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Wild boar

Wild boar is the meat of wild swine, commonly roasted, braised, grilled, or used in hearty stews.

Wild boar — illustrative ingredient image

About Wild boar

Wild boar is meat from free-living wild swine rather than domestically raised pork. It may be roasted, braised, grilled, or cooked in hearty stews, and the term does not specify a particular species, region, or cut.

The meat is commonly described as firm and distinctly savoury, but appearance, texture, and flavour are affected by the animal’s age, sex, diet, activity, and handling. Leaner portions and tougher working muscles do not behave alike during cooking.

It may be sold as whole carcasses or cuts such as shoulder, leg, loin, and offal, appearing fresh, chilled, frozen, or preserved. Roasting, grilling, braising, and stewing alter tenderness, moisture, and surface colour, with preparation and cooking time depending on the cut.

Ingredient type
whole food

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Local names for wild boar

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English

Wild boar

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Wild boar nutrition & diet

Wild boar nutritional value

Game meat, boar, wild, raw

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

Calories
122kcal
Protein
21.5g
Carbs
0.0g
Fat
3.3g

Reference values for the specific food form shown. Other varieties, brands and preparations can differ.

Portions & preparation

Match the reference to the edible muscle cut and preparation, since leanness, trimming, cooking method, and moisture loss vary. Roasting, braising, grilling, and stewing can involve different added fats, marinades, or sauces; bones, skin, and rendered fat should not be counted as the same portion.

Compare the right form: Use references for identified wild-boar meat, specifying cut and cooked or raw edible portion; sausages, cured products, and mixed dishes require separate matches.

Diet considerations

Wild boar is animal-derived meat. Compatibility changes when it is minced, cured, smoked, coated, stuffed, or combined with dairy, egg, cereal breadcrumbs, or animal-derived sauces. Preparation and portion determine the resulting carbohydrate pattern, while a plain meat portion differs from a stew or processed product.

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: USDA FoodData Central — Game meat, boar, wild, raw ↗. 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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