Calories in ribeye steak (rib eye)

Cooked, lean and fat. 289 kcal (1,209 kJ) per 100 g. Choose a portion below and every figure on the page updates.

Ribeye, also written rib eye, is a well-marbled steak cut from the rib section, and that marbling is what drives its calories. Eaten with its fat, cooked ribeye has 289 kcal (1209 kJ) per 100 g, with 23.5 g of protein and 21.6 g of fat. Fat supplies around two-thirds of its energy, and it is rich in vitamin B12 and zinc.

Where the energy comes from

Share of total energy contributed by each macronutrient, using the standard 4/4/9 kcal per gram factors:

Things worth knowing

• An 8 oz (227 g) cooked ribeye has about 656 kcal (2745 kJ); a 12 oz (340 g) steak, a common restaurant size, comes to about 983 kcal (4111 kJ).
• Trimming makes a real difference: eating only the lean meat brings ribeye down to about 230 kcal per 100 g, with more protein (26.5 g).
• Compared with top sirloin at 219 kcal per 100 g, ribeye has about 70 kcal more per 100 g and roughly twice the fat.
• 100 g of cooked ribeye supplies about 87% of the Daily Value for vitamin B12 and over half the DV for selenium, along with 9.6 g of saturated fat.

Converting these figures

One 3 oz of ribeye steak is 246 kcal, which is 1,028 kJ. To convert any other figure, divide kilojoules by 4.184 for calories, or use the converter on the home page.

It takes 83 g of ribeye steak to reach 1,000 kJ (239 kcal). See how that compares with other foods on the 1000 kJ to calories page.