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Pork jowl

Pork jowl is meat from a pig’s cheek and lower face, containing fat and connective tissue and suited to slow cooking or use cured, sliced or diced.

Pork jowl — illustrative ingredient image

About Pork jowl

Pork jowl is meat from the cheek and lower face of a pig. It contains lean meat interspersed with connective tissue and fat, giving it a marbled appearance and a rich, savory flavour. It is sold fresh or cured, and the amount of fat and the texture vary with trimming and processing.

It can be braised, roasted or cooked slowly, while cured jowl is often sliced or diced for use as a fatty, flavorful meat. The term identifies a region rather than a single standardized cut, so products may differ in thickness, skin and fat content.

Ingredient type
whole food

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English

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

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Pork jowl nutrition & diet

Pork jowl nutritional value

Reference: Pork, jowl, raw

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

Calories
655kcal
Protein
6.4g
Carbs
0.0g
Fat
69.6g

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

Fresh and cured jowl are not directly interchangeable for nutrition comparisons; account for curing, cooking, rendered fat and whether skin is included.

Dietary compatibility

  • Vegan
    Not established
  • Vegetarian
    Not established
  • Pescatarian
    Not established
  • Keto
    Not established
  • Paleo
    Not established
  • Low-carb
    Not established
  • Halal
    Not established
  • Kosher
    Not established
What these diet assessments mean
Vegan · Not established
The available profile does not establish the full composition or processing for this dietary pattern.
Vegetarian · Not established
The available profile does not establish the full composition or processing for this dietary pattern.
Pescatarian · Not established
The available profile does not establish the full composition or processing for this dietary pattern.
Keto · Not established
A defined serving and sourced carbohydrate data are needed before assessing this dietary pattern.
Paleo · Not established
The ingredient form and processing have not been assessed against this dietary pattern.
Low-carb · Not established
A defined serving and sourced carbohydrate data are needed before assessing this dietary pattern.
Halal · Not established
Sourcing, processing and any applicable certification have not been verified. A food name alone does not establish halal status.
Kosher · Not established
Sourcing, processing and any applicable certification have not been verified. A food name alone does not establish kosher status.

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: Canadian Nutrient File, 2015 — 1841 ↗. 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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