When I pick up a packaged meat product at the store, like bacon or sandwich meats or ham steaks, I often see the label says 85% protein or something similar. Are not meat products all protein?
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>I often see the label says 85% protein or something similar.
No, you don’t. 85% protein is insanely high. Chicken breast is one of the most high-protein meats out there and it clocks in at about 30% protein by weight. Meat products that have undergone some dehydration can be higher than that, like 37% for bacon or upwards of 40% for some jerkies, but nowhere near 85%.
Meat is organic tissue so it consist of cells, and cells are mostly water. So water is always going to be the main component of any cut of meat. To get to values like 85% you’d have to take out most of that water and purify the protein. What you’d end up with is protein powder which, of course, you can’t even really consume without adding water back in.
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