Meat
Heart
Heart of Wild Boar is dense muscle for thin grill or braise. Trim vessels; direct beefy flavour. Cook wild boar heart 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 7.6 g
- Saturated Fat 3.48 g
- Trans Fat 0.2 g
- Monounsaturated Fat 3.41 g
- Polyunsaturated Fat 0.71 g
- Cholesterol 143 mg
- Sodium 58.7 mg
- Salt 0.15 g
- Total Carbohydrate 0 g
- Dietary Fibre 0 g
- Total Sugars 0 g
- Complex / starch 0 g
- Protein 24.7 g
- Water 58.8 g
- Energy 167 kcal
- Water 58.8 g
- Protein 24.7 g
- Fat 7.6 g
- Saturated Fat 3.48 g
- Monounsaturated Fat 3.41 g
- Polyunsaturated Fat 0.71 g
- Omega-3 0.07 g
- Trans Fat 0.2 g
- Vitamins 292 mg
- Vitamin A 15 µg
- Vitamin B1 — Thiamine 0.09 mg
- Vitamin B2 — Riboflavin 1.71 mg
- Vitamin B3 — Niacin 13.6 mg
- Vitamin B5 — Pantothenic Acid 4.49 mg
- Vitamin B6 0.45 mg
- Vitamin B7 — Biotin 33.1 µg
- Vitamin B9 — Folate 219 µg
- Vitamin B12 — Cobalamin 1.2 µg
- Vitamin C 2 mg
- Vitamin D 0.2 µg
- Vitamin E 0.32 mg
- Vitamin K 1.6 µg
- Minerals 460 mg
- Major Minerals 459 mg
- Trace Minerals 1.5 mg
- Iron 1.5 mg
- Salt 0.15 g
- Cholesterol 143 mg
Vitamins
vitamin-c: 2 · vitamin-b12-cobalamin: 1.2 · vitamin-a: 15 · vitamin-b1-thiamine: 0.09 · vitamin-b2-riboflavin: 1.71 · vitamin-b3-niacin: 13.59 · vitamin-b5-pantothenic-acid: 4.49 · vitamin-b6: 0.45 · vitamin-b7-biotin: 33.1 · vitamin-b9-folate: 218.6 · vitamin-d: 0.2 · vitamin-e: 0.32 · vitamin-k: 1.6 ·
Minerals
Heart is a dense working muscle—high protein, moderate fat, more iron than white meat.
History
Butchers charted heart of wild boar as cookery specialised by muscle and joint.
Retail packing standardised heart portions of wild boar for home kitchens.
Ready-to-cook heart packs of wild boar expanded for convenience cooking.