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Minced pork

Minced pork is finely chopped pork used in dumplings, sausages, meatballs, fillings, and stir-fries.

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About Minced pork

Minced pork is pork muscle and associated fat cut or ground into small pieces. It is used in dumplings, sausages, meatballs, patties, stuffed vegetables, fillings, stir-fries, sauces, and braised dishes.

It is generally pink to pale red when raw, with a soft, granular texture and a mild, savoury flavour that becomes fuller as the fat renders during cooking. Precise colour, coarseness, and fat proportion depend on the cuts used and the product form.

It may be freshly prepared or commercially packaged, and may be shaped, seasoned, browned, or combined with other ingredients. Fine mince binds more readily, while coarse mince gives a more distinct, pleasantly nubbly texture in finished dishes.

Ingredient type
whole food

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Local names for minced pork

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English

minced pork

American English

ground pork

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Minced pork nutrition & diet

Minced pork nutritional value

Pork, mince, raw

Per 100 g of the edible portion in the stated food form.

Calories
164kcal
Protein
19.2g
Carbs
0.0g
Fat
9.7g

Reference values apply to the named food form, not every preparation, variety or brand. CoFID 2021 food code 18-606. Carbohydrate follows the dataset’s available-carbohydrate convention. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/.

Portions & preparation

Distinguish plain pork mince from sausage-style or seasoned products, and record whether it is raw, cooked, drained, or formed. Frying, steaming, baking, and simmering affect the final edible portion. Dumplings, meatballs, fillings, and stir-fries may include oils, cereals, sauces, vegetables, or other ingredients requiring separate assessment.

Compare the right form: Match to plain minced pork in the stated raw or cooked form, with fat formulation and edible portion distinguished from sausage or filled products.

Diet considerations

Minced pork is animal-derived. Compatibility changes with added dairy, egg, cereal wrappers or binders, other meats, coatings, and sauces. Sausages, dumplings, meatballs, and prepared fillings are not equivalent to plain pork mince; their seasonings and accompanying ingredients may substantially change dietary classification.

AI-authored reading notes · Awaiting editorial review. Measured values, where available, have a separate source above.

Dietary compatibility

  • Vegan
    Typically incompatible
  • Vegetarian
    Typically incompatible
  • Pescatarian
    Typically incompatible
  • Keto
    May be compatible
  • Paleo
    May be compatible
  • Low-carb
    May be compatible
  • Halal
    Typically incompatible
  • Kosher
    Typically 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.

Reviewed ingredient entryIngredient reference · Preparations vary

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Sources & review

Nutrition reference: UK Composition of Foods Integrated Dataset (CoFID), 2021 — Pork, mince, raw ↗. 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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