Meat
Spinalis
Spinalis dorsi—the ribeye cap—is the richly marbled outer muscle draped over the eye on a bone-in or cap-on ribeye. Many tasters call it the single best bite of beef: looser grain than the eye, more fat, more beef perfume. Butchers can cut it away as a long cap steak or leave it attached for a classic ribeye experience. It is prized out of proportion to its weight. Grill or reverse-sear gently so fat renders without torching; salt early. Cap-only steaks cook faster than thick eye steaks. Leaving spinalis on a tomahawk or côte de bœuf is part of why those cuts feel luxurious.
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Nutrition
Typical values per 100 g edible portion. Nutrient names open the reference page.
Nutrition Facts
Per 100 g edible portion
Amount per 100 g
- Total Fat 11.5 g
- Saturated Fat 5.08 g
- Trans Fat 0.2 g
- Monounsaturated Fat 5.15 g
- Polyunsaturated Fat 0.95 g
- Cholesterol 67 mg
- Sodium 63.1 mg
- Salt 0.16 g
- Total Carbohydrate 0 g
- Dietary Fibre 0 g
- Total Sugars 0 g
- Complex / starch 0 g
- Protein 21.7 g
- Water 60.8 g
- Energy 191 kcal
- Water 60.8 g
- Protein 21.7 g
- Fat 11.5 g
- Saturated Fat 5.08 g
- Monounsaturated Fat 5.15 g
- Polyunsaturated Fat 0.95 g
- Omega-3 0.1 g
- Trans Fat 0.2 g
- Vitamins 36.8 mg
- Vitamin A 15 µg
- Vitamin B1 — Thiamine 0.08 mg
- Vitamin B2 — Riboflavin 0.2 mg
- Vitamin B3 — Niacin 5.46 mg
- Vitamin B5 — Pantothenic Acid 0.59 mg
- Vitamin B6 0.39 mg
- Vitamin B7 — Biotin 2.4 µg
- Vitamin B9 — Folate 7.6 µg
- Vitamin B12 — Cobalamin 1.2 µg
- Vitamin C 2 mg
- Vitamin D 0.2 µg
- Vitamin E 0.28 mg
- Vitamin K 1.4 µg
- Minerals 445 mg
- Major Minerals 443 mg
- Trace Minerals 1.5 mg
- Iron 1.5 mg
- Salt 0.16 g
- Cholesterol 67 mg
Vitamins
vitamin-c: 2 · vitamin-b12-cobalamin: 1.2 · vitamin-a: 15 · vitamin-b1-thiamine: 0.08 · vitamin-b2-riboflavin: 0.2 · vitamin-b3-niacin: 5.46 · vitamin-b5-pantothenic-acid: 0.59 · vitamin-b6: 0.39 · vitamin-b7-biotin: 2.4 · vitamin-b9-folate: 7.6 · vitamin-d: 0.2 · vitamin-e: 0.28 · vitamin-k: 1.4 ·
Minerals
Spinalis of Beef: composition reflects this culinary part relative to the whole ingredient.
Grading systems
Grades are placed along a shared scale so systems can be compared side by side.
History
American steak culture began marketing “ribeye cap” as a distinct premium item.
Social media and butcher shops made spinalis a sought-after specialty steak worldwide.