Beef meat is lean when 3.5 ounces or 100 grams of beef contains less than 10 grams of fat, less than 4.5 grams of saturated ... of leans (lean cuts of beef). Here’s a list of the lean cuts ...

Made from the breast or lower chest of the cow, brisket is a tough beef cut that is prepared by braising or slow smoking. It is also commonly cured and made into pastrami or corned beef.