Meat
Bone
Kangaroo bones and frames build stock—collagen, residual meat and savoury juices. Very lean Australian game is deep red with a clean mineral taste and almost no marbling. Roast first for brown stock or simmer gently for a lighter pot; strain and cool. Essential base for sauces in Australian contemporary and Indigenous traditions.
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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 16.1 g
- Saturated Fat 6.44 g
- Trans Fat 0.2 g
- Monounsaturated Fat 6.44 g
- Polyunsaturated Fat 3.23 g
- Cholesterol 72.3 mg
- Sodium 57.9 mg
- Salt 0.15 g
- Total Carbohydrate 0 g
- Dietary Fibre 0 g
- Total Sugars 0 g
- Complex / starch 0 g
- Protein 29.9 g
- Water 47.9 g
- Energy 265 kcal
- Water 47.9 g
- Protein 29.9 g
- Fat 16.1 g
- Saturated Fat 6.44 g
- Monounsaturated Fat 6.44 g
- Polyunsaturated Fat 3.23 g
- Omega-3 0.39 g
- Trans Fat 0.2 g
- Vitamins 37.6 mg
- Vitamin A 15 µg
- Vitamin B1 — Thiamine 0.08 mg
- Vitamin B2 — Riboflavin 0.21 mg
- Vitamin B3 — Niacin 5.69 mg
- Vitamin B5 — Pantothenic Acid 0.61 mg
- Vitamin B6 0.41 mg
- Vitamin B7 — Biotin 2.5 µg
- Vitamin B9 — Folate 8 µg
- Vitamin B12 — Cobalamin 1.2 µg
- Vitamin C 2 mg
- Vitamin D 0.2 µg
- Vitamin E 0.29 mg
- Vitamin K 1.4 µg
- Minerals 648 mg
- Major Minerals 647 mg
- Trace Minerals 1.5 mg
- Iron 1.5 mg
- Salt 0.15 g
- Cholesterol 72.3 mg
Vitamins
vitamin-c: 2 · vitamin-b12-cobalamin: 1.2 · vitamin-a: 15 · vitamin-b1-thiamine: 0.08 · vitamin-b2-riboflavin: 0.21 · vitamin-b3-niacin: 5.69 · vitamin-b5-pantothenic-acid: 0.61 · vitamin-b6: 0.41 · vitamin-b7-biotin: 2.5 · vitamin-b9-folate: 8 · vitamin-d: 0.2 · vitamin-e: 0.29 · vitamin-k: 1.4 ·
Minerals
Bone itself is mineral matrix; culinary values reflect marrow and attached tissue more than pure bone.
History
As kangaroo cookery specialised, bone was portioned and sold ready for the pan. Retail strips, mince and jerky made kangaroo a supermarket game option.
Colonial settlers adopted kangaroo steaks and stews on the frontier; bone of kangaroo took a named place in that kitchen trade.
Australian chefs promoted kangaroo as sustainable premium steak protein. Cooks treated bone of kangaroo as a cut with its own timing and sides.