Corned Beef Nutrition Facts & Health Benefits - A Comprehensive Guide

Corned beef is a staple for many during specific holidays, such as St. Patrick's Day. The beef is cured in brine and served cooked. If you are considering adding corned beef to your diet, you should know some nutrition facts.

Serving

• Three oz (85 g) of cooked, cured corned beef brisket is considered one serving.

Calories

• One serving of corned beef has over 200 calories.

Fat

• One serving has 16 g of fat, which represents 25 percent of your daily value. Of this fat, 5g is saturated. This represents 27 percent of your daily recommended amount of saturated fat.

Sodium

• One serving of corned beef has 964 mg of sodium, 40 percent of your daily value of sodium.

Protein

• One serving of corned beef provides 15g of protein.