Calories and composition of stewed pork
Pork is one of the most high-calorie meat products. Despite its energy value, it is not only healthy, but also tasty meat, which can serve as an excellent basis for both the first and second courses.It is important to note that pork does not lose its caloric content during heat treatment. The most acceptable to eat pork stew. What is the use of such meat, what are its caloric content and composition, read on.
Composition and energy value
All the favorite pork ribs contain 210 kcal per 100 grams of the product in its original form.
The caloric value of 100 grams of pork meat stewed in a frying pan will be 235 kilocalories. Thus, we can conclude that about 188 calories per meal.
Stewed pork is quite difficult to call a lenten dish. As a comparison, it can be said that, for example, 100 grams of beef stew contains 232 calories.
In principle, this method of cooking pork meat is the most preferable if you want to optimize the caloric content of the finished product. For example, 100 grams of boiled pork will contain 375 calories, the calorie content of pork cutlets will be approximately 200 kcal per 100 grams of minced meat, canned pork stew contains 367 kilocalories per 100 grams. And the leader in terms of calorie count is roasted pork, since 100 grams of food contains as much as 489 kilocalories!
The lowest calorie content can be achieved if you use lean pork for cooking. Lenten are such parts of pork carcass, as:
- a carbonade;
- tenderloin;
- scapula.
Pork stew contains a huge amount of vitamin B. In addition, it contains various categories of vitamins PP. In terms of the content of minerals and trace elements in the product, the following can be distinguished:
- magnesium;
- phosphorus;
- fluorine;
- calcium;
- copper;
- potassium;
- sulfur;
- iron;
- sodium.
Beneficial features
Besides the fact that stewed pork is a very tasty dish, you should not forget about its benefits to the body. Despite its rather high calorie content, braised pork is much easier to digest, unlike fried pork. Also with this method of cooking pork saves a huge amount of vitamins. Among other things, with this method of cooking carcinogens and various toxic elements are not formed in pork, the situation with smoked meats and pork in canned as well as in fried form is completely different.
This dish is perfect for eating for children, the elderly, pregnant, and also breastfeeding women due to the minerals contained in it.
Pork is different in that it positively affects the muscles, bones, cardiovascular system and male potency.
It is most useful to eat braised pork along with vegetables. An excellent side dish for a similarly cooked pork will be cabbage stewed or sauced.
To learn how to cook stewed pork with vegetables in a slow cooker, see the video below.
