Meat
Sirloin
Elk sirloin sits toward the rear loin—tender enough for steaks and quick roasts with good flavour. Large cervid lean red meat is milder than some wild venison when farmed or young. Sear and finish gently; sauce if past medium. Slice across the grain. A premium mid-range cut in North American and northern European game cookery.
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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 7.9 g
- Saturated Fat 3.67 g
- Trans Fat 0.2 g
- Monounsaturated Fat 3.5 g
- Polyunsaturated Fat 0.73 g
- Cholesterol 69.9 mg
- Sodium 58.2 mg
- Salt 0.15 g
- Total Carbohydrate 0 g
- Dietary Fibre 0 g
- Total Sugars 0 g
- Complex / starch 0 g
- Protein 23.4 g
- Water 61.3 g
- Energy 165 kcal
- Water 61.3 g
- Protein 23.4 g
- Fat 7.9 g
- Saturated Fat 3.67 g
- Monounsaturated Fat 3.5 g
- Polyunsaturated Fat 0.73 g
- Omega-3 0.07 g
- Trans Fat 0.2 g
- Vitamins 39.8 mg
- Vitamin A 15 µg
- Vitamin B1 — Thiamine 0.09 mg
- Vitamin B2 — Riboflavin 0.23 mg
- Vitamin B3 — Niacin 6.3 mg
- Vitamin B5 — Pantothenic Acid 0.68 mg
- Vitamin B6 0.45 mg
- Vitamin B7 — Biotin 2.8 µg
- Vitamin B9 — Folate 8.9 µg
- Vitamin B12 — Cobalamin 1.2 µg
- Vitamin C 2 mg
- Vitamin D 0.2 µg
- Vitamin E 0.33 mg
- Vitamin K 1.6 µg
- Minerals 446 mg
- Major Minerals 444 mg
- Trace Minerals 1.5 mg
- Iron 1.5 mg
- Salt 0.15 g
- Cholesterol 69.9 mg
Vitamins
vitamin-c: 2 · vitamin-b12-cobalamin: 1.2 · vitamin-a: 15 · vitamin-b1-thiamine: 0.09 · vitamin-b2-riboflavin: 0.23 · vitamin-b3-niacin: 6.3 · vitamin-b5-pantothenic-acid: 0.68 · vitamin-b6: 0.45 · vitamin-b7-biotin: 2.8 · vitamin-b9-folate: 8.9 · vitamin-d: 0.2 · vitamin-e: 0.33 · vitamin-k: 1.6 ·
Minerals
Loin is typically among the leaner, tender muscle primals.
History
As elk cookery specialised, sirloin was portioned and sold ready for the pan. Indigenous North American hunters used elk as primary large-game meat.
Game processors portioned elk like beef into steaks, roasts and burger; sirloin of elk took a named place in that kitchen trade.
High-protein lean marketing put elk steaks into specialty butchers nationwide. Cooks treated sirloin of elk as a cut with its own timing and sides.