Pork calories comparison! Which one is the fattest? Eat this way to avoid landmines...

Do you particularly like bacon when eating hotpot? When eating teppanyaki, you must order top-grade Matsushima pork, and when eating Japanese deep-fried pork cutlet, you must order the tenderloin... Why do so many people like to eat pork? What are the nutritional values? How many parts can a pig be divided into? Where is the highest heat point? Which part has the lowest fat? The weather is cold in winter, which is the season for nourishing the kidneys and blood. Eating pork can play such a nourishing role.

The nutritional value of pork

According to statistics from the Council of Agriculture, each person in Taiwan eats 37 kilograms of pork each year, which is eight times that of beef and higher than the 31 kilograms of chicken. What is so appealing about pork? From a nutritional point of view, pork mainly provides high-quality protein, fat, vitamins and minerals needed by the human body, as well as cysteine ​​which can provide hemoglobin and promote iron absorption, and can improve iron deficiency anemia.

Traditional Chinese medicine believes that pork is mild in nature and sweet in taste, and has the effects of moistening the intestines and stomach, producing body fluids, replenishing kidney qi, and relieving heat and toxins. It is mainly used to treat damage to body fluids due to fever, thirst and emaciation, kidney deficiency and weakness, postpartum blood deficiency, dry cough, replenishing deficiency, nourishing yin, moisturizing dryness, nourishing liver yin, promoting urination, and stopping thirst.

Butchering a pig! Understand all parts at once

Next, let’s learn how to cook a pig and understand the best of each part. Nutritionist Cai Yixuan said that Taiwan mainly adopts the four-part cutting method, cutting the pig into four parts: shoulder leg, spine, abdomen, and hind leg. The upper back part includes large ribs, small ribs, large tenderloin and small tenderloin; the lower abdomen part includes flank meat, flank chops, soft ribs and ribs; the more commonly eaten front part includes pork cheek, shoulder and neck meat; the hind leg part includes inner and outer hind leg meat, tendon meat, hind hock, pig's feet and hoof flower.

The bacon most commonly used in hot pot is actually pork belly. The flank meat located in the pig's belly is also called pork belly or pork belly. It has a high fat content and a tender taste. It is the most common part used as hot pot meat and bacon. However, due to its high fat content, its calories are much higher than other parts of the body, with more than 380 calories per 100 grams of pork belly. At least 300 calories are provided by fat, which shows how abundant the fat in the abdominal and flank areas is.

When cooking pork, if you want to avoid consuming hidden high calories, you should avoid cooking methods such as frying, braising, sweet and sour, and stewing.

In addition, the pork belly located on the upper side of the shoulder blade is characterized by moderate fat distribution, which is very suitable for cooking by roasting or frying, and can also be used as meat slices for hot pot. The calories in 100 grams of pork belly are about 320 calories.

Who is low-fat pork? Tenderloin and pork loin are on the list

If I want to eat lower-fat pork, what parts can I choose? Pork tenderloin, commonly known as tenderloin, is the lean meat connected to the large ribs on the lower side of the spine. It is the most tender part of the pig. The tenderloin has low fat content, about 139 calories per 100 grams. It is often cooked by frying, stir-frying, and other methods, so many dishes like to use tenderloin.

For gourmets, as long as you go to a high-end teppanyaki restaurant, you can eat the tender and fragrant Matsusaka pork. A pig weighs only 6 taels of Matsusaka pork, so some people call it 6 taels of meat. Matsuba pork has a crispy and tender texture, and has a sweet taste when chewed, making it a precious ingredient on the table. As for cooking, just fry it in a frying pan and sprinkle some rose salt on it to fully enhance the flavor; the calories in every 100 grams of pine sliced ​​pork are approximately close to 150 calories.

When cooking pork, if you want to avoid eating hidden high calories, you should pay attention to the following points:

1. When choosing pork, you should pick parts with lower fat content such as tenderloin and pork cheek. If you eat parts with more fat when eating out, try to remove the fat before eating.

2. There are many processed pork products on the market. In addition to their high fat content, they also have high sodium content and should be avoided as much as possible.

3. Avoid cooking methods such as frying, braising, sweet and sour cooking, and stewing to avoid excessive fat intake.

4. If you eat hot pot, be careful to reduce the use of shacha sauce, fermented tofu, and sesame paste; use more natural spices such as onions, ginger, garlic, lemon juice, etc. for seasoning, which can significantly reduce the intake of fat, calories, and sodium.

【Health Tips】:

Nutritionist Cai Yixuan reminds that those who like to eat the fatty parts of pork should be careful about consuming too much fat. Not only will it make you prone to obesity, it may also cause high cholesterol and increase the incidence of hypertension and coronary heart disease. If you already have arteriosclerosis or coronary heart disease, you should consume a moderate amount and not eat too much.