs compare?
| Beef cut | Per 100 g | US serving | Calories |
|---|---|---|---|
| Braised bone-in short rib | 471 kcal | 3 oz cooked (85 g) | 400 kcal |
| 97% lean ground beef, pan-browned | 175 kcal | 3 oz cooked (85 g) | 149 kcal |
| Shoulder steak, lean, grilled | 175 kcal | 3 oz cooked (85 g) | 149 kcal |
| Eye of round roast, lean | 175 kcal | 3 oz cooked (85 g) | 149 kcal |
Our take: all three lean beef options land on exactly the same 175 calories per 100 g and the same 149 per 3 oz, which makes the comparison unusually clean. Short rib is 2.7 times either of them per serving, and it delivers less protein per 3 oz than any of them, 18.3 g against 24 to 25 g. For a weeknight where the protein target matters more than the meal does, eye of round or 97% lean ground beef wins on every count. Short rib earns its place as a Sunday dish you plan the rest of the day around, and if you want it lighter without giving it up, trim the fat after braising and take 149 calories back.
Most popular beef short rib with bone brands in the United States
Ranked by how widely each product appears among foods sold in the United States, from the BodyPal food database of over 3.3 million products. Calories are the figures printed on each Nutrition Facts label, checked against USDA FoodData Central.
| Product | Calories (per 100 g) |
|---|---|
| Cargill Beef Short Ribs B/I CAB | 179 cal |
| H.F.'S Beef Short Ribs | 179 cal |
| Beaver Street Fisheries Beef Short Ribs 2" Choice | 177 cal |
| PK Korean BBQ Style Marinated Beef Short Ribs | 179 cal |
| May's Hawaii Kalbi Beef Short Ribs | 170 cal |
Brand popularity: BodyPal food database. Nutrition: manufacturer labels / USDA FoodData Central.
Beef short rib FAQs
How many calories are in one beef short rib with the bone?
One braised short rib gives about 225 g of meat off the bone and 1,060 calories. That is the whole rib, fat included, from a pound of raw bone-in beef. Most people eat half of that at a sitting. The bone adds weight to the package but no calories to the plate.
Does the bone count in the calories of a short rib?
No calories come from the bone: USDA record 168613 counts only the edible meat and fat, 471 calories per 100 g. A pound of raw bone-in short ribs yields roughly 225 g of braised meat, so a good part of that pound is bone and water that never reaches the plate.
How many calories in 3 oz of braised short ribs?
3 oz (85 g) of braised bone-in short rib is 400 calories, with 18.3 g of protein, 35.7 g of fat and 15.1 g of saturated fat. Trim the fat after braising and the same 3 oz falls to 251 calories. That single knife cut is worth 149 calories per serving.
Are bone-in short ribs more caloric than boneless short ribs?
Per 100 g the bone-in rib cut is heavier: 471 calories braised against 305 for boneless chuck short ribs and 317 for the choice grade. At 3 oz that is 400 versus 259 and 269. The difference is the cut and its fat marbling, not the bone.
How much protein is in a beef short rib?
One braised short rib carries 48.5 g of protein, 97% of the Daily Value, from 225 g of meat. A 3 oz serving gives 18.3 g. Trimmed lean short rib is denser in protein, 30.76 g per 100 g against 21.57 g with the fat left on.
How many calories in raw beef short ribs per pound?
A pound of raw edible short rib meat and fat is about 1,771 calories, our own arithmetic from the USDA raw figure of 390 calories per 100 g. Bought bone-in, that pound cooks down to roughly 225 g of braised meat and 1,060 calories on the plate.
Are short ribs healthy on a high-protein diet?
Short ribs deliver 48.5 g of protein per rib, but they bring 40.1 g of saturated fat with it, 200% of the Daily Value. The Dietary Guidelines keep saturated fat under 10% of daily calories. Lean-only short rib at 251 calories per 3 oz fits a high-protein day far better.
How many calories in Korean kalbi short ribs?
Marinated Korean-style short ribs label at about 179 calories per 100 g of raw pack, so a 5 oz (140 g) portion is roughly 251 calories. USDA's survey record for short ribs as eaten is 253 calories per 100 g with 650 mg of sodium, the marinade showing up as sugar and salt.
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