Pork, cured, salt pork, raw

Animal foods · Meat · Pork

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Macronutrients 19 / 100 How is this scored?

Composition

Energy

Protein 5.1 g · 20 kcal/100g
Fat 80.5 g · 724 kcal/100g
Carbs 0.0 g · 0 kcal/100g
Water 11 g
Total energy 748 kcal

Energy is predominantly from fat (97%); EFSA recommends 20–35% for a balanced diet

Fat quality 42 / 100 How is this scored?
Total fat
80.5g
Saturated
29.4g
Monounsat.
37.9g
Polyunsat.
9.4g
Omega-6
8.63g

Saturated fat is 35.4% of energy, above the WHO limit of 10%.

Protein quality 56 / 100 How is this scored?
Histidine 75%
Isoleucine 88%
Leucine 100%
Lysine 100%
Methionine + Cysteine 100%
Phenylalanine + Tyrosine 100%
Threonine 100%
Tryptophan 56%
Valine 100%

Limiting amino acid is Tryptophan (56% of FAO reference). Combining with complementary protein sources raises the overall score.

Micronutrients 24 / 100 How is this scored?

Vitamins

Vitamin A 0 µg
Vitamin C 0.0 mg
Vitamin D 0.2 µg
Vitamin E 0.0 mg
Vitamin K 0 µg
Thiamin (B1) 0.22 mg
Riboflavin (B2) 0.06 mg
Niacin (B3) 1.6 mg
Pantothenic (B5) 0.2 mg
Vitamin B6 0.08 mg
Folate (B9) 1 µg
Vitamin B12 0.29 µg

Minerals

Calcium 6 mg
Iron 0.4 mg
Magnesium 7 mg
Phosphorus 52 mg
Potassium 66 mg
Sodium 2684 mg
Zinc 0.9 mg
Copper 0.05 mg
Manganese 0.01 mg
Selenium 5.8 µg

Provides modest amounts of tracked micronutrients. Best is Thiamin (B1) at 20% of EU NRV per 100 g.