Thread: Human Muscle Calorie Density

there are 4 calories per gram of protien.

That's not at all what he's asking... but... why ARE you asking how much protein there is per lb of human muscle?

simply put you take 4 cals times how ever many grams are in a pound and you have the answer

DUDE... again, NOT what he's asking... 90% sure. He is asking... how many GRAMS of protein are there in a pound of HUMAN muscle. As in... hey, if I decide to grill my brother's LEG... how much protein will I be able to consume.

oh...I see.......my next reply....who the fuck cares.

Originally Posted by P-funk

oh...I see.......my next reply....who the fuck cares.

No joke... the only thing I'm curious of is why this guy does care?! Cannabalism?

Originally Posted by drew.haynes

No joke... the only thing I'm curious of is why this guy does care?! Cannabalism?

fucking ceral killers posting on IM again.

Originally Posted by Encyclopedia

The total amount of muscle proteins in mammals, including man, exceeds that of any other protein. About 40 percent of the body weight of a healthy human adult weighing about 70 kilograms (150 pounds) is muscle, which is composed of about 20 percent muscle protein.

1lb BW*.4 muscle/BW*.2 protein/muscle=.08lb protein per pound of muscle

1lb*.454kg/1lb*1000g/1kg*4 calories/1g=1816 calories per pound of protein

.08*1816=145.28 calories of protein per pound of human muscle

Hey...thats in interesting question.
So how would the protein concentration of humans compair to that of beef, fish, or chicken?

Originally Posted by Nate K

Hey...thats in interesting question.
So how would the protein concentration of humans compair to that of beef, fish, or chicken?

Human tastes just like chicken also.

Originally Posted by Squaggleboggin

1lb BW*.4 muscle/BW*.2 protein/muscle=.08lb protein per pound of muscle

1lb*.454kg/1lb*1000g/1kg*4 calories/1g=1816 calories per pound of protein

.08*1816=145.28 calories of protein per pound of human muscle

But wait... that's 40% of the body. When you eat "beef" or "chicken", etc... you're goal is eating the MEAT... not the extra fat, bone, etc... so you can't just say that a pound of a human, any part of the human... contains 40% protein... as the human body is not a homogenous lump of flesh, and you wouldn't likely eat more than just the muscle itself. So that still leaves the question of how many grams of protein there are per pound of muscle/meat. Weird that we are discussing this.

Originally Posted by drew.haynes

But wait... that's 40% of the body. When you eat "beef" or "chicken", etc... you're goal is eating the MEAT... not the extra fat, bone, etc... so you can't just say that a pound of a human, any part of the human... contains 40% protein... as the human body is not a homogenous lump of flesh, and you wouldn't likely eat more than just the muscle itself. So that still leaves the question of how many grams of protein there are per pound of muscle/meat. Weird that we are discussing this.

Read the final answer again. It's the total number of calories per pound of muscle, not per random sample of tissue containing 40% muscle.

Originally Posted by Squaggleboggin

Read the final answer again. It's the total number of calories per pound of muscle, not per random sample of tissue containing 40% muscle.

Wait, fat is fat everywhere, so it is 9 calories per gram. One pound of fat of a deer or fat of a human has the same number of calories.
Now about the muscle, what is a muscle anyway? If something is a muscle, it is not fat, it is not even carbohydrate. So it can be only protein. So is a muscle a tissue composed of 100% protein? Water too is considered a part of the muscle?

Originally Posted by Vieope

what is a muscle anyway?

This is kinda weird, I am almost three years in a bodybuilding website and I dont know the scientific definition, the composition of a muscle.

Originally Posted by ForemanRules

Human tastes just like chicken also.

True Story,

What's your address again?

Originally Posted by P-funk

fucking ceral killers posting on IM again.

i heard that human tastes like spam

Originally Posted by Vieope

Wait, fat is fat everywhere, so it is 9 calories per gram. One pound of fat of a deer or fat of a human has the same number of calories.
Now about the muscle, what is a muscle anyway? If something is a muscle, it is not fat, it is not even carbohydrate. So it can be only protein. So is a muscle a tissue composed of 100% protein? Water too is considered a part of the muscle?

That's not what I meant. I was saying that, basically, I was assuming that it was 1lb of 100% muscle (after all, there are cuts of meat that contain fat, but I'm not saying that the actual composition is part fat and part meat).

However, I actually assumed that it was indeed a pound of human and just did the number of calories from protein based on the assumption that the sample was .08 protein (.4 muscle*.2 protein/muscle) of some random sample of tissue.

A pound of human tissue does contain 20% muscle protein, so assuming that the rest of it contains no calories, it would contain 1816*.2=363.2 calories.

I think your calculations are a little iffy. You don't have enough givens.

Originally Posted by Squaggleboggin

A pound of human tissue does contain 20% muscle protein, so assuming that the rest of it contains no calories, it would contain 1816*.2=363.2 calories.

I know what you mean, I didnt explain myfelf in the right way. I want to know is what are those 80% that make the rest of the muscle weight? Sure it has not calories but what is it? Water?
I am asking but I am pretty certain it is water that make up the rest of the weight, I am just confused because I thought that fat molecules were more polar than protein. How can protein attract 80% of water?

I know nobody care but..

I read somewhere about being able to make "synthetic" muscle in like a laboratory that you could eat.

It is called McDonalds.