Muscles

Cooking methods

Cooking yield (%)

HI in meat portion

(mg/100g raw meat)

NHI in meat portion (mg/100g raw meat)

PAIA (mg/100g raw meat)

Daily iron requirements from 100 g of raw meat

Adult man

Adult woman

Longissimus thoracis

Raw

100

1.60

0.70

0.43

47

27

Steak grilled rare

90 - 95

1.40

0.60

0.38

42

24

Grilled or roasted rare

80 - 85

1.20

0.60

0.34

37

21

Grilled or roasted welldone served hot

70 - 75

1.10

0.60

0.29

32

18

Big roast very welldone or served cold

65 - 70

0.90

0.50

0.26

29

16

Semi-membranosus as an example of a tougher muscle

Raw

100

1.70

0.64

0.46

51

29

Stewed or Braised

60 - 70

0.90

0.39

0.25

28

16

Under-pressure > 115˚C

50 - 70

0.30 - 0.50

0.30 - 0.50

0.10 - 0.14

11 - 15

6 - 9