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Fatback

Fatback is firm subcutaneous pig fat, sometimes with rind, used for rendering, enriching dishes or incorporating into sausages and other preparations.

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About Fatback

Fatback is a layer of firm subcutaneous fat taken from the back of a pig, sometimes with a thin rind attached. It is used in cooking as a source of rendered fat, cut into pieces to enrich dishes, or incorporated into sausages and other preparations.

Fresh fatback is usually white or creamy and solid when chilled, becoming soft and liquid as it renders. It has a mild pork flavour; it may be sold fresh, salted, or otherwise cured, and those forms differ in saltiness and handling.

Ingredient type
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fatback

English

Fat back, cooked

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Fatback nutrition & diet

Fatback nutritional value

Reference: FATBACK

Per 100 g of 100 g edible portion in the named official reference form.

Calories
785.7kcal
Protein
2.5g
Carbs
0.0g
Fat
87.7g

Official national food-composition reference. The displayed food form is part of the estimate; cultivar, recipe, brand, processing and preparation can change values.

Fresh, salted, and cured fatback are not nutritionally interchangeable; curing can substantially change the salt content. Rendered fat is a different form from the unrendered cut.

Dietary compatibility

  • Vegan
    Not established
  • Vegetarian
    Not established
  • Pescatarian
    Not established
  • Keto
    Not established
  • Paleo
    Not established
  • Low-carb
    Not established
  • Halal
    Not established
  • Kosher
    Not established
What these diet assessments mean
Vegan · Not established
The available profile does not establish the full composition or processing for this dietary pattern.
Vegetarian · Not established
The available profile does not establish the full composition or processing for this dietary pattern.
Pescatarian · Not established
The available profile does not establish the full composition or processing for this dietary pattern.
Keto · Not established
A defined serving and sourced carbohydrate data are needed before assessing this dietary pattern.
Paleo · Not established
The ingredient form and processing have not been assessed against this dietary pattern.
Low-carb · Not established
A defined serving and sourced carbohydrate data are needed before assessing this dietary pattern.
Halal · Not established
Sourcing, processing and any applicable certification have not been verified. A food name alone does not establish halal status.
Kosher · Not established
Sourcing, processing and any applicable certification have not been verified. A food name alone does not establish kosher status.

For the plain ingredient · Awaiting review. Diet compatibility is not allergy suitability or halal/kosher certification. Keto and low-carb depend on the portion.

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Sources & review

Nutrition reference: Fineli Finnish Food Composition Database, release 20.0 — 708 ↗. 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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