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Pork is meat from pigs that is prepared and eaten in various ways, ranging from slow-roasted whole animals to specific cuts like pork belly. It is a widely consumed food that appears in cuisines around the world, though its importance and acceptance vary depending on cultural and religious practices.
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Nutrition · Open Food Facts
Typical values per 100 g · averaged across 1,124 products
- Energy
- 336 kcal
- Fat
- 24.8 g
- — of which saturates
- 9.3 g
- Carbohydrates
- 2.4 g
- — of which sugars
- 1.7 g
- Fibre
- 0.2 g
- Protein
- 23.5 g
- Salt
- 14.67 g
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Research
16,722 papers- [Pork-cat syndrome].Arerugi = [Allergy] · 2020DOI: 10.15036/arerugi.69.358
- Mapping the pork value chain in Vietnam: a systematic review.Tropical animal health and production · 2020Nguyen Thi Thuy M, Dorny P, Lebailly P et al.DOI: 10.1007/s11250-020-02338-y
- Review: Pork quality attributes from farm to fork. Part I. Carcass and fresh meat.ReviewAnimal : an international journal of animal bioscience · 2022Lebret B, Čandek-Potokar MDOI: 10.1016/j.animal.2021.100402
- Perspective: The Place of Pork Meat in Sustainable Healthy Diets.ReviewAdvances in nutrition (Bethesda, Md.) · 2024Drewnowski ADOI: 10.1016/j.advnut.2024.100213
- Why is welfare pork so expensive?Animal : an international journal of animal bioscience · 2024Olsen JV, Christensen T, Denver S et al.DOI: 10.1016/j.animal.2024.101289
- Relevant foodborne bacteria associated to pork production chain.ReviewAdvances in food and nutrition research · 2025Martins BTF, Camargo AC, Tavares RM et al.DOI: 10.1016/bs.afnr.2024.09.016
- The color of fresh pork: Consumers expectations, underlying farm-to-fork factors, myoglobin chemistry and contribution of proteomics to decipher the biochemical mechanisms.ReviewMeat science · 2023Gagaoua M, Suman SP, Purslow PP et al.DOI: 10.1016/j.meatsci.2023.109340
- Pork product restrictions introduced.The Veterinary record · 2022Gray ADOI: 10.1002/vetr.2188
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- Pork loin ham 2.jpg
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- Commons category
- Pork
- MCN code
- 0206.30.00
- water footprint
- 5988
- carbon footprint
- 10.3
- exact match
- purl.obolibrary.org/obo/ENVO_00003062
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21 sectionsContents
- History
- Consumption patterns
- Worldwide pork consumption
- Asian pork consumption
- Production by country
- Pork products
- Fresh meat
- Processed pork
- Bacon
- Industrial raw material
- {{anchor|cuts}} Cuts
- Nutrition and health effects
- Religious beliefs
- Judaism
- Islam
- Christianity
- Disease in pork
- Gallery of dishes
- See also
- References
- External links
thumb|Pork belly cut, showing layers of muscle and fat thumb|A pig being slow-roasted on a rotisserie
Pork is the culinary name for the meat of the pig (Sus domesticus). It is the second most commonly consumed type of meat worldwide, following poultry, with evidence of pig husbandry dating back to 8000–9000 .
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