Pork belly
120 g of pork belly is 622 kcal and mainly feeds your muscles, immune and liver.
PER 120 G AS BOUGHT · 622 KCAL
No PeakPie recipe uses this ingredient yet, so the portion is a typical serving for its kind.
Not on the organ lists.This ingredient is not in PeakPie's kitchen: fatty cut, so it is never offered as a best ingredient, whatever it scores.
What it feeds
The score is what this one portion would do for the organ on an otherwise empty day, against PeakPie’s daily targets for an adult aged 19 to 50 (protein at 70 kg). Your own targets in the app follow your age, sex, weight and activity.
What’s in 120 g
| NUTRIENT | AMOUNT | OF A DAY |
|---|---|---|
| B12 | 1mcg | 42% |
| Protein | 11g | 20% |
| Phosphorus | 130mg | 19% |
| Selenium | 9.6mcg | 17% |
| Zinc | 1.2mg | 13% |
| B6 | 0.2mg | 12% |
| Potassium | 222mg | 7% |
| Copper | 0.1mg | 7% |
| Iron | 0.6mg | 5% |
| Vitamin E | 0.5mg | 3% |
| Water | 0.0L | 1% |
| Magnesium |
Watch out
- Saturated fat23g · 116% of the UK reference intake
- Salt0.1g · 2% of the UK reference intake
What may be claimed
Pork belly is a source of Phosphorus, Protein, B12. These are the authorised wordings from the GB Nutrition and Health Claims Register for those nutrients, the only health claims anyone may make about this food.
Phosphorus
- Phosphorus contributes to the maintenance of normal bones.
- Phosphorus contributes to normal energy-yielding metabolism.
Calcium's partner in bone mineral, and the P in ATP — the molecule every cell spends as energy.
Protein
- Protein contributes to a growth in muscle mass.
- Protein contributes to the maintenance of muscle mass.
- Protein contributes to the maintenance of normal bones.
The amino-acid supply for building and repairing muscle — and for every enzyme, antibody, and hormone your body assembles.
B12
- Vitamin B12 contributes to normal psychological function.
- Vitamin B12 contributes to normal functioning of the nervous system.
- Vitamin B12 contributes to the normal function of the immune system.
- Vitamin B12 contributes to normal red blood cell formation.
- Vitamin B12 contributes to a reduction of tiredness and fatigue.
A B vitamin that insulates nerve fibres, builds red blood cells, and copies DNA. It occurs naturally only in animal foods.
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