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): 220 kcal

Pork tongue contains 0 grams of total sugars, 0 grams of dietary fiber and 0 grams of starch.
It has 101 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 21.7% of recommended daily protein intake. It also contents up to 20.5% of the daily intake of fats and 0.0% of carbs.


PCFPercent Daily Value (100g)
Protein16.3 g
21.7%
Fat17.2 g
20.5%
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 E0.3 mg
2.1%
Vitamine K0 mg
0.0%
Vitamine C4.4 mg
4.9%
Vitamine B10.5 mg
41.7%
Vitamine B20.5 mg
38.5%
Vitamine B35.3 mg
33.1%
Vitamine B40 mg
0.0%
Vitamine B50.6 mg
12.0%
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)
Calcium16 mg
1.6%
Iron3.4 mg
34.0%
Magnesium18 mg
4.5%
Phosphorus193 mg
27.6%
Potassium243 mg
5.2%
Sodium110 mg
8.5%
Zinc3 mg
27.3%
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 tongue.
Amino AcidsPercent Daily Value (100g)
Tryptophan188 mg
2.4%
Threonine689 mg
28.7%
Isoleucine743 mg
37.1%
Leucine1.3 g
28.4%
Lysine1.3 g
32.5%
Methionine365 mg
20.3%
Cystine235 mg
13.1%
Phenylalanine675 mg
15.3%
Tyrosine496 mg
11.3%
Valine848 mg
33.9%
Arginine1.0 g
16.5%
Histidine409 mg
19.5%
Alanine861 mg
13.0%
Aspartic acid1.5 g
12.4%
Glutamic acid2.1 g
15.1%
Glycine1.2 g
34.4%
Proline861 mg
19.1%
Serine678 mg
8.2%

A branched-chain amino acid (BCAA) is a complex of three essential amino acids leucine (1.307 g), isoleucine (0.743 g) and valine (0.848 g).
Pork tongue contains 2.90 grams of BCAAs per every 100 grams.

Creatine can be synthesized in the body from the three common amino acids glycine (1.205 g), arginine (1.007 g) and methionine (0.365 g).
Pork tongue contains 2.58 grams of these amino acids per every 100 grams.

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