Pork knuckle (hock): Nutrition Facts

Pork knuckle (hock) 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): 187.1 kcal

Pork knuckle (hock) contains 0 grams of total sugars, 0 grams of dietary fiber and 0 grams of starch.
It has 67 milligrams of cholesterol and 95 milligrams of total trans fats.

Pork knuckle (hock) — proteins, carbohydrates and fats (PCF)

Every 100 grams of Pork knuckle (hock) provides about 26.5% of recommended daily protein intake. It also contents up to 14.2% of the daily intake of fats and 0.0% of carbs.


PCFPercent Daily Value (100g)
Protein19.9 g
26.5%
Fat12.0 g
14.2%
Carbs0 mg
0.0%

Vitamins

The chart below shows the vitamin content of Pork knuckle (hock) 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 E0.3 mg
2.1%
Vitamine K0 mg
0.0%
Vitamine C0 mg
0.0%
Vitamine B10.5 mg
41.7%
Vitamine B20.3 mg
23.1%
Vitamine B35.8 mg
36.3%
Vitamine B468.2 mg
13.6%
Vitamine B50.6 mg
12.0%
Vitamine B60.5 mg
38.5%
Vitamine B90 mg
0.0%
Vitamine B120 mg
0.0%

Minerals

The chart below shows the mineral content of Pork knuckle (hock).

MineralsPercent Daily Value (100g)
Calcium12 mg
1.2%
Iron0.7 mg
7.0%
Magnesium19 mg
4.8%
Phosphorus204 mg
29.1%
Potassium329 mg
7.0%
Sodium84 mg
6.5%
Zinc2 mg
18.2%
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 knuckle (hock).
Amino AcidsPercent Daily Value (100g)
Tryptophan237 mg
3.0%
Threonine874 mg
36.4%
Isoleucine941 mg
47.0%
Leucine1.6 g
35.6%
Lysine1.8 g
43.1%
Methionine545 mg
30.3%
Cystine224 mg
12.4%
Phenylalanine826 mg
18.8%
Tyrosine787 mg
17.9%
Valine1.0 g
40.2%
Arginine1.3 g
21.0%
Histidine808 mg
38.5%
Alanine1.1 g
17.2%
Aspartic acid1.9 g
15.2%
Glutamic acid3.0 g
22.3%
Glycine898 mg
25.7%
Proline804 mg
17.9%
Serine830 mg
10.0%

A branched-chain amino acid (BCAA) is a complex of three essential amino acids leucine (1.636 g), isoleucine (0.941 g) and valine (1.005 g).
Pork knuckle (hock) contains 3.58 grams of BCAAs per every 100 grams.

Creatine can be synthesized in the body from the three common amino acids glycine (0.898 g), arginine (1.281 g) and methionine (0.545 g).
Pork knuckle (hock) contains 2.72 grams of these amino acids per every 100 grams.

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