Dried Pork
Dried pork is preserved pork used in soups, stir-fries, snacks, and other savory dishes.

About Dried Pork
Dried pork is pork preserved by removing moisture, usually after cutting, seasoning, salting, curing, or cooking. It is used in soups, stews, stir-fries, rice dishes, fillings, snack products, and other savoury preparations. Some forms are eaten directly, while others are softened or cooked.
Texture ranges from chewy and fibrous to crisp or brittle. Flavour can be savoury, salty, smoky, sweetened, or spiced, depending on the cut and processing. The generic identity does not specify one regional product, cut, seasoning profile, or degree of cooking.
It may appear as thin strips, flakes, shreds, slices, or larger pieces, commonly in pinkish-brown to dark-brown shades. Products are sold plain or with curing, smoking, seasoning, or cooking treatments. Rehydration or cooking can soften dried pieces, while further drying can make them firmer, crisp, or brittle.
- Ingredient type
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Local names for dried pork
Names and romanised forms to recognise on menus and labels.
Dried Pork
dried pork
猪肉干
zhūròu gān
말린 돼지고기
mallin dwaejigogi
干し豚肉
hoshi butaniku
หมูแห้ง
mu haeng
dendeng babi
daging babi kering
thịt heo khô
carne de cerdo seca
porc séché
getrocknetes Schweinefleisch
carne de porco seca
kurutulmuş domuz eti
hoshi butaniku
Romanised form
mallin dwaejigogi
Romanised form
zhūròu gān
Romanised form
mu haeng
Romanised form
Available names only. Languages may be spoken in other countries; a name alone does not identify every ingredient in a dish.
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Dried Pork nutrition & diet
Dried Pork nutritional value
Reference: Pork: striped, dried
Per 100 g of 100 g edible portion in the named official reference form.
- Calories
- 345kcal
- Protein
- 43.2g
- Carbs
- 25.1g
- Fat
- 7.9g
Official national food-composition reference. The displayed food form is part of the estimate; cultivar, recipe, brand, processing and preparation can change values.
Portions & preparation
Use the edible dried pork portion as sold, trimming or rehydrating according to the recipe. Preparation can change chewiness and the amount of rendered fat retained. Account for added ingredients such as salt, sugar, smoke flavoring, or coatings when interpreting catalogue entries or comparing preparations.
Compare the right form: Match references to dried, preserved pork, distinguishing sliced, shredded, powdered, smoked, salted, and rehydrated forms, with edible lean and fat portions identified.
Diet considerations
Dried pork is animal-derived. Compatibility changes with curing ingredients, smoke flavorings, sweeteners, coatings, or mixed seasoning packets. It is not plant-based, and dishes containing it may also include cereal ingredients or other animal products. Carbohydrate patterns generally depend on additions and serving context rather than the pork itself.
AI-authored reading notes · Awaiting editorial review. Measured values, where available, have a separate source above.
Dietary compatibility
- VeganTypically incompatible
- VegetarianTypically incompatible
- PescatarianTypically incompatible
- KetoMay be compatible
- PaleoMay be compatible
- Low-carbMay be compatible
- HalalTypically incompatible
- KosherTypically incompatible
What these diet assessments mean
- Vegan · Typically incompatible
- The ingredient profile identifies an animal-derived food or derivative.
- Vegetarian · Typically incompatible
- The profile identifies animal flesh, seafood or a derivative excluded by a vegetarian diet.
- Pescatarian · Typically incompatible
- The profile identifies land-animal meat or a derivative, which is excluded by this pescatarian definition.
- Keto · May be compatible
- The plain form may fit a carbohydrate-restricted diet. Check the portion, added sugar, coatings and sauces against the nutrition values above.
- Paleo · May be compatible
- May fit a paleo pattern, depending on the cut or form, processing and added ingredients.
- Low-carb · May be compatible
- The plain form may fit a carbohydrate-restricted diet. Check the portion, added sugar, coatings and sauces against the nutrition values above.
- Halal · Typically incompatible
- This profile identifies pork or a pork-derived ingredient.
- Kosher · Typically incompatible
- This profile identifies pork or a pork-derived ingredient.
For the plain ingredient · Awaiting review. Diet compatibility is not allergy suitability or halal/kosher certification. Keto and low-carb depend on the portion.
AI-generated illustration for visual context. It does not identify a particular product or establish allergen content.
Sources & review
Nutrition reference: Taiwan FDA Nutrition Information Database — R5200301 ↗. Values are scaled from 100 g of the recorded edible form. Individual portions have no assumed fixed weight.
Expanded overview, name examples and nutrition notes are database drafts awaiting editorial review. Numeric nutrition values, where shown, have their own source and food-form reference.
The ingredient description and dish connections come from the draft catalogue and may change after review.
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