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Pork blood

Pork blood is a traditional culinary ingredient used in blood sausages, soups, stews, and sauces.

Pork blood — illustrative ingredient image

About Pork blood

Pork blood is blood collected from pigs for culinary use, handled as a liquid or allowed to coagulate into a soft, dark red to brown ingredient. It is incorporated into blood sausages, soups, stews, sauces, puddings, and other traditional preparations.

It has a pronounced savory, mineral-like flavor. When set, it has a smooth, dense texture; heating can firm it further or produce a crumbly, sliceable result. Added meat, fat, grains, spices, or stock can substantially change the finished flavor and texture.

It may be used fresh, coagulated, cooked, dried, or combined with other ingredients. Liquid blood is dark and fluid, while coagulated or cooked forms are darker, firmer, and easier to portion. Processing and recipe composition therefore change its appearance, texture, and flavor.

Ingredient type
whole food

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Pork blood nutrition & diet

Pork blood nutritional value

Reference: Pork, blood, cooked

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

Calories
48.88999999999999kcal
Protein
12.1g
Carbs
0.0g
Fat
0.1g

Per 100 g edible portion. Rojroongwasinkul et al. (2013), Mahidol University and Wageningen University, SMILING Thai Food Composition Table. Energy is the source-calculated energy; carbohydrate is available carbohydrate by difference. Original 2013 reference values, not a current product label or a universal recipe.

Portions & preparation

Establish whether this is fresh pork blood, cooked blood, dried blood, or an ingredient in a prepared sausage or stew. The edible portion and cooking method matter, as added pork, fat, grains, salt, spices, or sauce can define the final composition rather than blood alone.

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Diet considerations

Pork blood is animal-derived and is incompatible with vegetarian and vegan patterns. Prepared blood sausages, soups, and sauces may contain pork fat, meat, dairy, eggs, cereal ingredients, or coatings. Compatibility therefore depends on the recipe, processing, and serving form; the identity of any added grains must be established.

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: Thai Food Composition Table, SMILING 2013 — 06070 ↗. 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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