Pork tongue: Nutrition Facts

Pork tongue 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): 263.8 kcal

Pork tongue contains 0 grams of total sugars, 0 grams of dietary fiber and 0 grams of starch.
It has 146 milligrams of cholesterol and 0 milligrams of total trans fats.

Pork tongue — proteins, carbohydrates and fats (PCF)

Every 100 grams of Pork tongue provides about 32.1% of recommended daily protein intake. It also contents up to 22.1% of the daily intake of fats and 0.0% of carbs.


PCFPercent Daily Value (100g)
Protein24.1 g
32.1%
Fat18.6 g
22.1%
Carbs0 mg
0.0%

Vitamins

The chart below shows the vitamin content of Pork tongue 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 mg
0.0%
Vitamine K0 mg
0.0%
Vitamine C1.7 mg
1.9%
Vitamine B10.3 mg
25.0%
Vitamine B20.5 mg
38.5%
Vitamine B35.3 mg
33.1%
Vitamine B40 mg
0.0%
Vitamine B50.5 mg
10.0%
Vitamine B60.2 mg
15.4%
Vitamine B90 mg
0.0%
Vitamine B120 mg
0.0%

Minerals

The chart below shows the mineral content of Pork tongue.

MineralsPercent Daily Value (100g)
Calcium19 mg
1.9%
Iron5 mg
50.0%
Magnesium20 mg
5.0%
Phosphorus174 mg
24.9%
Potassium237 mg
5.0%
Sodium109 mg
8.4%
Zinc4.5 mg
40.9%
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 tongue.
Amino AcidsPercent Daily Value (100g)
Tryptophan278 mg
3.5%
Threonine1.0 g
42.4%
Isoleucine1.1 g
54.9%
Leucine1.9 g
42.0%
Lysine2.0 g
48.0%
Methionine540 mg
30.0%
Cystine0 mg
0.0%
Phenylalanine999 mg
22.7%
Tyrosine0 mg
0.0%
Valine1.3 g
50.1%
Arginine1.5 g
24.4%
Histidine605 mg
28.8%
Alanine0 mg
0.0%
Aspartic acid2.2 g
18.4%
Glutamic acid3.0 g
22.3%
Glycine1.8 g
50.9%
Proline0 mg
0.0%
Serine0 mg
0.0%

A branched-chain amino acid (BCAA) is a complex of three essential amino acids leucine (1.932 g), isoleucine (1.099 g) and valine (1.253 g).
Pork tongue contains 4.28 grams of BCAAs per every 100 grams.

Creatine can be synthesized in the body from the three common amino acids glycine (1.781 g), arginine (1.488 g) and methionine (0.540 g).
Pork tongue contains 3.81 grams of these amino acids per every 100 grams.

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