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Pork spare ribs

Pork spare ribs are rib sections from pigs commonly grilled, roasted, braised, or simmered in soups.

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About Pork spare ribs

Pork spare ribs are the rib section cut from the lower side of the pig’s rib cage, usually extending from the breastbone area toward the flank. They contain rib bones, intercostal meat, connective tissue, and varying amounts of surface fat, with the meatier side distinguished from leaner back-rib sections.

Raw pieces are pink-red with parallel bones and visible fat, and have a pork flavour with a firm, fibrous texture. They are commonly grilled, roasted, braised, or simmered in soups; seasoning and cooking liquid shape the finished flavour.

They may be sold as a slab, separated into individual ribs, trimmed, fresh, chilled, or frozen. Cooking makes the meat more tender while retaining a meaty, fibrous texture, and grilling, roasting, braising, or simmering changes the surface, moisture, and amount of retained fat.

Ingredient type
whole food

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Local names for pork spare ribs

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English

Pork spare ribs

English

Pork, spare ribs, 'barbecue style', meat only, retail, reheated

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Pork, spare ribs, 'barbecue style', meat only, retail, reheated, weighed with bone

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Pork, spare ribs, marinated, baked, roasted, fried, grilled or BBQ'd, fat not further defined

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Pork, spare ribs, raw, lean and fat

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Pork, spare ribs, untrimmed, baked, no added fat

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Pork, spare ribs, untrimmed, raw

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Pork spare ribs nutrition & diet

Pork spare ribs nutritional value

Pork, spare ribs, raw, lean and fat

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

Calories
195kcal
Protein
18.7g
Carbs
0.0g
Fat
13.4g

Reference values apply to the named food form, not every preparation, variety or brand. CoFID 2021 food code 18-609. Carbohydrate follows the dataset’s available-carbohydrate convention. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/.

Portions & preparation

Specify whether the reference covers raw or cooked ribs and whether it includes bone, attached fat, membrane, or edible meat only. Grilling, roasting, braising, and simmering produce different moisture and sauce exposures. Serving descriptions should distinguish plain ribs from glazed, breaded, or heavily seasoned preparations.

Compare the right form: Match references to pork spare ribs in the stated raw or cooked form, with bone, edible meat, fat, membrane, and sauce treatment identified.

Diet considerations

Pork spare ribs are animal-derived and are not suitable for vegetarian or vegan diets. Plain ribs differ from versions coated with barbecue sauce, breading, malt, dairy, or cereal-based seasoning. The ribs themselves contain no intentional cereal ingredient, while carbohydrate patterns usually come from glaze, sides, and portion.

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: UK Composition of Foods Integrated Dataset (CoFID), 2021 — Pork, spare ribs, raw, lean and fat ↗. 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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