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Ham fat

Ham fat is fatty tissue from cured ham, used in pieces to flavour dishes or rendered into cooking fat, with curing affecting its flavour.

Ham fat — illustrative ingredient image

About Ham fat

Ham fat is the fatty tissue trimmed from or attached to ham, a cured pork cut. It may be rendered for cooking fat or left in pieces to flavour soups, beans, and other dishes; the term does not specify whether it is raw, cooked, or cured.

The fat may be white to pink-tinged, depending on its contact with the ham and curing ingredients. Rendered fat is smooth and oily when warm and solidifies as it cools; unrendered pieces are firm or soft depending on temperature. Curing and rendering affect flavour.

Ingredient type
whole food

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English

ham fat

English

ham drippings

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Ham fat nutrition & diet

Ham fat nutritional value

Representative benchmark: Fat for cooking, unspecified

Representative nutrition benchmarkOfficial table values for a comparable food category, not a laboratory measurement of this exact ingredient.

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

Calories
746kcal
Protein
0.5g
Carbs
0.3g
Fat
82.6g

Representative benchmark from a comparable official food-composition category; it is not a laboratory measurement of this exact ingredient. The displayed reference form must be considered, and species, cultivar, recipe, brand, processing and preparation can change values.

Rendered fat, trimmed raw fat, and fat from cured or cooked ham are different samples; curing and cooking can change their composition.

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.

Reviewed ingredient entryIngredient reference · Preparations vary

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Sources & review

Nutrition reference: Norwegian Food Composition Table — 08.240 ↗. 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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