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Pork Head Meat

Pork head meat is meat taken from the head of a pig, commonly braised, stewed, or used in sausages and terrines.

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About Pork Head Meat

Pork head meat is edible meat and associated soft tissue collected from a pig’s head, rather than a single standardized muscle cut. It can include meat from the cheeks, jowls, snout, and other trimmed areas, with composition varying by butchering practice. It is commonly braised, boiled, or stewed, then served in pieces or shredded.

The flavour and texture are not uniform because the ingredient may contain lean, fatty, or gelatinous pieces. Cooked head meat can be tender and varied, while connective tissue helps create a dense, cohesive mixture in sausages, terrines, pâtés, and pressed preparations.

It may be sold fresh, cooked, or preserved, as loose pieces or within prepared products. Braising, boiling, and stewing soften the meat and connective tissue; pressing or incorporating it into sausages and terrines changes it into a compact sliceable or spreadable form. Exact contents require product-level confirmation.

Ingredient type
whole food

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pork head meat

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Pork Head Meat nutrition & diet

Pork Head Meat nutritional value

Reference: Pork head meat, steamed

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

Calories
552.7kcal
Protein
16.0g
Carbs
0.0g
Fat
54.3g

Official national food-composition reference. The displayed food form is part of the estimate; cultivar, recipe, brand, processing and preparation can change values.

Portions & preparation

Use the edible meat portions after removing bone, cartilage, skin, and excess fat as appropriate. Braising or stewing can produce a moist serving, while sausages and terrines may include added fat, salt, and seasonings that materially change the finished ingredient profile.

Compare the right form: Match references to cooked pig head meat, specifying whether skin, cheek, tongue, cartilage, bone, or added fat remains included.

Diet considerations

This is animal-derived pig meat. Compatibility changes when it is prepared as sausage or terrine, or combined with dairy, cereal binders, sweeteners, or other animal ingredients. Braised meat differs from cured or seasoned preparations, and any carbohydrate pattern depends mainly on recipe additions and serving context.

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: Vietnam Food Composition Table, SMILING 2013 — 7070 ↗. 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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