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Research Notes on Pork
The culinary name of the meat from a pig is pork. Pork is prepared and eaten in many different forms all over the world.1 Pork is a source of high-quality protein, vitamin B12, iron, potassium, riboflavin and other important nutrients. Pork is considered a healthy, lean choice for meals.2
Fast Facts:
- High-quality proteins help you feel full when eating and are good to help prevent overeating.2
- It is leaner now than it used to be, having 16% less fat than it did 15 years ago.2
- Islam and Judaism forbid eating any pork products.1
- Pork provides 38 percent of daily meat protein intake worldwide.1
- The USDA's Foreign Agricultural Service reports that worldwide in 2006 100 million metric tons of pork were consumed.1
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Research Notes References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Wikipedia: Pork Overview
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 National Pork Board: Pork Nutrition Information
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- Last update: Oct. 15, 2009
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