Zinc Rich Pork

Welcome to the list of the top 100 pork highest in zinc content. Where the amount of zinc ranges from 6.72 mg to 2.70 mg per 100g. The top pork is Pork, fresh, variety meats and by-products, liver, cooked, braised with the highest zinc content, which in 100g contains 6.72 mg of zinc.

The total recommended daily allowance or RDA for zinc is 15 mg. For the 100g serving of Pork, fresh, variety meats and by-products, liver, cooked, braised, which contains 6.72 mg of zinc, the corresponding RDA zinc percentage is 45 %, which is the highest item from the list of pork high in zinc.

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, liver, cooked, braised has a nutritional value score of 20.00 out of 100.Comparing the zinc content and the nutritional density in 100g for Pork, fresh, variety meats and by-products, liver, cooked, braised; We class this as a high zinc content item compared with all foods in our database.In terms of overall nutritional value we class this as an item with a medium nutritional density value from our list of pork.

Other important and zinc related nutrients are Energy, Protein, Total Fat and Carbohydrate. For this 100g serving for Pork, fresh, variety meats and by-products, liver, cooked, braised, which is the top of the pork list for zinc content in your diet, the amount of Energy is 165.00 kcal (8% RDA), the amount of Protein is 26.02 g (46% RDA), the amount of Total Fat is 4.40 g (7% RDA) and the amount of Carbohydrate is 3.76 g (3% RDA). 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 zinc content in Pork, fresh, variety meats and by-products, liver, cooked, braised from the list of pork.

Top Twenty List - Highest zinc Content per 100g

Below is a basic list for zinc 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, liver, cooked, braised 6.72mg (45%RDA)
2. Pork, fresh, variety meats and by-products, liver, raw 5.76mg (38%RDA)
3. Pork, fresh, shoulder, (Boston butt), blade (steaks), separable lean only, cooked, braised 5.20mg (35%RDA)
4. Pork, fresh, shoulder, blade, boston (steaks), separable lean only, cooked, broiled 5.02mg (33%RDA)
5. Pork, fresh, shoulder, (Boston butt), blade (steaks), separable lean only, with added solution cooked, braised 4.85mg (32%RDA)
6. Pork, fresh, shoulder, (Boston butt), blade (steaks), separable lean and fat, cooked, braised 4.84mg (32%RDA)
7. Pork, fresh, spareribs, separable lean and fat, cooked, braised 4.60mg (31%RDA)
8. Pork, fresh, variety meats and by-products, tongue, cooked, braised 4.53mg (30%RDA)
9. Pork, fresh, shoulder, blade, boston (steaks), separable lean and fat, cooked, broiled 4.51mg (30%RDA)
10. Pork, fresh, shoulder, (Boston butt), blade (steaks), separable lean and fat, with added solution, cooked, braised 4.48mg (30%RDA)
11. Pork, fresh, loin, country-style ribs, separable lean only, cooked, braised 4.46mg (30%RDA)
12. Pork, fresh, variety meats and by-products, pancreas, cooked, braised 4.29mg (29%RDA)
13. Pork, fresh, loin, country-style ribs, separable lean and fat, cooked, braised 4.23mg (28%RDA)
14. Pork, fresh, shoulder, blade, boston (roasts), separable lean only, cooked, roasted 4.23mg (28%RDA)
15. Pork, fresh, shoulder, whole, separable lean only, cooked, roasted 4.16mg (28%RDA)
16. Pork, fresh, variety meats and by-products, kidneys, cooked, braised 4.15mg (28%RDA)
17. Pork, loin, leg cap steak, boneless, separable lean and fat, cooked, broiled 4.11mg (27%RDA)
18. Pork, fresh, shoulder, arm picnic, separable lean only, cooked, roasted 4.07mg (27%RDA)
19. Pork, fresh, shoulder, blade, boston (roasts), separable lean and fat, cooked, roasted 3.96mg (26%RDA)
20. Pork, fresh, loin, country-style ribs, separable lean only, bone-in, cooked, roasted 3.94mg (26%RDA)

Highest Amount of zinc per Serving

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

The food with the highest zinc content per typical serving is Pork, fresh, variety meats and by-products, kidneys, cooked, braised which contains 5.81 mg in 1.000 cup (or 140.00 g). The percentage of the recommended daily value for this serving is 39 %. For this serving the Energy content is 211.4 kcal (11% RDA), the Protein content is 35.56 g (64% RDA), the Total Fat content is 6.58 g (10% RDA) and the Carbohydrate content is 0 g.

Milligrams of zinc in pork (per 100g)

The list below gives the total zinc content in the top 100 items from the general description 'pork' each of which show the zinc 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 zinc 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 16 items. The highest amount of zinc from the 16 raw items is in Pork, fresh, variety meats and by-products, liver, raw where the content is 5.76 mg per 100g. The number of food items which are cooked are 68 items. The highest amount of zinc from the 68 cooked items is in Pork, fresh, variety meats and by-products, liver, cooked, braised where the amount is 6.72 mg per 100g. Comparing raw and cooked pork shows that cooking can change the levels of zinc by 0.96 mg in a 100g serving.

Nutritional Information Summary