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Pork shoulder

Pork shoulder (whole, lean and fat)

Regional seasonality

Available all year, with no season to wait for. — Northern North America

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Nutritional values (per 100g)

  • Calories236 kcal
  • Proteins17.2 g
  • Carbohydrates0 g
  • Fats18 g
  • Fiber0 g
  • Sodium0.065 g
  • Sugars0 g
  • CO₂ footprint1200 g
Detailed nutrition enriched from Canadian Nutrient File — Pork, shoulder, whole, lean and fat, raw

Per 100 g

Key nutrients

Saturated fat, calcium and iron. Open the full profile for every vitamin, mineral and fatty acid reported.

Nutrition source Health Canada · CNF 2026

These are the nutrient amounts available for 100 g of this ingredient. A missing nutrient means that no value was reported—not that the amount is zero.

  • Saturated fat 6.24 g31% of daily maximum Codex NRV-NCD: maximum 20 g/day
  • Calcium 15 mg1.5% of daily reference Codex NRV-R: 1000 mg/day
  • Iron 1.05 mg4.8–7.5% of daily reference Codex NRV-R: 14–22 mg/day
Full nutrient profile 93 nutrients
Minerals Calcium, iron, potassium and more 8 nutrients
  • Magnesium 18 mg5.8% of daily reference Codex NRV-R: 310 mg/day
  • Phosphorus 182 mg26% of daily reference Codex NRV-R: 700 mg/day
  • Potassium 302 mg8.6% of daily target Codex NRV-NCD: target 3500 mg/day
  • Sodium 65 mg3.3% of daily maximum Codex NRV-NCD: maximum 2000 mg/day
  • Zinc 2.7 mg19–25% of daily reference Codex NRV-R: 11–14 mg/day
  • Copper 0.084 mg9.3% of daily reference Codex NRV-R: 900 µg/day
  • Manganese 0.011 mg0.4% of daily reference Codex NRV-R: 3 mg/day
  • Selenium 25.5 µg43% of daily reference Codex NRV-R: 60 µg/day
Vitamins Fat- and water-soluble vitamins 24 nutrients
  • Retinol 2 µg
  • Retinol activity equivalents 2 µg0.3% of daily reference Codex NRV-R: 800 µg RAE/day
  • Beta carotene 0 µg
  • Alpha carotene 0 µg
  • Alpha-tocopherol 0.19 mg2.1% of daily reference Codex NRV-R: 9 mg α-tocopherol/day
  • Vitamin D (International Units) 70 IU
  • Vitamin D (D2 + D3) 1.7 µg11–34% of daily reference Codex NRV-R: 5–15 µg/day
  • Beta cryptoxanthin 0 µg
  • Lycopene 0 µg
  • Lutein and zeaxanthin 0 µg
  • Vitamin C 0.7 mg0.7% of daily reference Codex NRV-R: 100 mg/day
  • Thiamine 0.767 mg64% of daily reference Codex NRV-R: 1.2 mg/day
  • Riboflavin 0.275 mg23% of daily reference Codex NRV-R: 1.2 mg/day
  • Niacin (nicotinic acid) preformed 3.83 mg26% of daily reference Codex NRV-R: 15 mg NE/day
  • Total niacin equivalent 7.3 mg NE49% of daily reference Codex NRV-R: 15 mg NE/day
  • Pantothenic acid 0.719 mg14% of daily reference Codex NRV-R: 5 mg/day
  • Vitamin B-6 0.348 mg27% of daily reference Codex NRV-R: 1.3 mg/day
  • Total folacin 5 µg
  • Vitamin B-12 0.74 µg31% of daily reference Codex NRV-R: 2.4 µg/day
  • Choline, total 60.6 mg
  • Vitamin K (phylloquinone) 0 µg
  • Folic acid 0 µg
  • Naturally occurring folate 5 µg
  • Dietary folate equivalents 5 µg1.3% of daily reference Codex NRV-R: 400 µg DFE/day
Fatty acids Saturated and unsaturated fatty acids 29 nutrients
  • Cholesterol 71 mg
  • Fatty acids, trans, total 0.0774 g
  • Fatty acids, saturated, 4:0, butanoic 0 g
  • Fatty acids, saturated, 6:0, hexanoic 0 g
  • Fatty acids, saturated, 8:0, octanoic 0 g
  • Fatty acids, saturated, 10:0, decanoic 0.01 g
  • Fatty acids, saturated, 12:0, dodecanoic 0.02 g
  • Fatty acids, saturated, 14:0, tetradecanoic 0.22 g
  • Fatty acids, saturated, 16:0, hexadecanoic 3.88 g
  • Fatty acids, saturated, 18:0, octadecanoic 2.04 g
  • Fatty acids, monounsaturated, 18:1undifferentiated, octadecenoic 7.35 g
  • Fatty acids, polyunsaturated, 18:2undifferentiated, linoleic, octadecadienoic 1.6 g
  • Fatty acids, polyunsaturated, 18:3undifferentiated, linolenic, octadecatrienoic 0.13 g
  • Fatty acids, polyunsaturated, 20:4, eicosatetraenoic 0.1 g
  • Fatty acids, polyunsaturated, 22:6 n-3, docosahexaenoic (DHA) 0 g
  • Fatty acids, monounsaturated, 16:1undifferentiated, hexadecenoic 0.51 g
  • Fatty acids, polyunsaturated, 18:4, octadecatetraenoic 0 g
  • Fatty acids, monounsaturated, 20:1, eicosenoic 0.13 g
  • Fatty acids, polyunsaturated, 20:5 n-3, eicosapentaenoic (EPA) 0 g
  • Fatty acids, monounsaturated, 22:1undifferentiated, docosenoic 0 g
  • Fatty acids, polyunsaturated, 22:5 n-3, docosapentaenoic (DPA) 0 g
  • Fatty acids, monounsaturated, total 8.01 g
  • Fatty acids, polyunsaturated, total 1.92 g
  • Fatty acids, monounsaturated, 22:1t, docosenoic 0 g
  • Fatty acids, monounsaturated, 22:1c, docosenoic 0 g
  • Fatty acids, polyunsaturated, 18:3 c,c,c n-6, g-linolenic, octadecatrienoic 0 g
  • Fatty acids, polyunsaturated, 18:3 c,c,c n-3 linolenic, octadecatrienoic 0.13 g
  • Fatty acids, polyunsaturated, 20:3 n-3 eicosatrienoic 0 g
  • Fatty acids, polyunsaturated, 20:3 n-6, eicosatrienoic 0 g
Sugars Individual sugars reported in the food 1 nutrient
  • Sugars, total 0 g
Other compounds Additional compounds measured by CNF 31 nutrients
  • Sucrose 0 g
  • Glucose 0 g
  • Fructose 0 g
  • Lactose 0 g
  • Maltose 0 g
  • Alcohol 0 g
  • Moisture 64 g
  • Mannitol 0 g
  • Sorbitol 0 g
  • Caffeine 0 mg
  • Theobromine 0 mg
  • Galactose 0 g
  • Betaine 2.8 mg
  • Tryptophan 0.208 g
  • Threonine 0.768 g
  • Isoleucine 0.781 g
  • Leucine 1.36 g
  • Lysine 1.53 g
  • Methionine 0.441 g
  • Cystine 0.214 g
  • Phenylalanine 0.681 g
  • Tyrosine 0.579 g
  • Valine 0.921 g
  • Arginine 1.1 g
  • Histidine 0.656 g
  • Alanine 1.02 g
  • Aspartic acid 1.57 g
  • Glutamic acid 2.61 g
  • Glycine 0.952 g
  • Proline 0.765 g
  • Serine 0.709 g
What does “% of daily reference” mean?

Codex Nutrient Reference Values are standard daily values for the general population older than 36 months, designed for nutrition labelling. The percentage shows how much this amount contributes to that daily reference; it is a comparison guide, not a personalised medical target. Vitamin D, iron and zinc use ranges because their Codex values depend on sunlight exposure or dietary absorption. Sodium and saturated fat are daily maximums; potassium is a daily target. A percentage is shown only when the stored nutrient matches the Codex total or equivalent. Codex does not define a separate daily reference for each individual fatty acid.

Read the official Codex CXG 2-1985 references

Description

Pork shoulder with its fat, a cut that becomes very tender when slowly braised or roasted.

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