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Pork pâté

Pork pâté is a seasoned spread or terrine made from pork and often pork liver and fat, served chilled or at room temperature.

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About Pork pâté

Pork pâté is a prepared spread or terrine made from pork, often combining meat with pork liver and pork fat, plus seasoning. It is commonly served chilled or at room temperature, either spread or sliced. Recipes and commercial products differ in their proportions of meat, liver, fat, liquid, and seasonings.

Its flavour ranges from mild and savoury to strongly liver-like or spiced. The texture may be smooth, sliceable, or coarsely minced. Some formulations are smooth emulsions, while others retain visible pieces, so the eating texture depends on the ingredients and processing.

Pork pâté may be cooked in a mould, loaf, jar, or casing. It can have a pinkish-brown to gray-brown appearance, depending on its ingredients and processing. Chilling supports spreading or slicing, while the proportions of meat, liver, fat, liquid, and seasonings affect its final consistency.

Ingredient type
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Local names for pork pâté

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English

Pork pâté

English

Pâte brisée, matière grasse végétale, préemballée, crue

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Pâte brisée, matière grasse végétale, préemballée, cuite

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Pâte brisée, préemballée, cuite (aliment moyen)

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Pâte brisée, pur beurre, préemballée, crue

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Pâte brisée, pur beurre, préemballée, cuite

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Pâte brisée, pur beurre, surgelée, préemballée, crue

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Pâte phyllo ou pâte filo, crue

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Pâte sablée, préemballée, crue

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Pâte sablée, préemballée, cuite

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Pâte sablée, pur beurre, préemballée, crue

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Pâte sablée, pur beurre, préemballée, cuite

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Pâte sablée, pur beurre, surgelée, préemballée, crue

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Pork pâté nutrition & diet

Pork pâté nutritional value

Pate, pork meat and liver based, reduced fat

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

Calories
193kcal
Protein
18.0g
Carbs
2.9g
Fat
12.0g

Per 100 g edible portion. New Zealand FOODfiles 2024. Copyright The New Zealand Institute for Plant & Food Research Limited and the Ministry of Health (New Zealand), 2024. Original reference values: available carbohydrate and energy (FSANZ). Access and use of these data are subject to https://www.foodcomposition.co.nz/terms/. Other preparations differ.

Portions & preparation

Treat pâté as a recipe-specific spread or terrine, not as plain pork or liver. Identify the proportions of meat, liver, fat, liquid, seasonings, and any binder, then record chilled or cooked form. Serving with bread, crackers, pastry, or fruit preparation should be assessed separately.

Compare the right form: Match references to the same pork pâté or terrine recipe, including liver and fat proportions, binders, cooking method, and served edible portion.

Diet considerations

Pork pâté is an animal-derived compound food, commonly involving pork and sometimes liver, fat, dairy, eggs, alcohol, or other ingredients. Bread, pastry, cereal binders, sweeteners, and coatings can change compatibility and carbohydrate patterns. Brand or recipe details are essential; casing or garnish should not be assumed.

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
    Not established
  • Low-carb
    Not established
  • 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 · 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 · 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.

Reviewed ingredient entryIngredient reference · Preparations vary

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Sources & review

Nutrition reference: New Zealand FOODfiles 2024 — M10087 ↗. 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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