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Pork Chitterlings

Cleaned and cooked pig intestines, traditionally served as a meat dish or used in stews and sausages.

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About Pork Chitterlings

Pork chitterlings are cleaned pig intestines prepared as food, most often from the large intestine. They are served as a meat dish, added to stews, or used in sausage-making; the general name does not specify an intestinal section.

Their tubular pieces have a firm, springy, or chewy texture after cooking. Flavour is strongly influenced by cleaning, pre-cooking, seasoning, and the final dish, so no single sensory profile applies to every product.

They may be sold raw, par-cooked, or cooked, with size and texture varying through section, trimming, and cooking time. They can be simmered, braised, fried, or added directly to preparations; thorough cleaning and cooking are central to their preparation.

Ingredient type
whole food

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Local names for pork chitterlings

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English

Pork chitterlings

English

Chitlins

English

Pork, fresh, variety meats and by-products, chitterlings, cooked, simmered

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English

Pork, fresh, variety meats and by-products, chitterlings, raw

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Pork Chitterlings nutrition & diet

Pork Chitterlings nutritional value

Pork, fresh, variety meats and by-products, chitterlings, cooked, simmered

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

Calories
233kcal
Protein
12.5g
Carbs
0.0g
Fat
20.3g

Values apply to the food form named above, not every preparation, variety or brand.

Portions & preparation

Confirm that the ingredient is cleaned pork intestine and specify raw, boiled, fried, stewed, or canned form. Cleaning and cooking affect the edible portion, while retained broth, fat, breading, or sauce changes the served food. A chitterling dish should be matched as prepared rather than to intestine alone.

Compare the right form: Match references to cleaned pork intestines in the same cooked or preserved form, including retained fat, broth, breading, or sauce.

Diet considerations

Pork chitterlings are animal-derived and incompatible with vegetarian and vegan patterns. Recipes may add pork, other meats, dairy, eggs, cereal ingredients, or coatings. Compatibility also depends on whether they are served plain, incorporated into sausage, or cooked in a seasoned stew; the complete recipe 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.

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Sources & review

Nutrition reference: USDA FoodData Central — Pork, fresh, variety meats and by-products, chitterlings, cooked, simmered ↗. 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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