The leanest cuts of Veal
The leanest cuts of veal, the ones to choose are top round, leg cutlet, arm steak, sirloin steak, loin chop and rib chop. A 3 oz cooked, trimmed portion of any of these cuts provides 160 calories or less per serving.
On a per serving basis, many cuts of veal make good buys.
Veal, although higher priced per pound, has very little waste. In fact, a pound of veal may translate into three or four servings.
So when comparison shopping, it is important to compare veal with other meats using cost per serving instead of cost per pound information.
Leanest cuts of Veal -
per 85 grams – 3 ounces
| Cut (3 oz., Roasted, Lean Only) | calories | Grams of Total Fat |
| Top Round | 128 | 2.9 |
| Leg Cutlet | 128 | 2.9 |
| Arm Steak | 139 | 4.9 |
| Sirloin Steak | 143 | 5.3 |
| Loin Chop | 149 | 5.9 |
| Rib Chop | 151 | 6.3 |
Number of servings per pound (454 grams) for veal cuts
| Veal Rib | |
| Bone-in cuts (chops, roasts) | 2 servings |
| Boneless roast | 3½ -4 servings |
| Short ribs | 1½ servings |
| Veal Shoulder | |
| Blade roast or steak | 2-2½ servings |
| Arm roast or steak | 2 -2½ servings |
| Boneless shoulder roast | 3 servings |
| Veal Leg (round) | |
| Boneless rump roast | 3 servings |
| Leg cutlets | 4 servings |
| Boneless steak | 3½ -4 servings |
| Bone-in steak | 3½ servings |
| Veal Foreshank & Breast | |
| Boneless breast | 2½-3 servings |
| Bone-in breast | 1½ -2 servings |
| Riblets | 1½ servings |
| Cross cut shank | 1½ servings |
| Veal Loin | |
| Bone-in cuts (chops, roasts) | 2 – 2½ servings |
| Boneless cuts | 3½ -4 servings |
| Veal Sirloin | |
| Bone-in cuts | 2½ servings |
| Boneless cuts | 4 servings |
| Other Cuts | |
| Veal for stew | 3½ servings |
| Ground | 4 servings |
| Cubed steak | 4 servings |
| Cubes for kabobs | 4 servings |
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