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Speck

Lightly smoked dry-cured ham from the Alto Adige.

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About Speck

Speck is a lightly smoked, dry-cured ham associated with Alto Adige. It is eaten sliced as a cured meat, used in sandwiches and salads, or cooked with vegetables, eggs, pasta, dumplings, and other dishes where its cured flavour seasons the recipe.

It is typically savoury, salty, gently smoky, and pleasantly porky, with a firm but sliceable texture. Lean sections are drier and firmer, while pieces with more fat feel softer and richer. Cooking can render the fat and intensify its aroma, making the meat crisper at the edges.

Speck may be sold in thin slices, a larger piece, or cubes and trimmings for cooking. The exterior may be darker from smoking and drying, while the cut surface ranges from rosy red to darker red with pale fat. Slicing thinly highlights its cured texture; heating changes its firmness and smokiness.

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Speck nutrition & diet

Speck nutritional value

Reference: Ham, smoke-cured

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

Calories
203kcal
Protein
30.0g
Carbs
0.0g
Fat
9.2g

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 sliced meat and identify whether the product is dry-cured, lightly smoked, trimmed, or cooked. Fat, rind, and any glaze or seasoning affect the portion assessed. Interpret speck alone separately from bread, cheese, pasta, vegetables, or sauces served with it.

Compare the right form: Match references to Alto Adige-style dry-cured, lightly smoked ham, specifying sliced edible meat, trimming, rind, and any cooking or glaze.

Diet considerations

Speck is an animal-derived cured pork product. Compatibility changes with added glazes, coatings, dairy, eggs, or other recipe ingredients. Bread, pasta, crackers, and cereal-based accompaniments introduce separate cereal components, while the dish’s carbohydrate pattern depends on those additions and portion.

AI-authored reading notes · Awaiting editorial review. Measured values, where available, have a separate source above.

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: Norwegian Food Composition Table — 03.111 ↗. 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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