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Traditional borscht
Traditional borschtRussian cuisine
Borscht "Poltava"
Borscht "Poltava"Ukrainian cuisine

Salted pork fat

Salted pork fat
Dry-cured subcutaneous pork fat for slicing with dark bread, mince and cracklings.

Salted pork fat is subcutaneous pork fat dry-cured with salt, garlic and spices, firm, white, with a clean taste. It is sliced thin to eat with dark bread and mustard, ground into mince for juiciness and rendered into cracklings.

Calories, proteins, fats and carbohydrates per 100 g of product

By cooking method
Values below are per 100 g of the product in the selected preparation

Salted pork fat, Raw: Calories 632.0 kcal, Proteins 9.3 grams, Fats 65.7 grams, Carbohydrates 0.0 grams per 100 g of product.

Calories632.0 kcal
Proteins9.3 grams
Fats65.7 grams
Carbohydrates0.0 grams

Salted pork fat, Stewed: Calories 239.0 kcal, Proteins 27.2 grams, Fats 13.6 grams, Carbohydrates 0.0 grams per 100 g of product.

Calories239.0 kcal
Proteins27.2 grams
Fats13.6 grams *
Carbohydrates0.0 grams
Yield: 100 g raw → 34 g cooked

Salted pork fat, Baked: Calories 209.0 kcal, Proteins 27.0 grams, Fats 10.3 grams, Carbohydrates 0.0 grams per 100 g of product.

Calories209.0 kcal
Proteins27.0 grams
Fats10.3 grams *
Carbohydrates0.0 grams
Yield: 100 g raw → 34 g cooked

Salted pork fat, Grilled: Calories 242.0 kcal, Proteins 27.3 grams, Fats 13.9 grams, Carbohydrates 0.0 grams per 100 g of product.

Calories242.0 kcal
Proteins27.3 grams
Fats13.9 grams *
Carbohydrates0.0 grams
Yield: 100 g raw → 34 g cooked

Salted pork fat, Fried: Calories 222.0 kcal, Proteins 26.4 grams, Fats 12.1 grams, Carbohydrates 0.0 grams per 100 g of product.

Calories222.0 kcal
Proteins26.4 grams
Fats12.1 grams *
Carbohydrates0.0 grams
Yield: 100 g raw → 35 g cooked
Data: USDA FoodData Central

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Traditional borscht
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