Pork, pickled pork hocks

Animal foods · Meat · Pork

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Macronutrients 42 / 100 How is this scored?

Composition

Energy

Protein 19.1 g · 76 kcal/100g
Fat 10.5 g · 95 kcal/100g
Carbs 0.0 g · 0 kcal/100g
Water 68 g
Total energy 171 kcal

Energy is predominantly from fat (55%); EFSA recommends 20–35% for a balanced diet

Fat quality 40 / 100 How is this scored?
Total fat
10.5g
Saturated
3.2g
Monounsat.
5.1g
Polyunsat.
1.2g
Omega-3
0.04g
Omega-6
1.04g

Saturated fat is 17.0% of energy, above the WHO limit of 10%. ω-6:ω-3 ratio is 24.6 (target ≤ 4).

Protein quality 33 / 100 How is this scored?
Histidine 74%
Isoleucine 57%
Leucine 75%
Lysine 96%
Methionine + Cysteine 90%
Phenylalanine + Tyrosine 100%
Threonine 100%
Tryptophan 33%
Valine 64%

Limiting amino acid is Tryptophan (33% of FAO reference). Combining with complementary protein sources raises the overall score.

Micronutrients 32 / 100 How is this scored?

Vitamins

Vitamin A 23 µg
Vitamin C 0.0 mg
Vitamin E 0.2 mg
Vitamin K 0 µg
Thiamin (B1) 0.08 mg
Riboflavin (B2) 0.07 mg
Niacin (B3) 1.1 mg
Pantothenic (B5) 0.3 mg
Vitamin B6 0.06 mg
Folate (B9) 1 µg
Vitamin B12 0.51 µg

Minerals

Calcium 19 mg
Iron 1.1 mg
Magnesium 6 mg
Phosphorus 60 mg
Potassium 47 mg
Sodium 1050 mg
Zinc 2.4 mg
Copper 0.08 mg
Manganese 0.02 mg
Selenium 26.3 µg

Notable source of Selenium (48% of EU NRV per 100 g). Score averages coverage across 20 tracked nutrients.