Meat

Picnic

Picnic is the lower shoulder joint—skin-on, bone-in, economical—sold fresh or cured and smoked as picnic ham. Shape is tapered; meat is flavourful with plenty of connective tissue for pulling after long heat. Smoke or oven-roast low until shreddable; crisp skin if present. Cured picnics slice for sandwiches though less elegant than rear-leg ham. Perfect for feeding many people without premium pricing. Use the bone afterward for beans.

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Quantity

Unit

Kg Liters Whole

Note

Characteristics

Preparations

BraisedCookedFreshGrilledPreparedRoastedSmoked

Traits

Butcher CutCulinary PartEconomicalPicnicSkin On OptionVersatile

Nutrition

Typical values per 100 g edible portion. Nutrient names open the reference page.

Nutrition Facts

Per 100 g edible portion

Calories 196

Amount per 100 g

Total Fat 12 g
Saturated Fat 4.72 g
Trans Fat 0.2 g
Monounsaturated Fat 5.26 g
Polyunsaturated Fat 0.97 g
Cholesterol 68.5 mg
Sodium 59.4 mg
Salt 0.14 g
Total Carbohydrate 0 g
Dietary Fibre 0 g
Total Sugars 0 g
Complex / starch 0 g
Protein 21.6 g
Water 56.9 g

Detailed nutrients

Energy 196 kcal
Water 56.9 g
Protein 21.6 g
Fat 12 g
- Saturated Fat 4.72 g
- Monounsaturated Fat 5.26 g
- Polyunsaturated Fat 0.97 g
  - Omega-3 0.1 g
- Trans Fat 0.2 g
Vitamins 37.6 mg
- Vitamin A 15 µg
- Vitamin B1 — Thiamine 0.71 mg
- Vitamin B2 — Riboflavin 0.2 mg
- Vitamin B3 — Niacin 5.51 mg
- Vitamin B5 — Pantothenic Acid 0.6 mg
- Vitamin B6 0.39 mg
- Vitamin B7 — Biotin 2.4 µg
- Vitamin B9 — Folate 7.7 µg
- Vitamin B12 — Cobalamin 1.2 µg
- Vitamin C 2 mg
- Vitamin D 0.2 µg
- Vitamin E 0.28 mg
- Vitamin K 1.4 µg
Minerals 379 mg
- Major Minerals 377 mg
  - Calcium 69 mg
  - Sodium 59.4 mg
  - Potassium 249 mg
- Trace Minerals 1.5 mg
  - Iron 1.5 mg
Salt 0.14 g
Cholesterol 68.5 mg

Vitamins

vitamin-c: 2 · vitamin-b12-cobalamin: 1.2 · vitamin-a: 15 · vitamin-b1-thiamine: 0.71 · vitamin-b2-riboflavin: 0.2 · vitamin-b3-niacin: 5.51 · vitamin-b5-pantothenic-acid: 0.6 · vitamin-b6: 0.39 · vitamin-b7-biotin: 2.4 · vitamin-b9-folate: 7.7 · vitamin-d: 0.2 · vitamin-e: 0.28 · vitamin-k: 1.4 ·

Minerals

Sodium: 59.41 · Potassium: 249 · Calcium: 69 · Iron: 1.5 ·

Picnic of Pork: composition reflects this culinary part relative to the whole ingredient.

History

1000 BCE

American packing houses named and shipped picnics as a distinct wholesale shoulder cut.

1800

Smokehouses cured picnics for affordable holiday and sandwich meat.

2000

Barbecue restaurants pulled picnics when upper butts were allocated to contests.