Nutrition for Raw Pork (ground)

Raw Pork Nutrition Summary

One pound of raw ground raw pork (453.6 grams) contains 1193 calories and 76.6 grams of protein. Raw pork consist of 61% water, 17% protein, 21% fat, and less than 1% of carbohydrates.

Raw pork is an excellent source of many nutrients, including protein, calcium, iron, potassium, thiamin, riboflavin, niacin, Vitamin B6, pantothenic acid and Vitamin B12. It also contains significant amounts of magnesium, zinc, selenium, copper and phosphorus.

In one pound of raw ground raw pork:

• Calories: 1193
• Protein: 76.6 g
• Fat: 96.1 g, (Saturated: 35.7 g)
• Cholesterol: 326.6 mg
• Sodium: 254 mg

There is no significant amounts of sugar or dietary fiber in raw pork.

See the Raw Pork Nutrition Chart for complete recommended daily values.
The specific nutritional values from USDA is for: Pork, fresh, ground, raw.

Calories in Raw Pork

Raw pork has 1193 calories per pound or 263 calories for every 100 grams. Most of its calories are from fat and protein.

74% of calories in raw pork are from fat and 26% of calories are from protein.

Calories from Fat

Omega-3 and Omega-6 in Raw Pork

Calories Similar to Raw Pork

Some other proteins with similar calories to raw pork by weight:

• Ham: same
• Beef: +64 calories
• Raw Lamb: +86 calories
• Lamb: +91 calories

Protein in Raw Pork

An excellent source of protein, a single pound of Raw Pork contains 153% of recommended daily values or 76.6 grams of protein. In addition, raw pork is also a source of complete protein, meaning it abundantly contains all 9 essential amino acids.

• Protein: 76.57 g
• Tryptophan: 0.97 g
• Threonine: 3.5 g
• Isoleucine: 3.58 g
• Leucine: 6.14 g
• Lysine: 6.89 g
• Methionine: 2.03 g
• Phenylalanine: 3.06 g
• Valine: 4.15 g
• Histidine: 3.06 g

Protein Similar to Raw Pork

Some other proteins with similar amounts of protein to raw pork by weight:

• Raw Lamb: -1.5 grams
• Chicken Leg: -2.3 grams
• Chicken Quarter: -2.3 grams
• Raw Chicken: +2.5 grams

Vitamins and Minerals in Raw Pork

An good source of many nutrients, ground raw pork contains abundant amounts of calcium, iron, potassium, thiamin, riboflavin, niacin, Vitamin B6 and Vitamin B12. In fact, a single pound of raw pork contains 302% of recommended daily values or 3.3 milligrams of thiamin. Also an excellent source of potassium, a single pound of raw pork contains 57% of recommended daily values or 1301.8 milligrams of potassium.

Vitamins in raw pork (1 pound):

• Vitamin a: 9.1 ug
• Thiamin: 3.3 mg
• Riboflavin: 1.1 mg
• Niacin: 19.7 mg
• Vitamin b6: 1.7 mg
• Vitamin c: 3.2 mg
• Folate: 22.7 ug
• Vitamin b12: 3.2 ug

Minerals in raw pork (1 pound):

• Calcium: 63.5 mg
• Potassium: 1301.8 mg
• Iron: 4 mg
• Magnesium: 86.2 mg
• Zinc: 10 mg
• Selenium: 111.6 ug
• Phosphorus: 793.8 mg
• Copper: 0.2 mg

There is no significant amounts of manganese, choline, pantothenic acid, vitamin e or vitamin k in raw pork.

Similar to Raw Pork for Thiamin (Vit B1)

Here are some other proteins with similarly abundant amounts of thiamin (Vit B1) to raw pork:

• Ham: -0.09 MG
• Pork: -0.12 MG
• Prosciutto: -0.75 MG
• Sausage: -1.8 MG

Raw Pork Nutrition Chart

Raw Pork in Cooking

Raw pork is in the top 10% of most popular ingredients for recipes. Most recipes call for one or two pounds of raw pork.

Friends and Relatives of Raw Pork

Foods commonly cooked with raw pork:

• Chicken Leg