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Pork lungs

Pork lungs are soft, porous pig offal with a distinct organ-meat flavour, usually cut up and simmered or braised before further use.

Pork lungs — illustrative ingredient image

About Pork lungs

Pork lungs are edible offal from a pig. They have a soft, porous structure and a mild, distinct organ-meat flavour; their color and texture can vary with freshness and cooking. Lungs are not the same as muscle meat, and their texture remains unlike that of a conventional pork chop or roast.

They are usually cut into pieces and cooked thoroughly, often by simmering or braising before being incorporated into other preparations. Availability and culinary use vary by region, and raw lungs are not typically treated as a quick-cooking cut.

Ingredient type
other

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English

Pork, fresh, variety meats and by-products, lungs, cooked, braised

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English

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

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Pork lungs nutrition & diet

Pork lungs nutritional value

Reference: Pork, lungs, raw

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

Calories
85kcal
Protein
14.1g
Carbs
0.0g
Fat
2.7g

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

Lung is an organ meat rather than skeletal muscle; comparisons should use the same raw or cooked state and preparation method.

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 — 1846 ↗. 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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