Pork belly: Nutrition Facts

Pork belly is one of the few products that contains a wide variety of macro- and micronutrients that our body consumes every day. In our report, each element included in the composition of this product is examined in detail.

Calories (per 100g): 120.8 kcal

Pork belly contains 0 grams of total sugars, 0 grams of dietary fiber and 0 grams of starch.
It has 60 milligrams of cholesterol and 15 milligrams of total trans fats.

Pork belly — proteins, carbohydrates and fats (PCF)

Every 100 grams of Pork belly provides about 30.1% of recommended daily protein intake. It also contents up to 4.0% of the daily intake of fats and 0.0% of carbs.


PCFPercent Daily Value (100g)
Protein22.5 g
30.1%
Fat3.4 g
4.0%
Carbs0 mg
0.0%

Vitamins

The chart below shows the vitamin content of Pork belly of recommended daily intake in percent.

VitaminsPercent Daily Value (100g)
Vitamine A0 mg
0.0%
Beta Carotene0 mg
0.0%
Alpha Carotene0 mg
0.0%
Vitamine D0 mg
0.0%
Vitamine D20 mg
0.0%
Vitamine D30 mg
0.0%
Vitamine E0.1 mg
0.7%
Vitamine K0 mg
0.0%
Vitamine C0 mg
0.0%
Vitamine B10.6 mg
50.0%
Vitamine B20.5 mg
38.5%
Vitamine B39.6 mg
60.0%
Vitamine B488.9 mg
17.8%
Vitamine B51 mg
20.0%
Vitamine B60.7 mg
53.8%
Vitamine B90 mg
0.0%
Vitamine B120 mg
0.0%

Minerals

The chart below shows the mineral content of Pork belly.

MineralsPercent Daily Value (100g)
Calcium7 mg
0.7%
Iron0.9 mg
9.0%
Magnesium26 mg
6.5%
Phosphorus229 mg
32.7%
Potassium378 mg
8.0%
Sodium54 mg
4.2%
Zinc1.9 mg
17.3%
Copper0.1 mg
11.1%
Manganese0 mg
0.0%
Selenium0 mg
0.0%
Fluoride0 mg
0.0%

Amino acids

The chart below shows the amino acid content of Pork belly.
Amino AcidsPercent Daily Value (100g)
Tryptophan268 mg
3.4%
Threonine991 mg
41.3%
Isoleucine1.1 g
53.4%
Leucine1.9 g
40.3%
Lysine2.0 g
48.9%
Methionine618 mg
34.3%
Cystine254 mg
14.1%
Phenylalanine937 mg
21.3%
Tyrosine893 mg
20.3%
Valine1.1 g
45.6%
Arginine1.5 g
23.8%
Histidine917 mg
43.7%
Alanine1.3 g
19.6%
Aspartic acid2.1 g
17.3%
Glutamic acid3.4 g
25.3%
Glycine1.0 g
29.1%
Proline912 mg
20.3%
Serine942 mg
11.3%

A branched-chain amino acid (BCAA) is a complex of three essential amino acids leucine (1.856 g), isoleucine (1.068 g) and valine (1.140 g).
Pork belly contains 4.06 grams of BCAAs per every 100 grams.

Creatine can be synthesized in the body from the three common amino acids glycine (1.019 g), arginine (1.453 g) and methionine (0.618 g).
Pork belly contains 3.09 grams of these amino acids per every 100 grams.

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