Nutrition for Raw Pork Belly (raw)

Raw Pork Belly Nutrition Summary

One pound of raw raw pork belly (452 grams) contains 2341 calories and 42.2 grams of protein. Raw pork belly consist of 37% water, 9% protein, 53% fat, and less than 1% of carbohydrates.

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

In one pound of raw raw pork belly:

• Calories: 2341
• Protein: 42.2 g
• Fat: 239.6 g, (Saturated: 87.4 g)
• Cholesterol: 325.4 mg
• Sodium: 144.6 mg

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

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

Calories in Raw Pork Belly

Raw pork belly has 2341 calories per pound or 518 calories for every 100 grams. Most of its calories are from fat.

93% of calories in raw pork belly are from fat and 7% of calories are from protein.

Calories from Fat

Omega-3 and Omega-6 in Raw Pork Belly

Calories Similar to Raw Pork Belly

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

• Raw Bacon: -502 calories
• Raw Beef: -841 calories
• Sausage: -877 calories
• Pork: -999 calories

Protein in Raw Pork Belly

An excellent source of protein, a single pound of Raw Pork Belly contains 84% of recommended daily values or 42.2 grams of protein. However, the protein in raw pork belly is not complete, meaning it does not contain all 9 essential amino acids. Specifically, raw pork belly is low in tryptophan, threonine, isoleucine, leucine, lysine, methionine, phenylalanine, valine and histidine.

• Protein: 42.22 g

There is no significant amounts of tryptophan, threonine, isoleucine, leucine, lysine, methionine, phenylalanine, valine or histidine in raw pork belly.

Protein Similar to Raw Pork Belly

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

• Spam: +14 grams
• Raw Bacon: +14 grams
• Raw Beef: +23 grams
• Ham: +31 grams

Vitamins and Minerals in Raw Pork Belly

An good source of many nutrients, raw raw pork belly contains abundant amounts of iron, potassium, thiamin, riboflavin, niacin, Vitamin B6 and Vitamin B12. In fact, a single pound of raw pork belly contains 163% of recommended daily values or 1.8 milligrams of thiamin. Also an excellent source of potassium, a single pound of raw pork belly contains 36% of recommended daily values or 836.2 milligrams of potassium.

Vitamins in raw pork belly (1 pound):

• Vitamin a: 13.6 ug
• Thiamin: 1.8 mg
• Riboflavin: 1.1 mg
• Niacin: 21 mg
• Vitamin b6: 0.6 mg
• Vitamin c: 1.4 mg
• Vitamin e: 1.8 mg
• Folate: 4.5 ug
• Vitamin b12: 3.8 ug

Minerals in raw pork belly (1 pound):

• Calcium: 22.6 mg
• Potassium: 836.2 mg
• Iron: 2.4 mg
• Magnesium: 18.1 mg
• Zinc: 4.6 mg
• Selenium: 36.2 ug
• Phosphorus: 488.2 mg
• Copper: 0.2 mg

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

Similar to Raw Pork Belly for Thiamin (Vit B1)

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

• Sausage: -0.23 MG
• Venison: -0.54 MG
• Spam: -0.6 MG
• Prosciutto: +0.77 MG

Raw Pork Belly Nutrition Chart

Raw Pork Belly in Cooking

Raw pork belly is not too common in recipes, although it does star in quite a few. Most recipes call for one or two pounds of raw pork belly.