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TECHNICAL INFORMATION
Unfortunately, pork was for many years considered a "heavy", "fatty" food with a high content in calories, and even a "dangerous" food, due to being associated with diseases and parasites.
These beliefs have given rise to an erroneous idea, that continues to exist even today in a large segment of the population. This idea, which is quite widespread among consumers, is quite far from the truth. This can easily be verified by comparing its composition with that of products that are rich in cholesterol, such as egg yolk (250 milligrams per unit); butter (250 mg/100 g), or cured or semi-cured cheese (approximately 100 mg/100 g). The different parts of the pig (chop, ribs, shoulder, leg, sirloin, loin) contain between 60 and 80 milligrams of cholesterol per 100 grams, which is even lower than that of some parts of lamb and beef.
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Lean meat |
Chops |
Bacon |
Semi-fat |
Liver |
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Water (g) |
72 |
55 |
41 |
61 |
72 |
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kcalories |
155 |
327 |
469 |
273 |
139 |
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Protein (g) |
20 |
15 |
12,5 |
17 |
20 |
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Fat (g) |
8 |
29,5 |
47 |
23 |
5,7 |
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Iron (mg) |
1,5 |
0,8 |
0,9 |
1,3 |
13 |
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Zinc (mg) |
2,5 |
1,6 |
1,5 |
1,8 |
6,9 |
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Sodium (mg) |
76 |
76 |
1470 |
76 |
77 |
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Potassium (mg) |
370 |
370 |
230 |
370 |
350 |
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Vit. B1 (mg) |
0,89 |
0,57 |
0,32 |
0,70 |
0,31 |
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Vit. B2 (mg) |
0,20 |
0,14 |
0,12 |
0,20 |
3,17 |
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Niacin (mg) |
8,7 |
7,2 |
4,2 |
7,6 |
15,7 |
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Vit.B12(mg) |
3 |
2 |
0 |
2 |
3 |
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SFA (g) |
3,2 |
11,5 |
19,3 |
8,9 |
2,1 |
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MFA (g) |
3,6 |
12,9 |
21,2 |
10 |
1,3 |
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PFA (g) |
0,6 |
2,2 |
3,5 |
1,7 |
2,3 |
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Chol. (mg) |
69 |
72 |
57 |
72 |
340 |
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| SFA = saturated fats / MFA = monounsaturated fats / PFA = polyunsaturated fats / Chol = Cholesterol. |
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Fat is the most variable component, as it depends on the species, race, sex, age, cut of the meat, part consumed and how the animal was fed. Pork contains saturated fatty acids, which are unhealthy as they intervene directly in the increase in cholesterol levels in the blood. It also contains monounsaturated fatty acids (healthy fat) in a higher proportion to other meats.
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| Lean pork |
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Edible part (0-1) |
1 |
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POTNICOT |
3,8 |
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Water (g) |
71,5 |
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Vitamin C (mg) |
0 |
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Sugars (g) |
0 |
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Vitamin E(mg) |
0 |
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Food fibre (g) |
0 |
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Vitamin B6(mg) |
0,45 |
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Kilocalories |
147 |
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Vitamin B12(mg) |
3 |
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KiloJoules |
615 |
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Free Folic Ac. (mg) |
0 |
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Proteins (g) |
20,7 |
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Total Folic Ac. (mg) |
5 |
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Fats (g) |
7,1 |
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Panthotenic Ac. (mg) |
1,1 |
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Carbohydrates |
0 |
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Biotin (mg) |
3 |
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Potassium (mg) |
370 |
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Saturated Fats (g) |
0 |
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Calcium (mg) |
8 |
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Monounsaturated Fats (g) |
0 |
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Magnesium (mg) |
22 |
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Polyunsaturated Fats (g) |
0 |
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Phosphorus (mg) |
2200 |
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Cholesterol (g) |
69 |
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Iron (mg) |
0,9 |
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Vitamin I (mg) |
0 |
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Retinol-Vitamin A (IU) |
0 |
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Glucose (g) |
0 |
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Carotene (mg) |
0 |
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Fructose (g) |
0 |
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Vitamin D (mg) |
0 |
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Lactose (g) |
0 |
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Thyamin (mg) |
0,89 |
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Sucrose (g) |
0 |
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Riboflavin (mg) |
0,25 |
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Phytic Ac. (mg) |
0 |
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Nicotinic Ac. (mg) |
6,2 |
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| Content in 100gr of edible substance | Source: Canal Salud |
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