Saturated Fat Rich Pork

Welcome to the list of the top 100 pork highest in saturated fat content. Where the amount of saturated fat ranges from 45.23 g to 4.34 g per 100g. The top pork is Pork, fresh, variety meats and by-products, leaf fat, raw with the highest saturated fat content, which in 100g contains 45.23 g of saturated fat.

The total recommended daily allowance or RDA for saturated fat is 20 g. For the 100g serving of Pork, fresh, variety meats and by-products, leaf fat, raw, which contains 45.23 g of saturated fat, the corresponding RDA saturated fat percentage is 226 %, which is the highest item from the list of pork high in saturated fat.

Our proprietary nutritional density score gives a nutritional value out of 100 based on 9 different vitamins, minerals and macro nutrients. Pork, fresh, variety meats and by-products, leaf fat, raw has a nutritional value score of 13.00 out of 100.Comparing the saturated fat content and the nutritional density in 100g for Pork, fresh, variety meats and by-products, leaf fat, raw; We class this as a high saturated fat content item compared with all foods in our database.In terms of overall nutritional value we class this as an item with a low nutritional density value from our list of pork.

Other important and saturated fat related nutrients are Energy, Protein, Total Fat and Carbohydrate. For this 100g serving for Pork, fresh, variety meats and by-products, leaf fat, raw, which is the top of the pork list for saturated fat content in your diet, the amount of Energy is 857.00 kcal (43% RDA), the amount of Protein is 1.76 g (3% RDA), the amount of Total Fat is 94.16 g (145% RDA) and the amount of Carbohydrate is 0.00 g. The nutritional content and facts for 100g, which includes Energy, Protein, Total Fat and Carbohydrate is shown in the bar chart below as percentages of the recommended daily allowance along with the saturated fat content in Pork, fresh, variety meats and by-products, leaf fat, raw from the list of pork.

Top Twenty List - Highest saturated fat Content per 100g

Below is a basic list for saturated fat in pork for the top 20 pork. A more comprehensive list for the top items can be found at the bottom of the page along with different servings.

1. Pork, fresh, variety meats and by-products, leaf fat, raw 45.23g (226%RDA)
2. Pork, fresh, backfat, raw 32.21g (161%RDA)
3. Pork, bacon, rendered fat, cooked 31.99g (160%RDA)
4. Pork, cured, salt pork, raw 29.38g (147%RDA)
5. Pork, fresh, variety meats and by-products, jowl, raw 25.26g (126%RDA)
6. Pork, fresh, separable fat, cooked 23.86g (119%RDA)
7. Pork, cured, separable fat (from ham and arm picnic), roasted 22.69g (113%RDA)
8. Pork, cured, separable fat (from ham and arm picnic), unheated 22.52g (113%RDA)
9. Pork, fresh, separable fat, raw 21.98g (110%RDA)
10. Pork, fresh, composite of separable fat, with added solution, cooked 21.38g (107%RDA)
11. Pork, fresh, belly, raw 19.33g (97%RDA)
12. Pork, fresh, composite of separable fat, with added solution, raw 18.49g (92%RDA)
13. Pork, cured, ham, separable fat, boneless, unheated 17.43g (87%RDA)
14. Pork, cured, ham, separable fat, boneless, heated 17.05g (85%RDA)
15. Pork, cured, bacon, cooked, baked 14.19g (71%RDA)
16. Pork, cured, bacon, cooked, broiled, pan-fried or roasted, reduced sodium 13.74g (69%RDA)
17. Pork, cured, bacon, unprepared 13.30g (67%RDA)
18. Pork, cured, breakfast strips, raw or unheated 12.91g (65%RDA)
19. Pork, fresh, variety meats and by-products, tail, cooked, simmered 12.45g (62%RDA)
20. Pork, fresh, carcass, separable lean and fat, raw 12.44g (62%RDA)

Highest Amount of saturated fat per Serving

Please remember that the above gives an accurate value in 100g for high saturated fat foods in your diet. You should also take into account portion sizes when you are considering the saturated fat nutritional content.

The food with the highest saturated fat content per typical serving is Pork, bacon, rendered fat, cooked which contains 27.19 g in 3.000 oz (or 85.00 g). The percentage of the recommended daily value for this serving is 136 %. For this serving the Energy content is 763.3 kcal (38% RDA), the Protein content is 0.06 g, the Total Fat content is 84.58 g (130% RDA) and the Carbohydrate content is 0 g.

Grams of saturated fat in pork (per 100g)

The list below gives the total saturated fat content in the top 100 items from the general description 'pork' each of which show the saturated fat amount as well as Energy, Protein, Total Fat and Carbohydrate. The top 50 food items are shown in the graph below, to give a quick and easy dietary comparison for the different items, where each item is listed at the bottom of the page with a nutritional summary.

The level of saturated fat can be affected by the method of storage for example canned or frozen and also by the method of preparation for example either raw, cooked or fried. The total food items which are raw is 26 items. The highest amount of saturated fat from the 26 raw items is in Pork, fresh, variety meats and by-products, leaf fat, raw where the content is 45.23 g per 100g. The number of food items which are cooked are 59 items. The highest amount of saturated fat from the 59 cooked items is in Pork, bacon, rendered fat, cooked where the amount is 31.99 g per 100g. Comparing raw and cooked pork shows that cooking can change the levels of saturated fat by 13.24 g in a 100g serving.

Nutritional Information Summary