Beef Products
Beef, cured, corned beef, brisket, cooked
Parameters
- Sodium
- 973 mg
- Salt, derived
- 2.47 %
- Water
- 59.8 g
- Brine concentration
- 3.97 %
- Moisture-protein ratio
- 3.29 : 1
USDA FoodData Central, SR Legacy, FDC ID 170200. All values are per 100 g of the food as described. Retrieved 2026-09-04. Source record
How the derived figures were obtained
salt % = sodium mg / 1000 x 2.5420 / 100 x 100
= 973 / 1000 x 2.5420 = 2.473 g per 100 g
brine % = 100 x salt / (salt + water) [FSIS-GD-2016-0002]
= 100 x 2.473 / (2.473 + 59.8) = 3.972 %
MPR = water % / protein % = 59.8 / 18.2 = 3.286 : 1Full composition, per 100 g
| Nutrient | Value | Unit |
|---|---|---|
| Protein | 18.2 | g |
| Iron | 1.86 | mg |
| Cholesterol | 98.0 | mg |
| Saturated fat | 6.34 | g |
| Total fat | 19.0 | g |
| Carbohydrate | 0.47 | g |
| Energy | 251.0 | kcal |
| Water | 59.8 | g |
| Calcium | 8.00 | mg |
| Potassium | 145.0 | mg |
| Sodium | 973.0 | mg |
What these figures do and do not say
The brine concentration above is computed from this food's own sodium and water using the FSIS formula, 100 x salt / (salt + water). It is a description of a finished commercial product, not a target. FSIS cites 10 percent brine after equalisation as the figure that prevents Staphylococcus aureus enterotoxin production during warm drying, and 9 CFR 319.106(b)(4) requires not less than 10 percent for a dry cured ham made without nitrate or nitrite.
Water activity cannot be computed from composition. It is a measurement, and it is the measurement that decides shelf stability. The published limits are 0.85 in air and 0.91 vacuum packed, both from FSIS-GD-2014-0010.
Nearby entries
- Beef, cured, breakfast strips, cooked
- Beef, cured, breakfast strips, raw or unheated
- Beef, cured, corned beef, brisket, raw
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Source: USDA FoodData Central, SR Legacy, published 2019-04-01. Retrieved 2026-09-04.