Meat
Fat
Fat of Wild Boar bastes roasts, confits, and mince. Render slowly. Game fat can be stronger—use judiciously. Cook wild boar fat 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 74.1 g
- Saturated Fat 59.8 g
- Trans Fat 0.2 g
- Monounsaturated Fat 11.8 g
- Polyunsaturated Fat 2.46 g
- Cholesterol 84.5 mg
- Sodium 57.8 mg
- Salt 0.15 g
- Total Carbohydrate 0 g
- Dietary Fibre 0 g
- Total Sugars 0 g
- Complex / starch 0 g
- Protein 3.44 g
- Water 14.3 g
- Energy 680 kcal
- Water 14.3 g
- Protein 3.44 g
- Fat 74.1 g
- Saturated Fat 59.8 g
- Monounsaturated Fat 11.8 g
- Polyunsaturated Fat 2.46 g
- Omega-3 0.25 g
- Trans Fat 0.2 g
- Vitamins 38.2 mg
- Vitamin A 15 µg
- Vitamin B1 — Thiamine 0.09 mg
- Vitamin B2 — Riboflavin 0.21 mg
- Vitamin B3 — Niacin 5.83 mg
- Vitamin B5 — Pantothenic Acid 0.63 mg
- Vitamin B6 0.42 mg
- Vitamin B7 — Biotin 2.6 µg
- Vitamin B9 — Folate 8.2 µg
- Vitamin B12 — Cobalamin 1.2 µg
- Vitamin C 2 mg
- Vitamin D 0.2 µg
- Vitamin E 0.3 mg
- Vitamin K 1.5 µg
- Minerals 345 mg
- Major Minerals 344 mg
- Trace Minerals 1.5 mg
- Iron 1.5 mg
- Salt 0.15 g
- Cholesterol 84.5 mg
Vitamins
vitamin-c: 2 · vitamin-b12-cobalamin: 1.2 · vitamin-a: 15 · vitamin-b1-thiamine: 0.09 · vitamin-b2-riboflavin: 0.21 · vitamin-b3-niacin: 5.83 · vitamin-b5-pantothenic-acid: 0.63 · vitamin-b6: 0.42 · vitamin-b7-biotin: 2.6 · vitamin-b9-folate: 8.2 · vitamin-d: 0.2 · vitamin-e: 0.3 · vitamin-k: 1.5 ·
Minerals
Rendered or depot fat is nearly pure lipid energy with negligible carbohydrate.
History
Butchers charted fat of wild boar as cookery specialised by muscle and joint.
Retail packing standardised fat portions of wild boar for home kitchens.
Ready-to-cook fat packs of wild boar expanded for convenience cooking.