Meat
Belly
Belly of Wild Boar layers fat and meat for roast, cure, and braise. Wild boar is leaner than pork—watch dryness. Cook wild boar belly to temperature when thickness varies, rest before carving, and add fat or sauce if lean. Stews, roasts, sausage, and ragù show the cut’s strengths. Match heat to collagen—fast sear for tender muscle, long moist heat for hard-working joints.
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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 18.2 g
- Saturated Fat 5.1 g
- Trans Fat 0.2 g
- Monounsaturated Fat 7.28 g
- Polyunsaturated Fat 5.83 g
- Cholesterol 67.3 mg
- Sodium 63.4 mg
- Salt 0.14 g
- Total Carbohydrate 0 g
- Dietary Fibre 0 g
- Total Sugars 0 g
- Complex / starch 0 g
- Protein 17.1 g
- Water 62.7 g
- Energy 232 kcal
- Water 62.7 g
- Protein 17.1 g
- Fat 18.2 g
- Saturated Fat 5.1 g
- Monounsaturated Fat 7.28 g
- Polyunsaturated Fat 5.83 g
- Omega-3 2.04 g
- Trans Fat 0.2 g
- Vitamins 37.2 mg
- Vitamin A 15 µg
- Vitamin B1 — Thiamine 0.08 mg
- Vitamin B2 — Riboflavin 0.2 mg
- Vitamin B3 — Niacin 5.57 mg
- Vitamin B6 0.4 mg
- Vitamin B7 — Biotin 2.5 µg
- Vitamin B9 — Folate 7.8 µg
- Vitamin B12 — Cobalamin 1.2 µg
- Vitamin C 2 mg
- Vitamin D 0.2 µg
- Vitamin E 0.29 mg
- Vitamin K 1.4 µg
- Minerals 343 mg
- Major Minerals 341 mg
- Trace Minerals 1.5 mg
- Iron 1.5 mg
- Salt 0.14 g
- Cholesterol 67.3 mg
Vitamins
vitamin-c: 2 · vitamin-b12-cobalamin: 1.2 · vitamin-a: 15 · vitamin-b1-thiamine: 0.08 · vitamin-b2-riboflavin: 0.2 · vitamin-b3-niacin: 5.57 · vitamin-b5-pantothenic-acid: 0.6 · vitamin-b6: 0.4 · vitamin-b7-biotin: 2.5 · vitamin-b9-folate: 7.8 · vitamin-d: 0.2 · vitamin-e: 0.29 · vitamin-k: 1.4 ·
Minerals
Belly cuts are intramuscular and subcutaneous fat-rich compared with loin.
History
Butchers charted belly of wild boar as cookery specialised by muscle and joint.
Retail packing standardised belly portions of wild boar for home kitchens.
Ready-to-cook belly packs of wild boar expanded for convenience cooking.