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Pork cutlet

Pork cutlet is a breaded or unbreaded pork portion that is commonly fried or baked and served as a main dish.

Pork cutlet — illustrative ingredient image

About Pork cutlet

A pork cutlet is an individual portion cut from a larger pork cut, usually by slicing, flattening, or trimming the meat. It may be lean or include a rim of fat, and may be sold boneless or bone-in depending on local usage.

Its flavour and texture reflect the pork cut and cooking method rather than one fixed profile. Unbreaded versions show browned pork and its meat texture; breaded versions add a crisp exterior around the cooked pork interior.

Pork cutlets may be sold plain, breaded, battered, or prepared for frying, baking, grilling, or braising. Cooking changes the surface from raw meat to browned meat or a crisp coating, while flattening and trimming alter thickness and visible fat or bone.

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Local names for pork cutlet

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English

pork cutlet

English

Pork cutlet, Frozen

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English

Pork cutlet, Frozen, Deep-fried, Breaded

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English

Pork, loin cutlet, untrimmed, fried, no added fat

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English

Pork, loin cutlet, untrimmed, raw

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Pork cutlet nutrition & diet

Pork cutlet nutritional value

Pork, loin cutlet, untrimmed, raw

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

Calories
201.5kcal
Protein
21.0g
Carbs
0.0g
Fat
13.1g

Reference values apply to the named food form, not every preparation, variety or brand. © Food Standards Australia New Zealand. AFCD Release 3, food F007028. Available carbohydrate excludes sugar alcohols; energy converted from kJ to kcal (÷4.184). Australian data may not be appropriate for use in other countries. There are limitations associated with food composition databases. Food composition data used in the database or databases may represent an average of the nutrient content of a particular sample of foods and ingredients, determined at a particular time. The nutrient composition of foods and ingredients can vary substantially between batches and brands because of a number of factors, including changes in season, processing practices and ingredient source, and methods of calculation. Data licensed under the FSANZ Data User Licence Agreement, based on CC BY-SA 3.0 AU: https://www.foodstandards.gov.au/science-data/monitoringnutrients/afcd/datauserlicenceagreement.

Portions & preparation

Clarify the cut used, thickness, and whether the pork cutlet is raw, grilled, fried, baked, breaded, or sauced. The edible portion may include coating and absorbed cooking fat. A plain cooked pork cutlet requires a different reference from a breaded restaurant preparation or a filled cutlet.

Compare the right form: Match references to the same pork cutlet cut and cooked form, including breading, filling, sauce, bone status, and edible portion.

Diet considerations

Pork cutlet is animal-derived and excludes vegetarian and vegan diets. Breaded versions commonly involve cereal ingredients and may include eggs or dairy; filled or sauced versions can add cheese, other meats, or coatings. Compatibility also changes with accompaniments, while portion-dependent carbohydrate patterns mainly arise from breading and served sides.

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
    Not established
  • Paleo
    Depends on the version
  • Low-carb
    Not established
  • Halal
    Typically incompatible
  • Kosher
    Typically incompatible
What these diet assessments mean
Vegan · Typically incompatible
Recorded common ingredients: Pork. The ingredient profile identifies an animal-derived food or derivative. Recipes and products can differ.
Vegetarian · Typically incompatible
Recorded common ingredients: Pork. The profile identifies animal flesh, seafood or a derivative excluded by a vegetarian diet. Recipes and products can differ.
Pescatarian · Typically incompatible
Recorded common ingredients: Pork. The profile identifies land-animal meat or a derivative, which is excluded by this pescatarian definition. Recipes and products can differ.
Keto · Not established
A defined serving and sourced carbohydrate data are needed before assessing this dietary pattern.
Paleo · Depends on the version
Optional or variable recorded ingredients: Breadcrumbs; Wheat flour. This profile falls outside the conventional paleo pattern used here (grains and pseudograins, legumes, dairy or refined sugar). Recipes and products can differ.
Low-carb · Not established
A defined serving and sourced carbohydrate data are needed before assessing this dietary pattern.
Halal · Typically incompatible
Recorded common ingredients: Pork. This profile identifies pork or a pork-derived ingredient. Recipes and products can differ.
Kosher · Typically incompatible
Recorded common ingredients: Pork. This profile identifies pork or a pork-derived ingredient. Recipes and products can differ.

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: Australian Food Composition Database, Release 3, 2025 — Pork, loin cutlet, untrimmed, 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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