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Stew, beef, with dumplings, retail, cooked

This entry describes a retail beef stew with dumplings, served cooked. It is a mixed meat dish that provides carbohydrate, protein and fat. Per 100g, it contains 16g of carbohydrate, 9g of protein, 7.9g of fat and 1.7g of salt. The nutritional values are calculated from a mixture of beef stew and dumplings.

Protein supports the growth and repair of body tissues, while carbohydrate and fat provide energy. The salt and saturated fat content are worth noting for people monitoring their intake. Values may vary between products, so the packaging gives information specific to the product. Full nutritional figures are provided in the tables below.

Nutrition per 100g

Nutrient

Per 100g

Energy

168 kcal

Energy

706 kJ

Fat

7.9g

of which saturates

4.1g

Carbohydrate

16g

of which sugars

1.5g

Protein

9g

Salt

1.7g

Alcohol

0g

Water

65g

Cholesterol

20mg

Vitamins and minerals per 100g

Nutrient

Per 100g

Vitamin A (retinol equivalent)

4µg

Vitamin E

0.41mg

Vitamin C

8mg

Thiamin (B1)

0.06mg

Riboflavin (B2)

0.08mg

Niacin (B3)

1.5mg

Vitamin B6

0.17mg

Vitamin B12

1µg

Folate

9µg

Calcium

43mg

Iron

0.7mg

Magnesium

20mg

Phosphorus

130mg

Potassium

190mg

Sodium

670mg

Zinc

0.5mg

Copper

0.1mg

Selenium

2µg

Iodine

3µg

Other types of stew

Food

Calories per 100g

Protein per 100g

Fat per 100g

Fibre per 100g

Stew, beef, with dumplings, homemade

190 kcal

10g

10g

–

Stew, beef, made with lean beef, homemade

93 kcal

12g

3.1g

1.1g

Stew, beef, homemade

105 kcal

12g

4.6g

1.1g

Stew, Irish, made with lean lamb, homemade

107 kcal

7.6g

4.9g

1.5g

Stew, Irish, homemade

119 kcal

7.3g

6.2g

1.5g

About these figures

Values are per 100g of the food as described (Calculated from 68% beef stew and 32% dumplings). "Trace" means only a very small amount was found. Nutrients that were not measured are not shown. Salt is calculated from sodium.

These figures come from an older part of the dataset that is no longer updated. Original source: LGC, Nutritional analysis of meat and poultry products, 1994-1995.

Further reading and references

  • Public Health England. McCance and Widdowson's The Composition of Foods Integrated Dataset 2021. GOV.UK.

Article history

The information on this page is written and peer reviewed by qualified clinicians.
  • 4 Nov 2026 | Latest version
  • 3 Nov 2026 | Originally published