Top Meats High in Calories

About Meats and Calories

Most meats are fairly low in calories, but some contain more than others.

Some of the highest calories meats include bacon, sausage, pork, spam, beef, ham, trout, chicken, turkey and chicken breast. Other calories rich meats are crab meat.

We calculated the top meats for calories by both their common measurement as well as in 200 calories, including by gender daily requirements. Here are the details for top 11 meats highest in calories.

Food nutritional data is sourced from USDA and NIH. [3][4]

Adult Female DV Adult Male DV

Bacon (cooked)

image of bacon

In 1 ounce, bacon has 254kcal of calories, or about 13% of daily values for women and 12% for men.
Calories
254kcal in
1 ounce (28.333333333333g)
200kcal in
200 Calories (22g)
13%
12%
10%
9%
Complete nutrition for Bacon

Sausage (cooked)

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1 link of sausage contains 282kcal of calories, or about 14% of daily values for women and 13% for men.
Calories
282kcal in
1 link (87g)
200kcal in
200 Calories (62g)
14%
13%
10%
9%
Complete nutrition for Sausage

Pork (ground)

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In 1 ounce, pork has 84kcal of calories, or about 4% for adults.
Calories
84kcal in
1 ounce (28.333333333333g)
200kcal in
200 Calories (67g)
4%
4%
10%
9%
Complete nutrition for Pork

Spam

image of spam

1 ounce of spam contains 82kcal of calories, or about 4% for adults.
Calories
82kcal in
1 ounce (28g)
200kcal in
200 Calories (68g)
4%
4%
10%
9%
Complete nutrition for Spam

Beef (ground)

image of beef

In 1 ounce, beef has 78kcal of calories, or about 4% for adults.
Calories
78kcal in
1 ounce (28.333333333333g)
200kcal in
200 Calories (72g)
4%
4%
10%
9%
Complete nutrition for Beef

Ham

image of ham

1 ounce of ham contains 75kcal of calories, or about 4% of daily values for women and 3% for men.
Calories
75kcal in
1 ounce (28.35g)
200kcal in
200 Calories (76g)
4%
3%
10%
9%
Complete nutrition for Ham

Trout (cooked)

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1 small trout has 232kcal of calories, or about 12% of daily values for women and 11% for men.
Calories
232kcal in
1 small (113g)
200kcal in
200 Calories (98g)
12%
11%
10%
9%
Complete nutrition for Trout

Chicken (ground)

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1 ounce of chicken contains 54kcal of calories, or about 3% of daily values for women and 2% for men.
Calories
54kcal in
1 ounce (28.333333333333g)
200kcal in
200 Calories (106g)
3%
2%
10%
9%
Complete nutrition for Chicken

Turkey (cooked)

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In 1 lb, turkey has 857kcal of calories, or about 43% of daily values for women and 39% for men.
Calories
857kcal in
1 lb (453.6g)
200kcal in
200 Calories (106g)
43%
39%
10%
9%
Complete nutrition for Turkey

Chicken Breast (cooked)

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1 cup of chicken breast contains 231kcal of calories, or about 12% of daily values for women and 11% for men.
Calories
231kcal in
1 cup (140g)
200kcal in
200 Calories (121g)
12%
11%
10%
9%
Complete nutrition for Chicken Breast

Crab Meat

image of crab meat

In 1 cup, crab meat has 112kcal of calories, or about 6% of daily values for women and 5% for men.
Calories
112kcal in
1 cup (135g)
200kcal in
200 Calories (241g)
6%
5%
10%
9%
Complete nutrition for Crab Meat


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