Meat is rich in protein, generally between 10-20%. Lean meat contains more protein than fatty meat. Meat food contains protein is high-quality protein, not only contains a comprehensive and large amount of essential nitrogenous base acid, and the right proportion, close to the human body protein, easy to digest and absorb.

The average fat content of meat is about 10-30%, mainly various fatty acids and triglycerides. There are also small amounts of lecithin, cholesterol, free fatty acids and fat-soluble pigments. Meat fat can provide more calories, such as 100 grams of fatty pork can provide calories 830 kcal.

Meat contains about 1% of inorganic salts, more in lean meat, especially in the organs is rich in content. For example, 100 grams of pork liver contains 25 mg of iron, and beef liver contains 5 mg.

Meat also has more vitamin B1, B2, nikonic acid, etc., such as pork (fat lean) per 100 grams contains vitamin B1 0.53 mg, B2 0.12 mg, nikonic acid 4.2 mg. The content of organs is higher, especially liver, which contains about 2.11 mg of vitamin B2 per 100 grams of pig liver, 15-20 times more than in muscle, and nixic acid contains so 16.2 mg, 4-5 times more than in muscle. Bovine and lamb livers also contain 5-6 times more vitamin B1 than in muscle tissue. In addition liver also contains folic acid and vitamin B1B2 and vitamin A and D, for example, per 100 grams of pig liver contains vitamin A 8700 international single sob, lamb liver for 29,900 international units.

The meat contains low sugar content, only 1-5% on average. According to the theory of traditional Chinese medicine, pork is slightly cold, has the function of relieving heat, and replenishes the weakness of kidney energy; beef is warm in nature and can nourish the spleen and stomach and strengthen the muscles and bones; lamb is hot in nature and suitable for people with a weak stomach and cold body.

After cooking, meat can be made into a variety of delicious dishes with rich aroma and fresh taste, such as roast chicken, which can greatly increase the appetite.