How many carbs are in minced beef?
Minced beef contains almost no carbohydrate: 0 g per 100 g. What it does carry is fat and protein, which raise blood sugar slowly and late; see the fat-protein units below.
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0 g carbs · 329 kcal
At a glance
- Carbs / 100 g
- 0 g
- Large portion (200 g)
- 0 g
- Fibre / 100 g
- 0 g
- kcal / 100 g
- 164
- FPU / 100 g
- 1.6
Carbohydrate per portion
| Portion | Weight | Carbs | Fibre | kcal | FPU |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Portion | 125 g | 0 g | 0 g | 206 | 2.1 |
| Large portion | 200 g | 0 g | 0 g | 329 | 3.3 |
| 100 g | 100 g | 0 g | 0 g | 164 | 1.6 |
The slow rise (fat-protein units)
Large portion of minced beef (200 g) carries 19 g of fat and 39 g of protein, which is 3.3 fat-protein units. That is enough for a slow rise of about 5 hours after the carbohydrate’s own peak. Counted the way the app counts it, at 10 g of carbohydrate per unit, the whole glucose load of the portion is about 33 g.
Nutrition per 100 g
| Energy | 164 kcal |
| Fat | 9.7 g |
| of which saturates | 2.8 g |
| Carbohydrate (available) | 0 g |
| of which sugars | 0 g |
| Fibre | 0 g |
| Protein | 19.4 g |
| Salt | 0.2 g |
Source: Frida – Fødevaredata, DTU Fødevareinstituttet, FCDB v6.1 - May 2026. Frida entry: “Beef, mince, 10-15% fat, raw” (Beef). Fetched 2026-09-22. Frida’s carbohydrate figure is available carbohydrate, which already excludes fibre.
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Figures are general nutrition information and do not replace advice from your doctor or dietitian. This page does not calculate insulin and is not a medical device.
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