Meat
Wild Boar
Wild boar is the lean, richly flavoured meat of feral and free-ranging Sus scrofa, denser and more gamey than domestic pork with a deeper colour and firmer texture. Age, diet, and sex strongly affect toughness and aroma; young animals roast well, while older boar rewards slow braising and careful marination. European hunting traditions, Mediterranean stews, and specialty charcuterie all use wild boar. Farmed “wild-style” boar exists in some markets, but true wild meat retains a more pronounced forest character.
Also known as: Sanglier, Cinghiale, Jabalí, Wildschwein, Feral Hog / Wild Boar, Inoshishi
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Nutrition
Typical values per 100 g edible portion. Nutrient names open the reference page.
Nutrition Facts
Per 100 g edible portion
Amount per 100 g
- Total Fat 11.7 g
- Saturated Fat 5.27 g
- Trans Fat 0.2 g
- Monounsaturated Fat 5.09 g
- Polyunsaturated Fat 0.97 g
- Cholesterol 66.9 mg
- Sodium 61.8 mg
- Salt 0.15 g
- Total Carbohydrate 0 g
- Dietary Fibre 0 g
- Total Sugars 0 g
- Complex / starch 0 g
- Protein 23.3 g
- Water 61 g
- Energy 198 kcal
- Water 61 g
- Protein 23.3 g
- Animal Protein 22.1 g
- Fat 11.7 g
- Saturated Fat 5.27 g
- Monounsaturated Fat 5.09 g
- Polyunsaturated Fat 0.97 g
- Trans Fat 0.2 g
- Vitamins 42.1 mg
- Vitamin A 20 µg
- Vitamin B1 — Thiamine 0.07 mg
- Vitamin B2 — Riboflavin 0.18 mg
- Vitamin B3 — Niacin 4.83 mg
- Vitamin B5 — Pantothenic Acid 0.52 mg
- Vitamin B6 0.34 mg
- Vitamin B7 — Biotin 2.1 µg
- Vitamin B9 — Folate 6.7 µg
- Vitamin C 2 mg
- Vitamin D 0.2 µg
- Vitamin E 0.35 mg
- Vitamin K 1.8 µg
- Minerals 322 mg
- Major Minerals 312 mg
- Trace Minerals 10.5 mg
- Salt 0.15 g
- Sodium Chloride 0.15 g
- Cholesterol 66.9 mg
Vitamins
vitamin-c: 2 · vitamin-b12-cobalamin: 3 · vitamin-a: 20 · vitamin-b1-thiamine: 0.07 · vitamin-b2-riboflavin: 0.18 · vitamin-b3-niacin: 4.83 · vitamin-b5-pantothenic-acid: 0.52 · vitamin-b6: 0.34 · vitamin-b7-biotin: 2.1 · vitamin-b9-folate: 6.7 · vitamin-d: 0.2 · vitamin-e: 0.35 · vitamin-k: 1.8 ·
Minerals
Sodium: 61.77 · Potassium: 205 · Calcium: 45 · Iron: 3.5 · Zinc: 2 · Iodine: 5 ·
Muscle meat is protein-dense with variable marbling fat.
In the kitchen
Culinary partners and combinations that usually underperform with Wild Boar.
Usually avoid with
Often clash in flavour or tradition
History
Wild boar was hunted across Eurasia and North Africa long before pig domestication, providing meat, fat, and hides to Palaeolithic communities.
Medieval European nobility prized boar hunts; wild boar featured in feast cookery and early game preserves.
Central European hunting codes and forest management regulated boar populations while sustaining regional sausage and stew traditions.
Rising feral populations and farmed wild boar expanded commercial supply for restaurants and specialty butchers worldwide.